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juzplanekrazy
Explorer
Sep 13, 2007

Whats Your Real Weights? Truck and Trailer. The Real Deal

I don’t know if it’s been done before or not but I was thinking about keeping a running list of real truck weights by year and type, and trailer weights by brand, size and what the total combined weig...
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bpounds
Nomad
Mar 07, 2015
CenTex wrote:
I don't see to many people ever say what their rear end ratios are and that is very important as to how much you can tow.

F-250 with V-10, 6 speed manual and 3:73 rears.

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I suppose that's because it doesn't change axle weight ratings, or load carrying capacity. It's more related to pulling power, and since the overwhelming majority of us pulling fivers pull with a diesel, pulling power is rarely an issue.

Your weights look great. Very similar to my own setup. Perfect on an F250.

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