What is the biggest boat you have towed and pulled out of ramp ? with max tow ,Thx.

[dave gladiator]

I have 23 max tow, I want a 22'- 25' walk around cabin boat. I will add airbags,not so much worried about towing,not sure about pulling it out of the ramp.Any real experience appreciated,Thx.

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[acyuncw]

22' walk around. I figure 5-6k fulled loaded. No problems but it's flat around here and the ramps are in good shape. '21 Max Tow.

 

[Gvsukids]

I have 23 max tow, I want a 22'- 25' walk around cabin boat. I will add airbags,not so much worried about towing,not sure about pulling it out of the ramp.Any real experience appreciated,Thx.

You'll always have four wheel drive to fall back on. Good tires will also help.

 

[dave gladiator]

22' walk around. I figure 5-6k fulled loaded. No problems but it's flat around here and the ramps are in good shape. '21 Max Tow.

 

[dave gladiator]

22' walk around. I figure 5-6k fulled loaded. No problems but it's flat around here and the ramps are in good shape. '21 Max Tow.

That's exactly what I was looking for,awesome!, Thx.

 

[Janster]

4WD ALL the time when launching and retrieving.
Hell….I have a piddly little bass boat (3,500lbs) and I put it in 4WD every time.

If you watch enough ‘epic boat fail’ videos……you’ll never NOT use 4WD ever again.

 

[dave gladiator]

That's exactly what I was looking for,awesome!, Thx.

Hey,sorry to pester you,do you feel it would do a 25' possibly twin engine? Thx.

 

[Gvsukids]

Hey,sorry to pester you,do you feel it would do a 25' possibly twin engine? Thx.

What's the weight?

 

[dave gladiator]

What's the weight?

right around 7,500 boat motor and trailer

 

[Undecided]

right around 7,500 boat motor and trailer

That's max rating dry. Fuel, coolers, people, cargo - you'll not only be over tow rating you'll be long past payload. You need a smaller boat, or a bigger vehicle.

 

[Pat Witt]

We have been hauling a 21' deck boat for years with a 21 mojave and it goes in and out just fine.

 

[Labswine]

Back in the day, I had a 1985 21.5' Larson DC215 that was 5K on the trailer loaded...fuel and a Chevy 350 in her vs. the original 4 Cyl.

I towed her with a '93 Grand Cherokee Laredo with the I-6 and a '96 the same (neither had the trailer package...it was a class III U-haul bolt on with an adapter to handle the flat4 wiring for lights). Both of those would walk that boat out of the water in 2H easy peasy, even on slippery ramps.

I also tried towing it with a '96 RAM 4x4 extra cab with the 5.2L V8. I had to put that RAM in 4Lo to get same boat out of the water, on ANY ramp, slippery or not. In addition, towing with the Grand Cherokees vs. the RAM, the GCs were steady. The RAM, it was the tail wagging the dog. Plus on one trip, I towed from S.E. MA to Lake Winnepesaukee and back and that blew out the trans on the RAM.

So, long story short, your Gladiator should have no issues. It's like what? 285 HP vs. 190 HP with the I-6 so, as long as you're within towing limits overall, or at least towing very short distances from home to ramp and back, you should have no problems.

 

[Aaron67]

 

[Aaron67]

I have a 2020 Max tow and pull my boat around Texas. It is 23 ft long and maybe 4500lbs and boat ramps are not a issue.

 

[ChrisNLA]

4WD ALL the time when launching and retrieving.
Hell….I have a piddly little bass boat (3,500lbs) and I put it in 4WD every time.

If you watch enough ‘epic boat fail’ videos……you’ll never NOT use 4WD ever again.

At my local ramp I use 2WD - but the water is only 6-8 inches below the driveway so the truck is practically on flat ground when you launch, and you have to 90* into the ramp so 4WD would have me in a hell of a bind.

But steeper ramps, or especially ones slicked up with algae - 4WD not a bad idea.

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