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Sotally Tober
03-09-2006, 09:11 PM
This is when I had my trailer built in LA. The dealer let me borrow a trailer to get down there(1st pic)
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/3284E2791ACE-EDDA-6791-003C1594ACF22412.jpg
After it was finished being fitted to my boat and ski's I had 2 trailers to bring back. I did not want to make 2 trips so I threw it on my jet ski rack I built.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/3284E27EA6CA-A4F6-B88A-8D50C0DAFFA9D7C8.jpg
I had to wait to get back to see my new boat I ordered as it was still in the shrink wrap.

Woodster
03-09-2006, 09:37 PM
http://teamkyoto.free.fr/data/500/4blind.JPG

LAFD
03-09-2006, 09:42 PM
http://teamkyoto.free.fr/data/500/4blind.JPG
thats fricken funny hahaha. yeah we cant see sh*t....

Jordy
03-09-2006, 09:47 PM
Wow, so a ford can really tow 2 big red x's without blowing up the powersuck or the tranny? :D :D :D

ELIMINAT THIS
03-09-2006, 09:52 PM
Wow, so a ford can really tow 2 big red x's without blowing up the powersuck or the tranny? :D :D :D
Ray Charles can see that a ford cant do that. :)

Sotally Tober
03-09-2006, 09:53 PM
http://teamkyoto.free.fr/data/500/4blind.JPG
Thats funny. I can see them on my computer just fine. Still trying to find how to post pics. Do not know why I see them just fine and you see X's. Can you see the link now?

little rowe boat
03-09-2006, 10:33 PM
I CAN see it, good choice.

Sotally Tober
03-09-2006, 10:35 PM
Good, did you have to click on the link or does the pic show up on its own? I must have linked the red x to my computer or something.

little rowe boat
03-09-2006, 10:37 PM
The other guys are just messing with you. They are chevy fans and take every chance to put down a ford.

Sotally Tober
03-09-2006, 10:39 PM
I did change the address for the pic from my original post. So they are probably right.

Jordy
03-09-2006, 10:39 PM
The other guys are just messing with you. They are chevy fans and take every chance to put down a ford.
No, not at all. They were red x's when the thread was first posted. :notam:
Like any of us care enough about a brokeback, I mean broke down Ford to take time away from our regular posting, and your regular wrenching schedule. :D :D :D

little rowe boat
03-09-2006, 10:43 PM
This is when I had my trailer built in LA. The dealer let me borrow a trailer to get down there(1st pic)
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/3284E2791ACE-EDDA-6791-003C1594ACF22412.jpg
After it was finished being fitted to my boat and ski's I had 2 trailers to bring back. I did not want to make 2 trips so I threw it on my jet ski rack I built.
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/3284E27EA6CA-A4F6-B88A-8D50C0DAFFA9D7C8.jpg
I had to wait to get back to see my new boat I ordered as it was still in the shrink wrap.
That looks like quite a load on that bad boy, not brokeback yet.

Hardly Satisfied
03-10-2006, 02:42 AM
only ford tough

JetBoatRich
03-10-2006, 04:47 AM
The other guys are just messing with you. They are chevy fans and take every chance to put down a ford.
Happens every now and then :cool: makes for fun reading :cool:

cc322
03-10-2006, 05:53 AM
Stellar... Simply... Stellar :)

little rowe boat
03-10-2006, 06:51 AM
Happens every now and then :cool: makes for fun reading :cool:
I have to agree.

PHX ATC
03-10-2006, 06:59 AM
Nice job loading and I love the custom trailer.
Did you ever think about weighing that load? What's the GCVWR? If you go over that and have a wreck, you're insurance will back out on you like stink on poopie. Just be careful...it's cool and all to say, lookie how heavy I loaded my truck down and she still performed, but liability and safety has to be kept in check.
Yeah, I guess I'm picking on you. :boxed:

GunninGopher
03-10-2006, 07:43 AM
I tried that on a smaller scale with an F150 years ago. I had a VXR Pro in back, a 19' jet in tow and 4 peeps in the cab. The transmission blew right before Gordon's Well. The truck had 51,000 miles on it. There was a small fire and everything (thankfully we carry fire extinguisher's on boats).
The Ford dealer in Yuma is the best, that happened on Thursday and they had that thing fixed by Friday afternoon.

Racer277
03-10-2006, 08:14 AM
I had a VXR Pro in back
That's your first problem right there. I hope it wasn't PINK!
Just F'n with ya.. :)

dmontzsta
03-10-2006, 08:32 AM
Fords all the way.

Tequila-John
03-10-2006, 08:52 AM
Is that a legal load??

Sotally Tober
03-10-2006, 09:06 AM
Is that a legal load??
I do not know why it would not have been unless I was over weight. The trailer was actually mounted to my jet ski rack with U bolts over the axle. The rack was then tied to the bed with clevises. I also strapped the trailer down with a bunch of ratchet straps.
I never did weigh it as in the pic. I am 20k without the extra trailer. So it is right in there. I haul heavy equip. on a 7 axle lowboy on my days off from the FD. So I'm pretty familiar with heavy loads. I am sure there is somethimg I could have been written up for. It seems you are always"illegal" for something.
It still pulled the grapevine at 70!

Sotally Tober
03-10-2006, 09:08 AM
O by the way John I love your boat. Every time I see it I think your colors just really stand out in a good way.

lawbreaker2
03-10-2006, 09:21 AM
As a trucker for 19 years, I don't see anything wrong, as long as you are not over on your weight and eveything is straped down good, but your right they will see if they can find something, I just went out to az with a 30ft enclosed race car trailer with a f-250 4x4 and I was moving a freind I stoped at the truck stop here to scale it, and it was at 12,000 and I was like cool right on, till I lookat my tag on my trailer 3 weeks later it said 9,500 :rolleyes: but she pulled so nice and smooth at 75MPH all the way. :rollside:

GunninGopher
03-10-2006, 12:26 PM
That's your first problem right there. I hope it wasn't PINK!
Just F'n with ya.. :)
I hear ya, but the pink ones were the standard VXR's. The Pro's were Black and Yellow and were the fastest things out there in 1993!!
This was 12 years ago, man and I was 22. Not a bad setup for a 22 year old. The jet ski was my girlfriend's (I since married her and we sold the ski last year).

Dino
03-10-2006, 12:42 PM
shadow trailers??

Tequila-John
03-10-2006, 12:44 PM
O by the way John I love your boat. Every time I see it I think your colors just really stand out in a good way.
Thank you buddy..

Sotally Tober
03-10-2006, 12:53 PM
shadow trailers??
Yep, Was very happy with them. Build a very nice trailer to whatever you want. They just needed the boat down there before powdercoating. This was the first combo they did with a 27 footer. I originally tried with extreme as I have friend have them build one like mine but with a malibu. They did not even want to build me one. They must just like doing custom work for the big ballers. Very happy in the end though.

HCS
03-10-2006, 12:54 PM
Have you had all your recalls on that Ford done yet? :rolleyes:

Tom Brown
03-10-2006, 12:55 PM
Beautiful rig, ST. :cool:

Sotally Tober
03-10-2006, 12:56 PM
Have you had all your recalls on that Ford done yet? :rolleyes:
Very few on it. Last time t was at the dealer was in I think 02' when the 36m warrenty was up. No big recalls on the 7.3. Bigest problem I have had is damn pinion seals. Not really a Ford problem but Dana.

HCS
03-10-2006, 01:00 PM
Very few on it. Last time t was at the dealer was in I think 02' when the 36m warrenty was up. No big recalls on the 7.3. Bigest problem I have had is damn pinion seals. Not really a Ford problem but Dana.
I don't know what's up with Dana lately.
The new Nissan Titan has the Dana 44. Their having major lock up problems.
Were changing those out like underwear.

Dino
03-10-2006, 01:24 PM
I saw it last week, impressive...now that yours is out of the way, they can finish mine.

Eliminator 4 Life
03-10-2006, 01:38 PM
Well I still dont know why you bought a ford maybe cause when the thing breaks on you you can throw it on the other trailer and coast it down the hill. Should have bought a real truck.

soupersonic
03-10-2006, 02:38 PM
I think he said he has a 7.3 which is a great engine. Just stay from the 6.ohno.

Blown509Liberator
03-10-2006, 03:41 PM
Well I still dont know why you bought a ford maybe cause when the thing breaks on you you can throw it on the other trailer and coast it down the hill. Should have bought a real truck.
Cummins is a good motor. to bad they have a dodge all around it

Jeanyus
03-10-2006, 04:27 PM
Keep a fire extiguiser handy, for when the cruise controll sets the whole thing on fire. http://www.fordfires.com/
http://www.***boat.com/image_center/data/500/3284E27EA6CA-A4F6-B88A-8D50C0DAFFA9D7C8.jpg
Whats a FOD MART ?

Sotally Tober
03-10-2006, 04:39 PM
I saw it last week, impressive...now that yours is out of the way, they can finish mine.
Mine was built last May, so you must of saw someone elses trailer. They had to put a swing tongue on mine just to powdercoat it. They said there was still only 3 inches to spare. What trailer and options did you go with? They are great to work with.

Sotally Tober
03-10-2006, 04:42 PM
Well I still dont know why you bought a ford maybe cause when the thing breaks on you you can throw it on the other trailer and coast it down the hill. Should have bought a real truck.
You've got a great motor. I wont say anything about the truck.
Tom Brown-THX!
FOD MART- That is how they spell in Biggs, Oregon