F250 payload capacity and hitch weight
Hi all, New to the forum, and RVing. I have a F250 with 1865 lbs of payload capacity. By my back of the envelope calculations, most 5th wheel trailers, even the ones advertised as HT towable, will ...
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john&bet wrote:
My next question for truck makers is why are you putting the same engine in a 3/4T as you do in a 4550/5500 with X times more capability? Just does not make sence to me. JMHO.
For the same reason Ford put flathead V8's in all their trucks in the 30's to '54. They didn't intend them to be dragsters and used lower gears as torque multipliers. It's about suspension, frame, torque multiplication, brakes and hauling capability. It makes sense to most engineers.
