pkurtz2

"RH" <erg@sdfg.com> wrote in message
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> Anyone do this? I have the 2002 Ranger with the 3L V6. I want to tow about
> 2500lbs of boat. This feasible?
>
Ok here is my take on what you can and can't do with your ranger. I have a
2000 Ranger 3.0, 5spd, Trailhead Pkg. I also have 3.73 rearend. I have
pulled, and this is no lie, a 1998 Dodge Ram Ext. Cab about 5 miles on a tow
dolly. I have pulled a 1988 Ford Aerostar for about 10mi on a tow dolly, and
a 1900 lb 5x8 U-haul trailer 2200mi from Seattle to Southeast Kansas, all
with my truck. First thing you should do with your truck is go buy a Class
III hitch, and bolt it on. It will take about an hour to do it. Its real
simple. After that, you can haul anything you want. And I mean just about
anything. Oh, and I have loaded 18, 150lb bails of hay on the back of my
truck and hauled them about 30mi, and I have hauled about 2000lbs of rock in
the back of my truck at a distance of about 30mi. MY truck is a workhorse,
yours should have no problem doing what you are asking if it can do. In
fact, if you look on the door plate, it should have a weight listed on
there, and it should say something like tow capacity, or look in your owners
manual. It will definitely be listed in there. It should define what you
cant do with it. But as a rule of thumb, I always add 10% to what they say I
can tow, cause they downrate to make sure that you dont break anything. If
you do it smart, and balance the load, you wont ever break your truck.