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As Ford F-150 vehicle integration supervisor Scott Leonardi pointed out to us, tongue load sits directly on the vehicle itself and is therefore part of a truck's GVW. But tongue weight is not factored into the GCW of the fully loaded truck and trailer.
The tow rating is the highest possible weight that the pickup can tow. It may seem like a simple number, but there are many factors that contribute to determining how much trailer your truck can safely tow. It’s also important to understand that the truck’s tow rating assumes the truck has all mandatory towing options to reach that number, and doesn’t have any cargo in the bed of the truck. here
Total payload: 1,475 pounds [links]
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If you’re just beginning to tow, see our primer on towing.
Jeep Gladiator: Sport, Sport S trims; crew cab 4WD with 5-foot bed; 3.6-liter V6 engine; 8-speed automatic transmission; 4.10:1 rear axle ratio.
Max tow rating: 7,650 pounds (with Max Tow package) more
This calculator computes the estimated engine or motor horsepower from elapsed time. Elapsed time is the duration a vehicle takes to complete a run in a competition. This rich Internet app uses the quarter mile distance or 400 meter track.
Do you have a high performance car, motorcycle, truck or vehicle, built a new engine, performed a tune up or installed a performance part? Try out this calculator get a rough estimate of horsepower.
Note: The ET equation or formula for the calculation uses standard or US units. When using SI units, the units are converted to standard units before the solution is computed.
Note: This is a rough and quick estimate of engine horsepower. There are many factors which affect horsepower. Some examples are weather, temperature, humidity, elevation and fuel type. To get more accurate measurement of power rating, the engine should be placed under load using a dynamometer or dyno. This will give a true measurement of peak torque and horsepower.
Boat lifts can range between 1,500lbs to 250,00lbs in capacity. Determine your boats wet weight which includes fuel, water, engines, batteries and anything else that you have added to the boat. You can find out what size will best accommodate your boat by contacting Duncan Seawall.
There are three types of boat lifts you may consider: “4 or 8-Post Beam Lift” is the largest selling and is one where the boat lift beams are above the deck, “3 or 4-Post Beam-less Lift” has no top beam above the deck giving a cleaner look, “Elevator Lift” is used in narrow canals, embankments or where pilings cannot be used. Duncan Seawall can go over the best boat lift type for you. [links]
For a boat lift with multiple motors, these numbers can be simply multiplied by the number of motors to determine how many Amps you can expect the boat lift to draw when operating. more
If you've invested in a new boat lift recently or are in the market for a new one, you may be looking for answers to a few common technical questions. Take some time to evaluate these six common concerns that are often asked about boat lifts and gain a better understanding of how boat lifts operate. more
Trophy's standard setup for its 2052 Walkaround is the MerCruiser 3.0L. This is an overhead-valve inline Four of 3.0 liters and 135 hp, with two valves per cylinder and a 2-barrel carburetor. It runs happily on 87 octane gasoline. Connected to MerCruiser's equally basic Alpha 1 sterndrive, the engine/drive unit weighs 635 pounds and costs just $6899.
The diesel is slower in acceleration than the gas sterndrive and outboard in every speed range. Surprisingly, the diesel makes it to the same top speed as the 3.0L sterndrive. [links]
The outboard and sterndrive may both be rated at 135 hp, but the performance is markedly different. The gas sterndrive out-accelerates the Optimax outboard at speeds up to 20 mph. Between 20 and 25 mph, however, the lines on the graph cross and the outboard handily outruns the sterndrive. The 2002 Walkaround is 2.4 seconds quicker to 30 mph and tops out at 42.5 mph. That's nearly 8 mph faster than the sterndrive. more
They are usually lighter, which is an advantage in terms of power to weight ratio. Since boats have horsepower and engine weight limits it may mean a more powerful engine can be fitted to the boat. here
CHOOSING BETWEEN 2 STROKE OR 4 STROKE more
2 stroke engines are much less expensive to run and maintain. The new generation Evinrude Etec outboards have 3 or 5 year dealer service schedules and are more economical than the equilivent 4 stroke and with less emmissions the greenest outboards available! here
REMOTE CONTROL [links]
Not the most important factor when choosing an engine but Mecury engines are Black, Johnson are white and Evinrude Etec offer the choice of white or the graphite colour scheme which is new for 2015. more