Hello all....question on tow vehicle

Well that's about all I've got as choice right now. I can pick up a
later model v8 Grand but the one I spotted has some high milage on
her. But the V6s are more available and less milage.


On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 22:52:06 -0600, "Charles B. Summers"
wrote:

For that boat you ought to be fine with either one of those vehicles.
Although I wouldn't recommend it, I was towing my 17' Nitro with a 6
cylinder Ranger. A couple of years ago, 2002 I think, we towed that boat
from Tennessee to Wisconsin with one.

Where are you? You sound like you're right next door! Closest lake (Percy
Priest) from my house is 15 minutes, with Dale Hollow being about 2 hours.
LOL


"Jeff" wrote in message
.. .
I've read these posts quite awhile and thought with such knowledgeable
people here I'd drop a little background and ask a question.

I've been a bass fisherman for some 30 years, and have always done
well. About 20 years ago, I met my current fishing partner. We were
always in sync and won or placed in a number of tourneys.

During all these years, I've always fished that back in his rig. Well
like all good things it must come to an end. He is moving to change
jobs. This brings me to my question. I've decided to go out and
purchase a rig and tow vehicle. I've got the boat an 18' Nitro /w
150. And now the money is running short.

Since I don't fish long distances away, shoot the lake is 15 minutes
from home and the longest is 2 hours. During that travel time I can
be on about 6 or 7 different lakes with some of the best bass fishing
in KY and TN. And tourney money to go around.

My question is this, I cant afford to go out and by a nice new
extended cab pickup at this time....need the extended for the
occasional family trips. But I can pick up a older model Blazer or
Jeep Grand.

How does anyone feel about these as tow vehicles. As time and the
boat payments go away, I can pick up something else. I don't need a
luxury ride....just the tow.

Thanks for the comments and thanks for all the great posts that I've
been reading.

Jeff

Jeff wrote:
Well that's about all I've got as choice right now. I can pick up a
later model v8 Grand but the one I spotted has some high milage on
her. But the V6s are more available and less milage.

The V6 in a Jeep was a not a good tower for me, the straight 6 in my
Grand was, and is much better, but I would still prefer the V8

Make sure you get a 4WD, at least around here it's needed as some of our
ramps are steep and get very slick.

I've got close to 200,000 miles on the Grand now, I bought it new in 95,
and it's still going very strong, some minor electrical problems due to
corrosion at the ends of wires, but that's the only real problems I've
had, besides replacing brakes, and two water pumps.

--
Rodney Long,
Inventor of the Long Shot "WIGGLE" rig, SpecTastic Thread
Boomerang Fishing Pro. ,Stand Out Hooks ,Stand Out Lures,
Mojo's Rock Hopper & Rig Saver weights, Decoy Activator
and the EZKnot http://www.ezknot.com