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| 04-06-2016, 11:25 AM | #1 |
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Whats the most you've towed with your X5?
just as the title says...how much and what hitch?
i bought a boat, its 5000 lbs dry & 26 ft long. the trailer is about 30 feet long, probably 1500-2000 lbs dual axle steel trailer. mainly ill use the X5 to launch and retrieve the boat, as it will sit at a marina. ill also possibly pull it down the road to gas it up once in a while, thats about it. if i have to move it to storage i have a buddy with a truck. Im concerned about the Curt Hitch tongue weight rating. i cant see spending $1000 on an execuhitch to strictly launch a boat. any other hitches out there with a higher rating? i really hate to cut the OE bumper with the BMW hitch, thanks!
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| 04-06-2016, 11:52 AM | #2 |
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Mine is 5000 lbs and 23 feet long. I towed it 500 miles when I picked it up. Personally I would never consider the execuhitch for this weight. My diesel came with the OEM hitch.
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| 04-06-2016, 12:47 PM | #3 |
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That's a lot of weight for an X5
I pulled my boat a lot with mine, including over mountain passes. 21' Boat and trailer are around 5k pounds combined. With camping and wake gear in the boat I'm sure I've pushed 6k a few times for hundreds of miles, multiple times. Honestly I think you'll be fine launching it and driving it down the street to get gas, but that's just my opinion. Just make sure you know the tongue weight. I would hate to over stress the unibody in that situation. 600lbs is max for the Curt, and I would stick to that. I had a Curt on mine, it's what I always recommend. |
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| 04-06-2016, 10:27 PM | #5 |
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Normally 5K w/OEM Hitch but I've pulled close to 6K once or twice no issues...
 Not my E92 but had to tow someones that broke down at the track   Last edited by MAK3N3; 04-06-2016 at 10:33 PM.. |
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| 04-07-2016, 10:51 PM | #8 |
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I tow my 30ft Bullet trailer all the time. I probably have around 4-5000 miles towing it. And use the Exuhitch. Its weights in around 6000lb or so.
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