finally made the trade

Congratulations on the new truck. :)

Wow....yet another DRW debate, these are almost as bad as 1/2 ton debates. While I don't know what everyone else needs I do know my next truck will be a DRW. Yes I could tow my trailer with a 350srw ,a few months ago my father got a blow out on his drw while towing, being dually he was able to safely pull over without any incident.

OP...I assume your 250 was a short bed, so you also gained some length which im sure must help when towing. Good luck with the new truck!

Yeah I needed one for sure. If I hadn't had air bags on the F250 she would've squatted bad. My F250 on the CAT scale was 8500 lbs with just me, hitch , stock tank and 30 gal aux tank full. I can't remember the axle weights as I threw the CAT receipt away. But I had about 1200lbs left over for pin weight. My camper's dry weight (weight as delivered from factory) is 13,280lbs. And the GVWR is 16, 000lbs. I done the math awhile back and ofcourse I had busted the truck GVWR and I think I was a touch over on the rear axle weight limit. Would the F250 pull it? Yeah all day long without a problem. But it was obvious when stopping and hitting rough spots that it was too much camper. Also I had the B&W Companion non slider hitch. I put a small ding in the cab coming close to busting out the window but my wife seen it before it happened. Now with the slider it would've added much more weight in the bed. Also coming down a mountain I had in the back of my mind of having a blowout. Now I don't have to worry about having 14, 000 some odd lbs chasing me down a mountain with only 1 tire in the rear. But hey to each his own. It's a fact that there are more 3/4 ton trucks pulling heavy campers than DRW'S But that's their decision not mine. I am satisfied with upgrading from 3/4 to 1 ton and wish I would have gone with the dually in the beginning. The white with beige trim was the colour I always wanted. Browsing the internet I seen a local dealer had 2 in the exact colour. 2 days later and it was sitting in my yard!

Cummins12V98 wrote:

transamz9 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

minnow wrote:
Yep, the DRW Self-Admirer's Club Daily meeting will now come to order. First order of business, the Chair will accept a motion from the floor bashing any other RV'er that does not drive a DRW. Motion made, seconded and resoundly passed.

If ya need one ya need one!

If ya don't ya dont

I know, "you" don't!

Remind us what modifications have you done to your truck and at what cost? Serious question.

I have zero mods done to my 2013 3500 SRW........well I take that back. I added a 40 gal AUX tank and a 7" monitor for the camera on the 5er to watch the boat. Other than that, still has factory tires on it.

transamz9 wrote:

Cummins12V98 wrote:

minnow wrote:
Yep, the DRW Self-Admirer's Club Daily meeting will now come to order. First order of business, the Chair will accept a motion from the floor bashing any other RV'er that does not drive a DRW. Motion made, seconded and resoundly passed.

If ya need one ya need one!

If ya don't ya dont

I know, "you" don't!

Remind us what modifications have you done to your truck and at what cost? Serious question.

Cummins12V98 wrote:

minnow wrote:
Yep, the DRW Self-Admirer's Club Daily meeting will now come to order. First order of business, the Chair will accept a motion from the floor bashing any other RV'er that does not drive a DRW. Motion made, seconded and resoundly passed.

If ya need one ya need one!

If ya don't ya dont

minnow wrote:
Yep, the DRW Self-Admirer's Club Daily meeting will now come to order. First order of business, the Chair will accept a motion from the floor bashing any other RV'er that does not drive a DRW. Motion made, seconded and resoundly passed.

If ya need one ya need one!

CumminsDriver wrote:

Winged One wrote:

transamz9 wrote:


Also the DRW truck I'm comparing to was a CC so it had twice as many springs on the rear than a standard DRW pick-up has.

:h

Hunh? Must have been awhile ago. Never heard of that. My DRW has that same springs as any other Ford DRW, regardless if Standard, Super or Crew cabs.

He's talking about a Chassis Cab F350. Completely different springs than on the F350 DRW Pickup. Much stronger springs.

Oh, thanks. I thought by "CC" he meant Crew Cab.

OP, Nice choice for a tow vehicle. Beautiful Pickup!

Sweet!