Towing Questions for a new fifth wheel
Wanting to upgrade to a larger fifth wheel and have some questions. I have a new 2014 f-250 super duty diesel. Looking at a Columbus 320 with a dry weight of 10,604 lbs and a hitch weight of 2015 lb...
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My Big Horn weighs dry about the same as the Columbus 320 and a bit less than the cardinal. Here is what my Big Horn weighed ready to camp:
When I set it up to be pulled by a 2004 Ford CC SB:
Trailer = 12000 pounds
Pin weight = 2150 pounds
This truck was over just a bit on GVW and RAWR but right at GCVWR and did a nice enough job pulling the trailer
I traded for a 2011 F350 CC SB 6.7 truck. I upped my trailer loading to take into account the much higher truck ratings;
Trailer = 13050 pounds
Pin weight = 2450 pounds
I was under all axle, truck and combined vehicle ratings..but not by much...your F350 will be very close to it's maximum rating if your weights are what you have posted but it will do a very nice job of pulling the trailer regardless...
These are the facts from my experience pulling with the Ford...the extremely low opinion I have of Ford has not changed a bit...that truck was as big a POS as the 6.0 diesel Ford it replaced...
Regards
When I set it up to be pulled by a 2004 Ford CC SB:
Trailer = 12000 pounds
Pin weight = 2150 pounds
This truck was over just a bit on GVW and RAWR but right at GCVWR and did a nice enough job pulling the trailer
I traded for a 2011 F350 CC SB 6.7 truck. I upped my trailer loading to take into account the much higher truck ratings;
Trailer = 13050 pounds
Pin weight = 2450 pounds
I was under all axle, truck and combined vehicle ratings..but not by much...your F350 will be very close to it's maximum rating if your weights are what you have posted but it will do a very nice job of pulling the trailer regardless...
These are the facts from my experience pulling with the Ford...the extremely low opinion I have of Ford has not changed a bit...that truck was as big a POS as the 6.0 diesel Ford it replaced...
Regards
