Towing triple axle 14k lbs ?

[cleex024]

You know the biggest drawback with airbag suspension right? What happens when a seal fails on an airbag again? Rivian isn't going to cover customer abuse under warranty, or at least they shouldn't. Like I said before though if you want to break your shit feel free. There's really no need for the back and forth because at the end of the day it's not my truck and I was just trying to give some friendly advice.

It's pretty obvious you aren't interested in my opinion so good luck.

I know I’ve used tools and vehicles that go beyond their rated usage and luckily haven’t had a catastrophic failure of something that would hurt to replace. Only you can decided if the increased risk/liability is worth it.

I just got my R1T and for me the risk/liability wouldn’t be worth it and I would likely look to rent a dually or something, but that’s just me.

It’s going to suck if the truck can’t make it up the ramp and ends up in the water. No insurance payout for you.

Not sure why everyone is taking my responses so seriously...I think if a guy is willing to break his things past what is capable of then he knows the risk and willing to be responsible for them.

Like I said it's ok if my boat and truck goes on the water... but looks like I shouldn't have many issues. You guys are acting like you are broke... just remember you are driving a 100k dollar truck...I think most on here are able to afford some losses lol.

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[Stevetom84]

Not sure why everyone is taking my responses so seriously...I think if a guy is willing to break his things past what is capable of then he knows the risk and willing to be responsible for them.

Like I said it's ok if my boat and truck goes on the water... but looks like I shouldn't have many issues. You guys are acting like you are broke... just remember you are driving a 100k dollar truck...I think most on here are able to afford some losses lol.

More than likely you wouldn’t have any issues. All I was doing is stating it’s something I probably wouldn’t do if I were in you position. If you are comfortable with, then send it.

 

[Thedude]

Not sure why everyone is taking my responses so seriously...I think if a guy is willing to break his things past what is capable of then he knows the risk and willing to be responsible for them.

Like I said it's ok if my boat and truck goes on the water... but looks like I shouldn't have many issues. You guys are acting like you are broke... just remember you are driving a 100k dollar truck...I think most on here are able to afford some losses lol.

There’s a difference between having money to spend and taking a risk that might end up literally throwing $100k in a lake. Unlikely to happen but a definite gamble with a lot of money on the line. My truck was only $67k but I still wouldn’t risk it if there was an easy alternative like a rental or a buddy with an appropriate truck.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

There’s a difference between having money to spend and taking a risk that might end up literally throwing $100k in a lake. Unlikely to happen but a definite gamble with a lot of money on the line. My truck was only $67k but I still wouldn’t risk it if there was an easy alternative like a rental or a buddy with an appropriate truck.

Totally. Some risks are good and some are bad and the thing that makes the risk worth it is how much you're risking vs reward you're getting. I may willingly lose 20 bucks in a poker game because even though I have a decent chance of losing the amount is small and the upside of having fun with friends is worth the 20 dollars. OTOH I may risk 100 or 200K dollars on a different venture but I don't mind doing it because the risk is smaller and I stand quite a bit to gain by it.

Overloading your truck on a boat ramp with a boat too heavy for it really doesn't have much of any upside vs just borrowing or renting the proper vehicle for the job. That makes it a useless risk to take. If I'm going to be risking 100K there better be a big potential upside.

 

[cleex024]

Totally. Some risks are good and some are bad and the thing that makes the risk worth it is how much you're risking vs reward you're getting. I may willingly lose 20 bucks in a poker game because even though I have a decent chance of losing the amount is small and the upside of having fun with friends is worth the 20 dollars. OTOH I may risk 100 or 200K dollars on a different venture but I don't mind doing it because the risk is smaller and I stand quite a bit to gain by it.

Overloading your truck on a boat ramp with a boat too heavy for it really doesn't have much of any upside vs just borrowing or renting the proper vehicle for the job. That makes it a useless risk to take. If I'm going to be risking 100K there better be a big potential upside.

you dont think pulling a 14k lb boat/trailer out of the water with an adventure ev truck rated for 11k tow is a big potential upside? sheesh...thats worth at least 500k to me .

lexus pulling triple axle

if this guy can do it for sure the rivian can hahaha. i just wanted some confirmation but i guess no one in here thinks its a good idea so im going to have to prove everyone wrong and that is worth another 500k so risking 200k to gain 1m seems like a great proposition.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

you dont think pulling a 14k lb boat/trailer out of the water with an adventure ev truck rated for 11k tow is a big potential upside? sheesh...thats worth at least 500k to me .

lexus pulling triple axle

if this guy can do it for sure the rivian can hahaha. i just wanted some confirmation but i guess no one in here thinks its a good idea so im going to have to prove everyone wrong and that is worth another 500k so risking 200k to gain 1m seems like a great proposition.

I'm not sure you know what 500K is worth...

 

[No_Name5330]

if this guy can do it for sure the rivian can hahaha. i just wanted some confirmation but i guess no one in here thinks its a good idea so im going to have to prove everyone wrong and that is worth another 500k so risking 200k to gain 1m seems like a great proposition.

make sure you record it so those of us who are interested can see!! Maybe even a post of how the R1T handled the added weight!

 

[cleex024]

I'm not sure you know what 500K is worth...

...maybe....oooorrrrrr your 500k worth is different than mine.

 

[cleex024]

make sure you record it so those of us who are interested can see!! Maybe even a post of how the R1T handled the added weight!

yeah i will if i actually do it...there is going to be an f350 there so we will see if i do it or not.

 

[kizamybute']

Has anyone towed over the 11k capacity?I think to move a boat that's roughly 14k lbs including the trailer and fuel. I also need to launch the boat and drag three boat back out of the water but don't want my truck to get dragged into the water lol.

That would be really the only concern right now is the ramp being a bit ramp and slippery and truck and boat goes bye bye

Go find a hillside road somewhere with a similar grade to the boat ramp you want to use. Also bring a separate truck with water storage and wet that part of the road down and try it out. Obviously somewhere out in the open where there's no traffic.

Either that, or take a friends dually with you to hook to the front tow hooks of the Rivian. Leave enough slack so they're only used if the Rivian begins to struggle.

In any case, obviously never good to over rated ratings, but those rated ratings likely have some wiggle room. Not sure about 3,000 lbs of wiggle room, but if it's something you really want to do, then test it out with back-ups in place. I certainly wouldn't plan on doing it long distances or on a very regular basis.

 

[csharp]

I learned after the first few posts you actually don't care for anyone's opinion and already had made up your mind that you were going to do it and just wanted validation for your foolishness.
Let 'er rip, tatorchip! But when things go horribly wrong I will be sitting back with my bag of pop corn watching you complain how your air bags blew or see you on Qualified Captain after sinking your truck in the lake.

 

[Dark-Fx]

learned after the first few posts you actually don't care for anyone's opinion and already had made up your mind that you were going to do it and just wanted validation for your foolishness.
Let 'er rip, tatorchip! But when things go horrible wrong I will be sitting back with my bag of pop corn watching you complain how your air bags blew or see you on Qualified Captain after sinking your truck in the lake.

Seconded. I'm gonna change my advice to:

Do it. Maybe you'll learn an important lesson. Best case scenario you sink the truck with the boat. Worst case you have no issues.

 

[Donald Stanfield]

yeah i will if i actually do it...there is going to be an f350 there so we will see if i do it or not.

What's this if I actually do it shit? You were just talking about how tough you are and how it is worth a million dollars for you to do it right? What's to consider tough guy? Go pull that boat, hell hook up two of them.

 

[cleex024]

I learned after the first few posts you actually don't care for anyone's opinion and already had made up your mind that you were going to do it and just wanted validation for your foolishness.
Let 'er rip, tatorchip! But when things go horrible wrong I will be sitting back with my bag of pop corn watching you complain how your air bags blew or see you on Qualified Captain after sinking your truck in the lake.

Seconded. I'm gonna change my advice to:

Do it. Maybe you'll learn an important lesson. Best case scenario you sink the truck with the boat. Worst case you have no issues.

What's this if I actually do it shit? You were just talking about how tough you are and how it is worth a million dollars for you to do it right? What's to consider tough guy? Go pull that boat, hell hook up two of them.

Will people call down lol... cant imagine anyone took me seriously last night with those posts but i know how some people takes things way too seriously so just in case most of last night was a joke.

either way yes it would suck if i lost a boat and truck into the water but it wouldnt be the end of the world if that happened...just thought everyone on this forum driving this truck would be in the same boat =).

and for those of you who really cant take a joke and really think anyone driving this truck wouldnt have common sense...using the rivian is the "backup"...there will be an f350 there to launch and retrieve the boat but since i will have such a good truck there i thought maybe i should try to use my rivian to see if it could do it.

lighten up guys...i think we all got to this point in our lives by not being too dumb.

 

[NY_Rob]

I would guess.. more like WAG, the R1T could handle that load for the very short period... my major concern would be the slope/grade of the ramp and it's surface condition regarding traction. I've seen great ramps using ridged concrete that are kept clean and offers great traction, and I've seen ramps loaded with pebbles, sand, debris on smooth concrete which offer terrible traction. Not to mention the slime at and below the ramp waterline at lower tides. That stuff is slicker than snot, so best to time your launch & retrieval at higher than low tides (if we're talking a body of water that has tides).

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