Choosing a fifth wheel.
I have a 2014 Ford F-250X XLT 6.2L V8. What would be the best weight RV Fifth Wheel to choose (8000K) ?
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If you look on drivers door jam, it will give you payload wt for your truck as equipped. It will read total wt not to exceed xxxx.
You will have to figure all wt you will put in the truck, including about 200#s for the hitch. Now just subract that from wt listed on the sticker. The wt left, will be useable pin wt for FW.
A FW with loaded wt of 8,000, at 20%, is of course 1600 appx pin wt. At 10,000 loaded wt 2000#s etc.
The 6.2 with 3.73 gears will handle 10,000#s actual wt in all conditions. If you have 4.30, I would say up to 12,000.
My 13 250 has a door sticker payload of 3,232.
Jerry
You will have to figure all wt you will put in the truck, including about 200#s for the hitch. Now just subract that from wt listed on the sticker. The wt left, will be useable pin wt for FW.
A FW with loaded wt of 8,000, at 20%, is of course 1600 appx pin wt. At 10,000 loaded wt 2000#s etc.
The 6.2 with 3.73 gears will handle 10,000#s actual wt in all conditions. If you have 4.30, I would say up to 12,000.
My 13 250 has a door sticker payload of 3,232.
Jerry
