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Opinions needed: towing a boat with front wheel drive
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<blockquote data-quote="KMixson" data-source="post: 206796" data-attributes="member: 432"><p>Here are a couple of good things about towing a boat with front wheel drive,</p><p>1. The engine weight is over the drive axle.(More traction)</p><p>2. Your front wheels are more likely to be on dryer parts of the boat ramp while launching and loading. (More traction)</p><p></p><p></p><p>Here are a couple of bad things about towing a boat with front wheel drive,</p><p>1. In a turn, the rear axle may want to slide to the inside of the turn.(Wet roads or cutting the corner and dropping the trailer wheel off the pavement will exacerbate the problem)</p><p>2. Stopping in a turn may want to push the rear of the vehicle around. (Tractor jackknife)</p><p></p><p>Now with that said, I believe you will be fine pulling a boat with a front wheel drive vehicle. Just be careful and all should go well. People do it all the time.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="KMixson, post: 206796, member: 432"] Here are a couple of good things about towing a boat with front wheel drive, 1. The engine weight is over the drive axle.(More traction) 2. Your front wheels are more likely to be on dryer parts of the boat ramp while launching and loading. (More traction) Here are a couple of bad things about towing a boat with front wheel drive, 1. In a turn, the rear axle may want to slide to the inside of the turn.(Wet roads or cutting the corner and dropping the trailer wheel off the pavement will exacerbate the problem) 2. Stopping in a turn may want to push the rear of the vehicle around. (Tractor jackknife) Now with that said, I believe you will be fine pulling a boat with a front wheel drive vehicle. Just be careful and all should go well. People do it all the time. [/QUOTE]
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