95 Blazer Towing Capacity
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Thanks, Christine for looking up that info. I was being lazy. ;-)
Matthew,
I don't know about where you live, but around my house, Enterprise rents full-size pickups for $76.00/day, including tax and fees. I'm pretty sure you get unlimited mileage. Even though I think your Blazer would probably be ok, as long as there aren't any long, steep grades involved, it's probably still a good idea to rent a bigger truck for peace of mind.
On a different note, what's wrong with the Blazer you're buying? Any chance it would be easier and/or cheaper to fix it where it sits and drive it home?
Matthew,
I don't know about where you live, but around my house, Enterprise rents full-size pickups for $76.00/day, including tax and fees. I'm pretty sure you get unlimited mileage. Even though I think your Blazer would probably be ok, as long as there aren't any long, steep grades involved, it's probably still a good idea to rent a bigger truck for peace of mind.
On a different note, what's wrong with the Blazer you're buying? Any chance it would be easier and/or cheaper to fix it where it sits and drive it home?
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You can do that with some. But some transfer cases have an oil pump that doesn't turn if only the output shaft is spinning, so there won't be any lubrication while towing. I'm not positive that yours isn't safe to tow, but better to err on the side of caution. It only takes a couple of minutes to disconnect the shaft.
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Thanks, Christine for looking up that info. I was being lazy. ;-)
Matthew,
I don't know about where you live, but around my house, Enterprise rents full-size pickups for $76.00/day, including tax and fees. I'm pretty sure you get unlimited mileage. Even though I think your Blazer would probably be ok, as long as there aren't any long, steep grades involved, it's probably still a good idea to rent a bigger truck for peace of mind.
On a different note, what's wrong with the Blazer you're buying? Any chance it would be easier and/or cheaper to fix it where it sits and drive it home?
Matthew,
I don't know about where you live, but around my house, Enterprise rents full-size pickups for $76.00/day, including tax and fees. I'm pretty sure you get unlimited mileage. Even though I think your Blazer would probably be ok, as long as there aren't any long, steep grades involved, it's probably still a good idea to rent a bigger truck for peace of mind.
On a different note, what's wrong with the Blazer you're buying? Any chance it would be easier and/or cheaper to fix it where it sits and drive it home?
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A 1500 pickup would beat trying the blazer to tow it with but a 1500 is still only a 1/2 ton
Besides the fact that towing that big a load with the blazer is like a a **** ant pulling a loaf of bread, no one has brought up the point of - you will be maxed out on tongue weight, the heaver on the tongue the less weight you have on front tires for steering as it picks up the front.
Your chances of dog legging and causing a accident in a emergency will be high.
IMHO use a tow dolly, they work well and will be a lot safer in the long run.
That being said if you have to round trip the dolly when empty they bounce a little, Just remember the old saying SPEED KILLS and in this application both ways during the trip Take your time and use your head you would be fine with a dolly.
Besides the fact that towing that big a load with the blazer is like a a **** ant pulling a loaf of bread, no one has brought up the point of - you will be maxed out on tongue weight, the heaver on the tongue the less weight you have on front tires for steering as it picks up the front.
Your chances of dog legging and causing a accident in a emergency will be high.
IMHO use a tow dolly, they work well and will be a lot safer in the long run.
That being said if you have to round trip the dolly when empty they bounce a little, Just remember the old saying SPEED KILLS and in this application both ways during the trip Take your time and use your head you would be fine with a dolly.
Last edited by odat; 09-09-2018 at 05:34 PM.
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A 1500 pickup would beat trying the blazer to tow it with but a 1500 is still only a 1/2 ton
Besides the fact that towing that big a load with the blazer is like a a **** ant pulling a loaf of bread, no one has brought up the point of - you will be maxed out on tongue weight, the heaver on the tongue the less weight you have on front tires for steering as it picks up the front.
Your chances of dog legging and causing a accident in a emergency will be high.
IMHO use a tow dolly, they work well and will be a lot safer in the long run.
That being said if you have to round trip the dolly when empty they bounce a little, Just remember the old saying SPEED KILLS and in this application both ways during the trip Take your time and use your head you would be fine with a dolly.
Besides the fact that towing that big a load with the blazer is like a a **** ant pulling a loaf of bread, no one has brought up the point of - you will be maxed out on tongue weight, the heaver on the tongue the less weight you have on front tires for steering as it picks up the front.
Your chances of dog legging and causing a accident in a emergency will be high.
IMHO use a tow dolly, they work well and will be a lot safer in the long run.
That being said if you have to round trip the dolly when empty they bounce a little, Just remember the old saying SPEED KILLS and in this application both ways during the trip Take your time and use your head you would be fine with a dolly.
Last edited by Matthew Anglin; 09-09-2018 at 05:57 PM.
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With a dolly your blazer should have plenty of power too tow the other blazer home, It would prob. even tow the trailer at a lower speed - control is the real issue.
I had a old 84 blazer with the 2.8 and I used it to pull my sand rail with a tow bar into the hills.
In fact when the injection pump went out in my 84 Chevy 6.2 3/4 ton while coming home from sand railing we used the old blazer and tow rope to tow my pickup, 18' flat bed with two sand rails loaded on it the 5 miles home. But I would not have tried towing the trailer and rails with the bumper hitch on the blazer as too big a risk of loosing control.
Ask if you rent a dolly as I think recommended speed towing is 45 to 50 max
I had a old 84 blazer with the 2.8 and I used it to pull my sand rail with a tow bar into the hills.
In fact when the injection pump went out in my 84 Chevy 6.2 3/4 ton while coming home from sand railing we used the old blazer and tow rope to tow my pickup, 18' flat bed with two sand rails loaded on it the 5 miles home. But I would not have tried towing the trailer and rails with the bumper hitch on the blazer as too big a risk of loosing control.
Ask if you rent a dolly as I think recommended speed towing is 45 to 50 max
Last edited by odat; 09-09-2018 at 06:36 PM.