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Not enough power. Truck in neutral

After getting stuck in my first ram pickup with 2wd pulling out my 24ft boat I will never own another 2wd pickup.

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Not trying to be a troll here, Low gear provides the most torque and can exasperate wheel spin. OEM's Like Ford, specify using "2" (P, R, N, D, 2, 1) to help provide increased traction on a slippery slope. I agree with you on using 4 wheel drive as long as people are familiar with their vehicle. For instance, my truck can be very stubborn going back to two wheel drive. Transfer Cases can be damaged without making sure 4WD has disengaged before making the trip home. All that aside, Operator error is the culprit. Not putting the transmission in PARK and not engaging the parking Brake is usually why vehicle go for a swim at boat ramps. Lastly I had a small 2WD ford ranger years ago that had enough power to pull my boat up the ramp but not the traction. my solution was to keep multiple 5 gallon buckets in the bed. If i couldn't get enough traction I'd start filling buckets with Water over the drive wheels. Certainly not an ideal solution but it worked every time. Thank you for posting your video

They should make a trailer with an extended neck before you back it in you can slide the neck of the trailer back about 3 ft put the pens back in it set the boat in the water close it up for Towing

For everyone else’s entertainment 😜

I am 58 and of all the years of being at the boat ramp and watching boats retrieved all day long, I have never once in my life seen a car pulled under water. Where do you get this rubbish from?

Back down slowly. Having to much momentum is harder to stop on an angled surface.

Different tires act differently on wet surfaces as well. Another tip is to use neutral instead of reverse, once the trailer is on the ramp. The weight of the vessel will help you backup.

"Why do vehicles get submerged at boat ramps ?" Have you seen how these people drive on public roads ? ... same thing. "Oil on ice !" Really.

Most people don't check the "Truck Book" at the dealership when purchasing a truck to pull a trailer. You have to match the truck with the trailer.

Not just four wheel drive engagement, but put the vehicle into positive traction, locking all axles, to prevent differential slippage if so equiped. Many Ford pickup truck owners don't even know they have this feature. I get what you're saying about putting the vehicle into low range. I would assume to help with not breaking surface tension. However, it should be known that low range is for low end torque which decreases tire rotation in the vehicles ability with achieving that. Not sure if I agree with your blanket statement on low range as there are certain dynamics that do or don't apply in some situations.

Rear tires float, especially duallys . A lot of people on the West Coast put a hitch under their front bumper and launch that way.

One word: Idiots

Why is it more likely to happen retrieving the boat?

Very insightful knowledge, thank you. Though, I never have an issue with this concern, as I can not afford to purchase a very nice boat, I do not have the time use the very nice boat, also I buy my fish in a can, and my melon needs is vanishing by the hour. 🫡

Nice job suggesting we better keep our smartphones in the glovebox, you Jackass

Is there a height limit or issues when launching a boat from the Denellon public launch to go up and down the rainbow river?

A suggestion My father was a pioneer in boating.😅 As far as trailers are concerned, he underslung the trailer axel. This gave him about 3-4" less height, and the boat was that much closer to the water. The axels were balanced so that when the boat was on the trailer, the wheels were more in the center of the trailer, giving only about 200 lbs of tongue pressure. His car tires were never in the water. Yes, back then, he used a Pontiac Catalina. 😅 He also had a winch on the front of the trailer where the trailers nose wheel was. This way, he could hook up to the bows ring and haul the boat up the trailer. Once the boat was in the front chaulk, he drove off, not getting any water on his rear wheels. Huzzah😊

Many years ago, I was at a harbour and went to the boat ramp as you do, to see if anyone had fish to show for their trip offshore. Once I got to the boat ramp, I noticed a boat was floating at the ramp, with the trailer FULLY submerged underneath it. Not only was the trailer fully submerged, but so was the car ! A V8 with a slippery boat ramp and a driver who forgot that when you lose traction on a boat ramp with a heavy boat you're in trouble. A very expensive car completely submerged!

Get an amphibious vehicle. Problem solved:)

Grew up near boat ramps in Indiana on lake Michigan. We would sit and watch the happenings that went on there from our canoe or the docks. Often the boaters would ask us for help, or get bent at us from laughing at them. Sometimes in their frustration they'd challenge us to back down to the ramp in their vehicle with trailer and get the boat off or on. So we did it with ease mostly. We kids had a sense of how those boaters would act. Usually the more expensive the boat, the less control they had over launching it or retrieving their stuff. They never thought to practice trailering in a parking lot, but they sure did have some nice big boats. Sometimes we'd go on a cooler raid.....but that's another story.

i have 2wd never had an issue. I just dont back into really steep inclines ramps.

I think you just saved me from this fate. Wow. Thank you.

Show how to do it dont talk

How about parking brake too. Better for transmission

If I ever get submersed im going down with the truck. Id be wayy too ashamed lol

Once a two-wheel drive truck gets Wheels on the slime they can't move forward.... And every time they try they go backwards a little bit until bloop bloop bloop bloop........ And of course some people simply don't use the parking brake.... Or wheel chocks. I've never seen anybody actually use wheel chocks but me....but I chock the front wheel every time... They're only like 8 bucks at harbor freight

probably a dumb question, but all I want in life is a little jon boat to take me out on the restricted lakes near me. with 2wd i feel like it doesn't matter what your pulling, it's the ramp surface that will get you in the jam. will adding weight just in case in the bed eliminate this? kind of like winter driving? or is it a roll of the dice? also, maybe should I consider a trailer with an extended tongue? or just cough up the money for that good 4x4 action? thanks

Walk the ramp people! See what the traction conditions are prior to backing it down.

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You aren't kidding about the slipperiness of algae. A couple years ago, I was riding a bicycle trail that had received rain the previous night. One of the wooden bridges was in the shade and had algae growing on it. As soon as I hit that bridge, my tires went out from under me and I landed hard on my hip. Oil on ice is a good description. That was the most slippery surface I've ever encountered.

Usually ALCOHOL… & SOLO launches…!

Just another reason I’ve always owned 4x4 trucks. Because you’ve always got front driving wheels on the dry part of the launch ramp. Especially helpful when lots of 2 stroke PWC or boats are present on a lake. Those ramps are very slippery!

Just spend the money and get 4WD… what can ya really do w/out 4wd?

I know why they sink it’s cause they are heavier than water.

put your 4x4 in low. This prevents power distribution to go to different wheels thus causing unequal power to wheels which can cause skidding. 4 wheel low keeps equal power to all wheels and keeps them all turning equal speed too. when going down a ramp, all occupancies should be out of the vehicle until safely off the ramp before passengers go back into vehicle. Keeps windows down, especially power windows... best to escape and live another day captain

Another tip is don't have your vehicle in reverse but instead have it in neutral when going down the ramp. also do a brake test in reverse before going near the ramp.also, you should never exceed the maximum SAFE towing weight of the vehicle. When you add angles like a boat ramp, the pull on your vehicle increases keep in mind.

It’s ideal to have someone that knows what’s going on in the boat, with it running, to help push the truck in if it goes bad. Don’t always have that person, so check the ramp first, only go back as far as absolutely necessary, let the boat(gravity and/or bouyancy) do the work. I hade a friend that lost his 11 year old daughter in a situation like this, just awful.

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Trailer is too far back. That's it

Why do Trucks Get Submerged at Boat Ramps? It's because water enters the vehicle the inward pressure makes the truck sink. Should be obvious physics.

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Also, don't run a bad inlet on a rough day with an outgoing tide. The current makes the incoming swells much higher and steeper and more likely to come over the bow.

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Because people are stupid.

Ive never ever had a boat drag a truck into the water, the boat floats before that can ever happen!.. People just do stupid things like get out with it in R or N

Almost seems like having a more beefy front wheel on the trailer that can be raised or lowered wouldn't be a horrible idea. have a winch on either the truck or the trailer, conect the 2 with the winch, unhitch and gently roll the trailer back while the truck has nice traction on dry land. would need to be something tougher than the normal jocky wheel thats on most small trailers to aid with moveing the trailer by hand.

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