pstorti said:
My truck is finally has a few miles on it so I took the boat out to fill it up with gas. I have a 2002 Eliminator 28 Daytona with twin 496 Mags. The boat with a full tank of fuel and trailer weighs about 10,000 lbs. I have to say I am very happy with the performance. The Armada pulled the boat easily and actually felt a lot better than my 2001 Yukon Denali. I'm in Florida so the roads are mostly flat which makes it easier, but I was impressed.
Here is a picture of the boat.
I assume your using a weight distribution hitch?
It should feel alot better than a Yukon since it's got about a 1000 lb higher towing capacity....still about a grand less than you package.
You'll be fine though as long as you stay around 50-55 mph. Pay attention to what gear it's when at speed, if it's ever shifting down to 3rd just to maintain the speed your cruising at on just a small incline....your gong to fast. If your towing short distances you'll be fine as well. Since you are pulling an over-max load you'll need to be carefull, cause if you burn it up, they will likely ask you what rig your towing......then it might not be so fun after that.
I used a V6 mini-van to pull a near max load, and it caused me problems. Mini-van engine is very torquey with a quite large trans cooler, and air bags on the rear suspension yet on a hot day in the mts, averaging 56 mph I amost burned her up on a 5 hour pull.
Something to think about. I'm sure your carefull.
