Is Ford F 250 with 5.4L enough truck?

ccso58 wrote:
I am new to the forum and new to heavy towing. I have had a pop up camper for years and towed it with a GMC 4.8L with no issues.

We have upgraded to a much heavier camper. It has a dry weight of 8,400lbs. I am now looking for a different truck because my 4.8L is only rated for 7,000 lbs, and frankly I think that might be generous to say that of it.

I have been looking at a 2010 Ford F 250 with a 5.4L Motor. I have heard mixed reviews of this motor. It is rated to tow 9,500 lbs. Is this enough of a buffer over it's dry weight. I usually am in the truck by myself and the kids ride with their mother. With that said, I have five peoples worth of clothing and groceries in with me.

Any help on the subject would be appreciated.

Thanks

8400 from 9500 is only 1100 ... I would go with something with more towing capacity than that... by the time you start adding your stuff, your liquids in your tanks, your passengers in the truck, etc, you will be at that number quickly if not past it...

We had a TT that had a dry weight under 8000lbs but a max weight limit of 11,000 lbs....we did not carry any liquds in the tanks (not even fresh). We estimated pulling about 10,000 lbs (never put it on the scales though). We pulled it with an F250 crew cab with a 6.8L V10 (gasser)...towing capacity was 12,500. We could tell it was there at times...We also packed what we considered lightly compared to what we have seen others packed.