Truck/trailer weight help
Hey all first post here We had decided to move up to a fifth wheel so upgraded the truck and bought a fifth wheel and all was good or so we thought. I am supposed to pick up the trailer this Wednes...
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op wrote:
Looking at theF250 specs for a 2015 with the crew cab and 4x4 it drops down to 2100lb capacity. My 150 crew cab 4x4 is 1800 (door sticker). Does the 250 really only get me 300lb more? And if I go diesel it's even less.
I am so confused.
JFI the F250 with the heavy service package has the same package as the F350 SRW with the 7000 RAWR.
You keep referring to your F150 which simply doesn't have enough RAWR to carry a load and pin weight from that size trailer
There is no F150 that has enough RAWR to carry Fords 3000-3300 lb payload number in the bed or on the F150's rear axles/tires. All you have to do is add 3000 lbs to the F150 road ready rear axle which can weigh in the 2000-2500 lb range.
Now when we step up to a 250/350 we get a 6100 RAWR on up to 7000 RAWR for much more usable load carrying capacity. Both trucks have the same rear axle....just different spring packages and suspension blocks.
Just about any 250/2500 will have around 2800-3200 lb for a payload on the trucks RAWR as its carrying all the load.
Choose a truck with plenty of RAWR to carry the load with some reserve and enough motor to pull the trailer with ease.
Any 250/2500 diesel will carry the load and pull a 10k-11k 5th wheel trailer with ease.
