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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 12:28 PM
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Has anyone hooked a boat or other trailer to their C5, can it be done?
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 12:48 PM
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Sure it can be done! Draw Tite makes a nice hitch for the C-5. Here are some photos of my C-5.







My favorite photos are of this Z06 with the small track hoe.



And this guy with a load of hay,

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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 12:56 PM
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come on Brian, don't you want to pull your 1st gen in the trailer with your C5
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 12:59 PM
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come on Brian, don't you want to pull your 1st gen in the trailer with your C5
nope.....
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Has anyone got the photo of the Yellow C-5 sunk at a boat ramp?

Now that is a great photo!
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 01:07 PM
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i figured it could, i just haded seen anyone do it lately. Does anyone have pic's of a hitch on there C5?
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 01:08 PM
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Has anyone hooked a boat or other trailer to their C5, can it be done?
Anything is possible, but why?
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 01:13 PM
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I drive mine all the time, and i got this truck sitting in the garage collecting dust, but every once in a while i do need to haul something, and i just thought it would be different and cool! Next Question may be has anyone put a snow plow on one?????????
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Originally Posted by James L. Baskett
I drive mine all the time, and i got this truck sitting in the garage collecting dust, but every once in a while i do need to haul something, and i just thought it would be different and cool! Next Question may be has anyone put a snow plow on one?????????
Actually, the front air damn makes a nice little plow in dry powery snow.
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Has anyone got the photo of the Yellow C-5 sunk at a boat ramp?

Now that is a great photo!
Thats the first thing I thought of when I saw this post. I cant find the pics anywhere though.
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Old Oct 23, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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I give guys a hard time for having garage queen Vettes but I draw the line at towing. It's just plain unsafe. Towing a boat with a Vette would be dangerous and foolish. Sure, the car has the power, but the chassis is not equiped for it.
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the load of hay and back hoe are way over the limit. Not designed to be a truck. Just looking for problems doing that
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I'd like to see a picture of that hitch on the back of a C5 without the trailer hooked up.
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you guys are nuts pulling stuff, its a vette not a tractor
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