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ZUKIWORLD Discussion Forum => Suzuki 4x4 Forum => Topic started by: zookiemike on March 27, 2004, 04:25:57 PM
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I ask becouse im getting a k5 blazer to beet on and i was wondering if i could tow it with my tracker? Btw my tracker is a two door 5speed. if i could tow it at 45 50 mph i would be straight.
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I think I remember reading something about the recomended weight is like 1500lbs...
Just tow it around, and if it breaks, it just needed to be built stronger ;D
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i dunno :-/ in the owners manual for a 2 door 5 spd (like mine) its max is 1200 i think the blazer would probly be close to 3000??? if not more
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That might do it. Im not geting it till the first so i cant see yet but im going to make my own custom hella hitch. ILL MAKE IT WORK. A tracker towing a K5 that would be cool ;D
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I have a 94 door 8v tracker
I have gone wheeling with a buddy, he has a mid 70's GMC Jimmy.
Twice I've had to pull his rig, once he was stuck and once I had to right him (precarious situation) both times I had the transfer case in 4 low. a rig like that is around 4500 lbs I just don't think you got enough power to pull something that heavy uphill very far or very fast.
The Moral of the story? short and slow with the right gears ok..... but I wouldn't expect much more than that,
YMMV
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im sure it would be fine, just avoid any hills though
once you get it up and rolling it shouldnt be much of a problem, but it'll obviously drive like a tank, and i doubt you're gonna want to do this too often
Andrew
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OH defintly just once and awhile to the mounds(It's an orv park in michagn) and thats only like an hour from my house and thats just flat tow on the road. It might not be a good idea but tracker parts are cheap and it cant hurt to try.
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http://www.zukiworld.com/cgi/yabb/YaBB.pl?board=suzuki_talk;action=display;num=1078604015;start=0#0
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hey sorry if this is OT..but i was wanting to buy an ATV one of those speedy ones the name is evading me right now
so i know the tracker COULD tow it on a trailer..just how well is what i want to know..i mean i know that the tracker has a bit of trouble already so how much worse would the tracker go up hill and such towing an ATV 1 set of 31" tires/rims tent and such on a small trailer??
say from sac california to moab
thanks =-)
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Last week I went and picked up a new lawn tractor for the place that I work. It's a Craftsman 24HP 48" Cut and it barely fit on Dad's 5'x10' Utility Trailer. The Tracker did just fine pulling it. I'd say an ATV would be no problem.
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You don't have the power, weight, brakes,
or frame/hitch capacity to tow a 4500 Lb K5
I can tell your going to do this anyway, so,
you need brakes on the towed vehicle to work
or it's going to jacknife you if you stop any sort
of fast. You need a heavy tow hitch, none are
made for the Kick for that weight. You need low
rear end gears or use 4-low with the front hubs
unlocked, top speed will be 45-50 MPH and about
8-10 MPG, if you flat tow the towed vehicle needs to
be street legal (licenced and insured, all lights and
fenders in palce or you will/could get cited.
Why not pull the zuke, beat the K5 and if you break
go home and get a bigger tow vehicle and a trailer to
get the K5 back home. ???
this is going to look like the tail wagging the dog
:D
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You don't have the power, weight, brakes,
or frame/hitch capacity to tow a 4500 Lb K5
Precisely. If you tow this on the road, I hope you get pulled over by ever DOT and Police officer and ticketed for towing more than your vehicles max. weight. It's dangerous to yourself and others.
Not trying to be a dick to you, but I see shit like this all the time, and yes, I do have the sheriffs phone number in my cell phone particularly for idiots on the road.
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pulling a ATV, Yah the tracker will do it fine, because a sport atv weighs no more than about 400lbs, and then a trailer, which doesnt weigh too much, the max i thihnk is around 1000lbs.
TinTopper, i totally agree with you, you shouldnt tow a blazer behind your truck dude, it endangers (sp) you and others on the road it isnt really the brightest thing to do.
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just fucking tow it!!!!!!!!!!!!!! ive towed blazers with my sammi with a 1.0 motor stock gears and 32's youll most likely break something but if u dont want to get a tow truck ur gonna have to pay for it!!!!
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not very smart, :-/ sure you may break somehting that can be replaced, what about if it breaks off, and crushes another car and kills 4 people in the car? can you replace that? not to smart :-/
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drive slow?
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haha if you drive slow you will bring even more attention to your self, you will have police on you and the other highway officials, this blazer is a K5 a full siize?
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you can get pulled over for pulling more than your supposd to?????? i guess i should stop pulling that fisshing boat with 3 clyndre geo metro then.,.....
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yah its a huge fine if you pull over your max weight.
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how can u drive on the road, your only 14 ???
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pulling a ATV, Yah the tracker will do it fine, because a sport atv weighs no more than about 400lbs, and then a trailer, which doesnt weigh too much, the max i thihnk is around 1000lbs.
TinTopper, i totally agree with you, you shouldnt tow a blazer behind your truck dude, it endangers (sp) you and others on the road it isnt really the brightest thing to do.
the only thing im worried about is like..doing to AZ we had to go through mountains..am i gunna have to drive behind the trucks because the zuke cant go more then 40???..i really dont know if i can drive that slow lol :(
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i dunno, i pull full size trucks all the time. what do you think they way?
stu
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heehe ya i drive all the time i just havent been caught yet lol 1.5 years and be able to do it legaly!!
ps yes ive stoppes doing it so often now only once or twice a weak its kinda strange im 14 and own 4 cars a sammi a lwb sammi a neon that is extremely fast and a geo metro
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how do you own these cars? where do u work? christ, i own a kick thats it haha
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well i have nothign else to spend money on and i qork on peoples cars i sorta run a sammi company (rocker skids shackles and z links at the momment lol) and i sometimes babysit and i ref hockey and lacrosse thats how i have money.
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Well thanks for all the replies. Im not geting the blazer now. the guy neglected to tell me a few things about it and the problems just started to arise the more we talked. I think im gonna find another tracker or sammie to tow my truck. im gonna need somthing this month to tow it to the dunes 8)
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Well thanks for all the replies. Im not geting the blazer now. the guy neglected to tell me a few things about it and the problems just started to arise the more we  talked. I think im gonna find another tracker or sammie to tow my truck. im gonna need somthing this month to tow it to the dunes 8)
Great. Just note: check with your local DMV (or the website as most have these anyways) for rules/regs for towing with a vehicle.