Weight of '95 180 Talari
Does anyone know how much a 1995 180 Talari weighs?
Thanks, Carl |
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2250lbs give or take a big Mac or two.
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Thanks. I appreciate your help.
Carl |
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If you're figuring out tow vehicle capacity, don't forget the weight of the trailer, (possibly) a full tank of gasoline (another couple hundred pounds) and anything else you might have on the boat. Also: You want to try to stay under about 80% of tow vehicle's capacity. For our '94 182 Barchetta, we figured on a minimum tow vehicle capacity of roughly 4,000 lbs. That's 30% of towing capacity head-room at 3000 lbs.
Btw: The problem is not generally what the tow vehicle can get & keep moving, it's what it can stop ;). Jim |
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My brochure said 2200 lbs. I assumed that was with the 3.0 engine. I added a few hundred pounds for the V6, fuel, gear and trailer.
I haven't weighed mine, but I'm guessing 3300 to 3400 lbs. I pull it with a 2000 Ford Windstar minivan with a 3500 lb tow package. Tows like a dream, but avoid steep boat ramps. I wouldn't want to pull it on a busy city interstate, but it does great on the rural highways around here. |
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Paul,
Thanks. I currently tow with a Suburban (you can't tell the boat is even there), but am considering a Toyota Sienna with a tow rating of 3500lbs. My 2000 4Runner labors a bit while towing the boat, but the Sienna has more horsepower and torque than the 4Runner. Any thougths? Carl |
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Like I said earlier, I wouldn't like to tow in big city traffic where you're more likely to have to make a panic stop. But my Windstar tows very smoothly.
Corps of Engineers boat ramps at our local lake are not a problem. For steep, slick boat ramps, you'll want a 4wd truck. I installed Hidden Hitches on my last two vans and have been very happy with them. |
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I tow our '98 Shabah 182 with my '05 Crown Victoria and my wife's '04 Grand Cherokee 4.0, I guesstimate the weight is a little over 3,000lbs w/ trailer. The Crown Vic actually tows better, more power, better braking, better gas mileage, and it's got a much larger factory transmission cooler.
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Cutting it too close, IMHO. Secondly, let me remind you: For tow vehicles it's often not the getting going that's the problem, it's the stopping. That's why most factory towing packages include beefed-up brakes. The next big issue is the transmission. Depending on the vehicle's stock offering, towing packages often include either a beefed-up transmission and/or improved cooling. Here's an interesting link: Toyota Sienna Trailer Towing. Hmmm... Quote:
This is the problem one often encounters with off-shore brand "trucks." They're often not really trucks in the sense that Detroit-3 trucks are trucks. I ran into this with my Honda CR-V. We were originally considering a much smaller boat. (16' Sea-Doo.) It turned out that the CR-V's towing capacity was so low that I couldn't even tow one of those safely. We finally gave up and bought a Chevy TrailBlazer. Mileage is terrible, compared to the CR-V, but boy does that truck ever trailer nicely :). Jim |
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I can understand the 45mph limit when towing certain types of trailers.
A little utility trailer with no weight on the tongue can get squirrely in a hurry. A small travel trailer will react to wind causing sway issues. I've pulled a 24 foot traveler trailer with my F150 with stabilizer and sway bars, and it can feel a little squirrely at times. I never have experienced sway issues pulling my18 foot boat. They handle the winds much better. |
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