Towing expereinces with F-250
I have a 2016 Ford F-250 Diesel. I have read (and even asked questions on this forum) about towing limits extensively. I am very familiar with how to calculate the GVWR and GCWR of my truck based on...
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spud1957 wrote:Cummins12V98 wrote:kep5niner wrote:RustyJC wrote:MartyMoose wrote:
2012 F250 6.7 Lariat 4x4 Crew Cab
With 35ft toyhauler attached 5,020 Font Axle 6,540 Rear Trailer 23,700lbs
Just truck alone 4,980 Front 3,840 Rear
What's your rear axle GAWR?
Rusty
Mine is 6,100#. (same truck basically)
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Most likely the same number the rear tires capacity adds up to.
Not necessarily so. My tag has my axle at 6100 lbs. My 18" tires are 7400 at 80lbs.
On the 250 that is corrected with air pressure to match the axle number. My tire inflation label says 70lb inflation. If it was a 350, the tire label is inflated to 80.
So would I be limited by my rear axle rating of 6100 lbs even though my tires are rated at 7500 lbs (3750 X 2)? If so, I would be still very limited on what 5th wheel I could pull. When I weighed my truck with just me and a full tank of diesel it showed 3260 on the rear axle. That leaves under 2800 lbs available for passengers,hitch,and pin weight. That rules out even a lot of the HT towable 5th wheels.
