We built this setup and had it all inspected and approved for a several kilometer trip too and from the ramp in daylight hours.
It has waterproofed semi trailer maxi brakes and hydraulic ram's fitted to the front to lift and tilt the trailer for launching and retrieve.
It requires flashing lights, wide load signs and a pilot vehicle.
It's now over ten years old and works as good as the day it was made, the boat is 10 meters long and as for overall wieght, lets just say its heavy ...foxy
No sh!t!!!!Originally Posted by dfox
That looks like a pretty shallow ramp too (not much gradient) - how wet does the tractor have to get to launch that baby???
I like the 44gal counterweight
Damo
Give a man a fish, and he'll eat for a day. But ,flogging him into submission will result in him taking up crabbing.... and once he gets a taste of that sh*t, well, he may never return again.
This is all true, but I would think any of this happening to a 2 tonne rig is no better than it happening to a 3 tonne rig.
My point is that I found it easier and less stressful than I thought it would be, given all of the reading I had done about towing large boats.
Damo, it needs a couple of feet of water to float, heres a pic that best shows...
So Rat Catcher which one did you go for? The L or the SB? Do a test ride?
We ended up choosing the 702L with the Suzuki DF250.
Picked it up on Sunday and now have a few jobs to do before we use it, but yes I did do a test ride off Newcastle out of Swansea Bar and was very impressed.
The biggest drawback of the 702SB for me was that I could not stand up straight at the helm. With the raised bridgedeck, the bimini and steering wheel are a lot lower on the SB. It was perfect sitting down, but if I had to stand up and drive I would be hunched over, which I did not think I could live with. So we chose the 702L and are now working on a few small issues to make it 100% ready to go.
Had it in the local river here yesterday giving it a run to test things. Now the wheels are off getting powder coated and new tires fitted and it is in for an ECM change with the local Suzuki dealer which is a warranty/recall that was supposed to be done but hasn't been. Suzuki transferred the warranty into my name with no questions asked and have shipped the ECM to my local dealer.
I have the next two weeks off work and am looking forward to putting some hours on the rig whilst chasing some Spaniards.
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