Help for 2WD Tundra,getting stuck

[jbeestundra]

Heys guys I got my 2wd v8 tundra stuck yesterday while pulling my boat out at a dirt ramp. Other than the obvious, should have bought 4WD. What can I do to stop this? LSD, locker?

[Lalo]

If you are only using your truck to pull the boat I'd say get the LSD. Its more street friendly and you can pick them up pretty cheap online.

[ALL MOTA]

Originally Posted by jbeestundra

Heys guys I got my 2wd v8 tundra stuck yesterday while pulling my boat out at a dirt ramp. Other than the obvious, should have bought 4WD. What can I do to stop this? LSD, locker?

just out of curiousity, how did you get out?

[fastone01]

I second this!!!!

Originally Posted by Lalo

If you are only using your truck to pull the boat I'd say get the LSD. Its more street friendly and you can pick them up pretty cheap online.

[dsrtrcr01]

Better tires may help. I do not know what you got but if they are stock like mine they suck. Be easy on the gas so not to bury yourself. Also LSD will help alot.

[glennk]

I have come across a few steeper and slippier ramps over the last few years. Sounds like your boat is kind of heavy. My boat and trailer is about 5300 lbs. Only a few times have i had to put it in 4HI. Maybe you take any excess weight out of the boat - cooler, toys etc and also try not to have a full tank of gas when you pull it out. I can hold 70 gallons and at 8.66 lbs it's an extra 606 lbs. Tires do make a difference. Street tires just don't seem to cut it. I have BFG KO's and a dirt ramp may need them.

[dyogim]

Try putting your parking brake on about 3/4" of the way. Then try to pull the boat out while easing on the gas. Once your in a safe spot, release the e-brake.

[DCTundraGA]

I have the LSD and it helped me get out of a rut while I was testing its off-road capabilities. If you have a 2wd then an LSD is a must...it works great when you need it.

[grillmasterp]

Originally Posted by jbeestundra

Heys guys I got my 2wd v8 tundra stuck yesterday while pulling my boat out at a dirt ramp. Other than the obvious, should have bought 4WD. What can I do to stop this? LSD, locker?

Additional weight over the rear axle of the truck may also help-

[Lalo]

Originally Posted by grillmasterp

Additional weight over the rear axle of the truck may also help-

towing a boat should be enough weight on the rear end, right??

[grillmasterp]

Originally Posted by Lalo

towing a boat should be enough weight on the rear end, right??

My suggestion was more geared toward paved boat ramps (didn't see the part about dirt ramp)

- Boat trailering weight is not just determined by the weight of the boat-
The weight on the rear end of the tow vehicle is basically the just tongue weight- This can be altered by distibuting the relative weight in relation to the trailer.
By adding more weight over the rear axle of the truck - You will have some gain of traction- to help minimize rear tire spin.
So my suggestion was more for improving traction rather than gettin "unstuck"

[george60]

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Give a holler to about 6 guys and ask them to jump in the bed for minute.

[jbeestundra]

yea, thats how I got out. I had my buddy stand on the bumper and it came right out. Good idea on the tongue weight, maybe I could try to shift the weight more to the tongue.The boat onlt weights 2500 pounds.

[ThomasE]

Letting some air out of the rear tires will help too, along with a partially applied parking brake to get some torque over to the non-spinning wheel.

[ThomasMore66]

I have 2wd Sport with LSD. It did pretty good, but then I got the LTX M/S's. Now I can pull through the mud with confidence. The Dunlop's suck!