Towing - Who has towed what?

[richpike]

Next month I am heading to Nashville to pick up my next boat, a Correct Craft Super Air Nautique

Nice - post up pics when you get it!

-Rich

 

[broiler]

I finally got my boat back today, so I took a picture. It makes my LR3 look like a little toy!!

 

[Lyon]

I finally got my boat back today, so I took a picture. It makes my LR3 look like a little toy!!

Mymy, that's one big ass boat... or at least it looks big as compared to the LR3!

How much does that weigh?

 

[broiler]

The boat is a 2007 24' Maxum. The listed weight is 5,600 lbs for the boat + trailer. But that's the dry weight. I have the tank full of fuel (70 gallons) which pushes the weight a little over 6,000 lbs.

It definitely makes my LR3 work, but it didn't seem too bad. I don't plan on towing it too much, and never over a long or difficult drive (never over a mountain pass, for example). I have moorage for the boat in Lake Washington, so it's going to stay there during the boating season.

 

[Randall]

my dad has the range rover supercharged and we've towed both our mastercraft x-30 and recently our 40th anniversary edition x-star with no problem. not sure if this compares much to the lr3 but i plan on doing plenty of towing this summer.

 

[AlpharettaRK]

I use my LR3 to tow my race car all the time - I think it's great. I have a 16' Trailex open trailer, recently upgraded from ugly, heavy steel. I figure it, the Porsche, 2 extra sets of wheels, gas cans and spares I'm around 4,500 lbs. The old steel trailer was about 1,500 pounds heavier and I would say 6,000 pounds really made the LR3 work to hard, it was always downshifting and running 4,000+ RPM up any sort of hill. At 4,500 pounds it's great.
Cheers
Randy

 

[strikerflo]

Just thought I'd give a little update. So far I've towed the race car and super heavy steel trailer about 4 or 5 times, with an extended 7 hour tow with no incident. It does seem as though the LR3 does have to work pretty hard at times, and I wish the brakes were a little beefier, but all in all, it gets the job done...and I've even seen as high as 14-15mpg during some stretches!

And a few in-car videos
<a href="http://videos.streetfire.net/video/GT-Motoring-RSX-at_164015.htm"><img src="http://px2.sfstatic.com/handlers/GetSizedVideoThumb.ashx?id=164015&w=180"/><br>GT Motoring RSX at Gingerman</a>

S2000 chasing my car down before a near-disaster:
YouTube - GT Motoring RSX at Gateway International

 

[strikerflo]

Just thought I'd give a little update. So far I've towed the race car and super heavy steel trailer about 4 or 5 times, with an extended 7 hour tow with no incident. It does seem as though the LR3 does have to work pretty hard at times, and I wish the brakes were a little beefier, but all in all, it gets the job done...and I've even seen as high as 14-15mpg during some stretches!

And a few in-car videos
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/GT-Motoring-RSX-at_164015.htm
S2000 chasing my car down before a near-disaster:
YouTube - GT Motoring RSX at Gateway International

 

[strikerflo]

Just thought I'd give a little update. So far I've towed the race car and super heavy steel trailer about 4 or 5 times, with an extended 7 hour tow with no incident. It does seem as though the LR3 does have to work pretty hard at times, and I wish the brakes were a little beefier, but all in all, it gets the job done...and I've even seen as high as 14-15mpg during some stretches!

And a few in-car videos
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/GT-Motoring-RSX-at_164015.htm
S2000 chasing my car down before a near-disaster:
YouTube - GT Motoring RSX at Gateway International

 

[strikerflo]

Just thought I'd give a little update. So far I've towed the race car and super heavy steel trailer about 4 or 5 times, with an extended 7 hour tow with no incident. It does seem as though the LR3 does have to work pretty hard at times, and I wish the brakes were a little beefier, but all in all, it gets the job done...and I've even seen as high as 14-15mpg during some stretches!

And a few in-car videos
http://videos.streetfire.net/video/GT-Motoring-RSX-at_164015.htm
S2000 chasing my car down before a near-disaster:
YouTube - GT Motoring RSX at Gateway International