Good day all,

I just have a question when it comes to towing. I haven't used my baby to tow yet, but with the possible future purchase of a boat I'm wondering if I should just put a ball on the rear bumper or have one of the under body mounted hitch's put on my truck?

Could you all provide me with pros and cons of both?

Thanks,
Cliff

 

Get a Reese style hitch. Only way to go. Much stronger, more flexible with hitch ball height, can use it as a tow point if the truck gets stuck, etc. Bumper mount hitch ***** are dangerous in my opinion.

 

Snafu is dead on, except for the part about the tow point and getting stuck. It's really only good for towing a trailer.......oh, and disabled Fords and Nissans, No GM product could make it far enough off of the road to get really stuck.

Bumper mounted ***** are only good for up to 500 lbs. in my opinoin.
500 lbs isn't jack. Sure it would be fine for a Jet Ski but, if I remember right , you sadi boat.

Almost forgot.
Pros: Increased trailering capacities with frame mounted hitch.

Easier to just drop a ball in and go with a bumper.

Cons: Bumper mount ball will diminish load capacity, destroy bumper (and rear plate), and it will not allow for adjustment of the trailer deck if it is out of level due to an incline of the tounge to the bumper.

Frame mount is more costly and harder to install.

 

Gotta chime in with Snafu & GMS on this one. Don't even waste your time with a bumper hitch..... wouldn't want to drag much more than a wheelbarrow behind you with that!

 

Yea, I said boat.

I'm looking to get a 35' high performance boat with twin 454's.

 

Ain't no FN way you want to tow that nice a boat with a bumper hitch! Definitely get a Reese for the frame. That big a boat might leave your bumper on the ground behind you!!

 

Thanks guys,

This will be my first time towing anything since I've gotten the truck, but I remember when my father towed our old 19' century with his old F-150 Ford. He towed it on the bumper and didn't have any problems.

 

19'.........35' w/ twin Big Blocks(yuck chevy big blocks)
the engines weigh more than the old 19 footer.
nuff said.

 

Actually, GM, a 19' old Century is solid wood.... has a pretty good weight to it! Probably not a whole lot less than the 35' fiberglass badboy!

 

Yikes! Wood?
How many people does it take to row that across the lake?