Don Burnette
Member
Hi gang,
First time poster here, I joined this forum as it seems a good active place for Sport Trac owners.
My question is related to a new boat we will be towing with our 2010 Sport Track 2WD V6.
This truck is equipped with a Class II hitch. I was checking out going to a Class III, but apparently would have to get it done through Ford and is certainly on the pricey side.
We had an old 1990 Sea Ray 180 Bow Rider, we bought a couple of years ago, and our Sport Trac handled it just fine without hardly breaking a sweat. I always towed with the OD off. No problem pulling it out of the water. Now that boat, had a dry weight listed as 2200 lbs, however it was old and rotting, and not telling what it weighed with the trailer and loaded...
We have just purchased a new boat, a Sea Ray 190 Sport. It really is about the same size boat, while it is a foot longer, most of that is just in the extended swim platform. However this boat lists a dry weight of 2600 lbs, loaded on trailer it lists as 3600 lbs. Then of course we will have fuel and gear in the boat...
My Sport Trac is rated for 3500 lbs with the factory equipped Class II hitch, and 5000 lbs with a Class III. No one else offers a Class III hitch for this model Sport Trac, other than Ford. 1300 bucks installed...
Now my thinking is, this thing handled that old boat just fine - and the trailer on the old boat, did not have brakes. The new boat trailer, has surge disc brakes. While loaded it may be over the rated 3500 for a Class II, I am thinking it is going to do just fine with it. Like I mentioned, there is no telling what that old boat actually weighed...
Just curious what others might think? I will be picking the new boat up on Saturday, and still couple months off before we can even think about going to the lake, I thought I would see how she handled on the trip home ( app 20 miles ), and play it by ear...
Thanks for any feedback gang,
First time poster here, I joined this forum as it seems a good active place for Sport Trac owners.
My question is related to a new boat we will be towing with our 2010 Sport Track 2WD V6.
This truck is equipped with a Class II hitch. I was checking out going to a Class III, but apparently would have to get it done through Ford and is certainly on the pricey side.
We had an old 1990 Sea Ray 180 Bow Rider, we bought a couple of years ago, and our Sport Trac handled it just fine without hardly breaking a sweat. I always towed with the OD off. No problem pulling it out of the water. Now that boat, had a dry weight listed as 2200 lbs, however it was old and rotting, and not telling what it weighed with the trailer and loaded...
We have just purchased a new boat, a Sea Ray 190 Sport. It really is about the same size boat, while it is a foot longer, most of that is just in the extended swim platform. However this boat lists a dry weight of 2600 lbs, loaded on trailer it lists as 3600 lbs. Then of course we will have fuel and gear in the boat...
My Sport Trac is rated for 3500 lbs with the factory equipped Class II hitch, and 5000 lbs with a Class III. No one else offers a Class III hitch for this model Sport Trac, other than Ford. 1300 bucks installed...
Now my thinking is, this thing handled that old boat just fine - and the trailer on the old boat, did not have brakes. The new boat trailer, has surge disc brakes. While loaded it may be over the rated 3500 for a Class II, I am thinking it is going to do just fine with it. Like I mentioned, there is no telling what that old boat actually weighed...
Just curious what others might think? I will be picking the new boat up on Saturday, and still couple months off before we can even think about going to the lake, I thought I would see how she handled on the trip home ( app 20 miles ), and play it by ear...
Thanks for any feedback gang,