F250 w/ 12.5k FW
Hi all, Just received a call from a friend. He was excited to tell me he just took the plunge and bought a 2012 Keystone Avalanche 341TG fifth wheel. Dry weight of the trailer is 12,199 lbs. His...
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scootsk wrote:
It's a 2014 f250 crew cab 4x4 shortbed powerstroke. I told him his truck could pull a house but the pin weight is very high and may exceed his payload.
4X4 and crewcab are some very heavy options for the F-250.
The cargo rating on that one is only 1800 pounds. Add a 150 pound hitch and 250 pounds of passengers, you will be well over the GVWR for the truck.
The F-350 crewcab SWB and SRW will have a 11,200 GVWR and cargo rating near 3,000 pounds. Still a little light when you are looking at towing a fifth wheel with a 2,200 pound dry weight and 2,500 pound +/- pin weight when towing. Add some firewood, more passengers, and such, and it is easy to use up all of the F-350's cargo rating too. . .
Good luck!
Fred.
