03-08-2017, 11:59 PM
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Motoxxx43 is currently offline
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Join Date: Jul 2012
Location: Pueblo West, CO
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My Year: 2000
My Model: Shabah 250
My Engine: 7.4 MPI Bravo I
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Re: 2000 250 Shabah
I have a half ton. I also have a Shabah 250 with a 7.4 mpi. I have weighed the truck and trailer and came up with 6700 for the boat and trailer at a local landscape business. My truck is a 1999 F150 5.4 with a 3.73 rear end. It has a tow rating of 7800 max and a GVWR of 6300. ( If I recall correctly. Been a while since I looked at the numbers on the truck.)
I can give you my thoughts on towing said boat with my half ton. I live in Colorado and purchased the boat in Arizona. It was an 11 hour drive to Az and it was around 16 hours home. It took 5 extra hours to drag the boat behind my old half ton. I would not do it again knowing what I know now. (Trailer did NOT have working brakes at the time!!) My poor little truck hated it. A little over 20mph up Raton pass and right around 55-60 as a comfy speed on open road. This trip was in February when it was freezing outside- no problems getting hot. I still use this truck to pull the boat all the time! The lake we visit is under ten min from our house and only has a 45 mph speed limit for a brief portion. It does that no problem.
We had a 2010 GMC 1500 Z71 with the 5.3 vortec 3.55 rear end for two summers. It towed this boat pretty good. We would average 14 MPG at 65mph which was better than my buddy towing his 21' boat behind his 2008 duramax. He was getting 13 mpg with a smaller boat and same speed. We made the 12 hour trip to Lake Powell with that truck and it didnt put up much of a fuss until with hit some of the high mountain passes. It really did not do bad. Just a naturally aspirated engine at altitude.
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