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are v6 trucks worth buying to pull a boat?
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:48 pm
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:48 pm
i have always been a "it better have a v8 or im not buying it" type
but todays used truck martket seems to be mostly v6 trucks so its pretty hard to find a v8 in trucks now days unless you buy new or buy used at nearly new truck prices
i can get a v6 truck for $4k but the same mileage and age truck with a v8 is $10k
so im wondering if v6 are really the under powered wimps as i have always thought, or did they improve them enough to have enough power to pull a small bay boat with?
last v6 truck i had was a 4.3 v6 chevy way back in 98 and it was weak going up bridges and the valves clattered like hell doing it. im just wondering if they have a lot more power today or are they still under powered for a truck?
but todays used truck martket seems to be mostly v6 trucks so its pretty hard to find a v8 in trucks now days unless you buy new or buy used at nearly new truck prices
i can get a v6 truck for $4k but the same mileage and age truck with a v8 is $10k
so im wondering if v6 are really the under powered wimps as i have always thought, or did they improve them enough to have enough power to pull a small bay boat with?
last v6 truck i had was a 4.3 v6 chevy way back in 98 and it was weak going up bridges and the valves clattered like hell doing it. im just wondering if they have a lot more power today or are they still under powered for a truck?
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Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:50 pm to keakar
What years are you looking at?
Today's V6's are a whole different ball game to the ones from the before about 2010.
Today's V6's are a whole different ball game to the ones from the before about 2010.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:51 pm to keakar
What kind/size of boat? What about the trailer?
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:51 pm to nugget
Tell us about the boat.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:52 pm to keakar
What motor and year is the truck. What is the weight of the boat (wet) including the trailer?
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:52 pm to keakar
IT'S NOT THE PULL POWER IT'S THE STOPPING POWER.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:54 pm to JohnnyKilroy
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What years are you looking at?
it will be in the 2000-2006 years silverado 1500s
the boat is 19ft bay boat, you can tell its back there when i pull it with my v8 4runner
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:56 pm to keakar
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it will be in the 2000-2006 years silverado 1500s
the boat is 19ft bay boat, you can tell its back there when i pull it with my v8 4runner
It’ll pull it down the road fine. Good luck pulling it up the launch though.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:56 pm to keakar
I went from a 6.2L V8 (405 hp, 317 lb torque to a 3.5L TT(375hp 470lb torque)truck and so far it's been a little more sluggish off the line. Thinking about adding a programmer to give it a little more boost.
Haven't had the chance to pull anything yet.
Haven't had the chance to pull anything yet.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:58 pm to keakar
I wouldn't advise it not only because it's underpowered but also because you'll likely need to put electric brakes on the boat trailer.
My Son burned up his first Jeep Cherokee that I bought him pulling our ski boat. Plus he wore out a couple of sets of brakes in the process.
You pull boats in the summertime.
We live in the South.
It's hot in the South in the summer.
That's bad for your engine and your brakes.
Just mho from experience.
My Son burned up his first Jeep Cherokee that I bought him pulling our ski boat. Plus he wore out a couple of sets of brakes in the process.
You pull boats in the summertime.
We live in the South.
It's hot in the South in the summer.
That's bad for your engine and your brakes.
Just mho from experience.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:58 pm to keakar
quote:
it will be in the 2000-2006 years silverado 1500s
You should be able to find plenty of v8s in this range.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 3:59 pm to keakar
If you’re looking at trucks that old, you’ll have to get a V8 to pull a boat like that. A V6 in a truck from that era will pull itself around and not much else.
This post was edited on 12/13/19 at 4:00 pm
Posted on 12/13/19 at 4:12 pm to keakar
quote:
last v6 truck i had was a 4.3 v6 chevy way back in 98 and it was weak going up bridges and the valves clattered like hell doing it. im just wondering if they have a lot more power today or are they still under powered for a truck?
You said this then said you aren't looking at a truck from today but one closer to the 1998. The 4.3l in the trucks in the era you are looking at have basically the same power as the 4.3 in 98. While a fresh one would move a ~3500 pound boat and trailer OK one with a lot of miles may very well struggle. Consider a current Camry v6 has more horsepower AND torque.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 4:26 pm to Aristo
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You should be able to find plenty of v8s in this range.
not in a regular cab (no extension or back seat)
now the crew cabs and king cab 4 seaters all have v8s but thats not what im buying
in the last 4 weeks of looking i found only 2 regular cab v8s and both are in the 300k miles range and even then they wanted $9k and $10k with trashed interiors and full of dents, one even had blistering rust busting through the back bed rail and the guy would only drop the price $500
thats why im wondering if a v6 could manage but it sounds like little has changed. my last v6 truck was like that, flat road does fine but bridges and at the launch it could barely pull the load
Posted on 12/13/19 at 4:27 pm to keakar
Of course
My dad had two Carolina skiffs growing up and he pulled them with a 96 4cyl S10
My dad had two Carolina skiffs growing up and he pulled them with a 96 4cyl S10
Posted on 12/13/19 at 4:31 pm to keakar
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you can tell its back there when i pull it with my v8 4runner
I have a V8 4Runner and a buddy of mine just bought a new one with V6. The 6 is no slouch but the 8 notably more powerful. Calculated (not on board computer displayed) MPG is within 1 mpg, so I'll keep my V8 thankyouverymuch!
Posted on 12/13/19 at 4:34 pm to Quintona
MPG is within 1 mpg, so I'll keep my V8 thankyouverymuch!
ya, i get 17.5 average normal and 16 pulling the boat with my 4.7 v8
im gonna miss it but i need a truck so....
just waiting to find my unicorn so i can pull the trigger
ya, i get 17.5 average normal and 16 pulling the boat with my 4.7 v8
im gonna miss it but i need a truck so....
just waiting to find my unicorn so i can pull the trigger
This post was edited on 12/13/19 at 4:35 pm
Posted on 12/13/19 at 4:34 pm to ellishughtiger
my old man used to tow his bass boat with a 4cyl s10 every weekend when I was a kid. It got the job done, but it took like 5 minutes to reach 65 mph.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 4:36 pm to keakar
quote:
it will be in the 2000-2006 years silverado 1500s
The 4.3 is slow.
Posted on 12/13/19 at 4:39 pm to keakar
quote:
im gonna miss it but i need a truck so....
I hear you, that's why I drive a Tundra, 4runner is wife's rig. which is almost identical to the 4runner drivetrain for the model years I have.
This post was edited on 12/13/19 at 4:43 pm
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