First timer and a "how much weight" question?
So I've been doing researching like mad and trying to figure all my weight limits before we purchase our first TT. We are headed to Hershey in two weeks, to their big RV show, and I want to be as pr...
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brianosaur wrote:
I also have a Ford e250 van. These are the specs:
GVWR ........... 8600
Curb Wt......... 5336
GVW............. 6336?**
Max Payload..... 3264
Towing Cap...... 6600
GCWR............ 12000
GAWR f ......... 3800
GAWR r ......... 5520
Rear Tire load . 3042ea
**Guessing TV may have 1000 lbs in passenger and cargo.
With gas powered 250/2500 trucks the Gross Combined Weight Rating (GCWR) is most often the limiting factor, the van should be the same. You state a Curb Wt of 5336 lbs, if this is actual scale weight and you add 1000 lbs. of stuff to a 6000lb trailer you will be slightly over. If you can keep the loaded trailer weight around 5500 then your good. With the E250 if you stay within the 12K GCWR the rest should be alright. The van will handle it just fine, it’s the pulling power you are lacking. How bad this will be depends on where you are. Flat land you will be fine, mountains not so fine. And yes put the biggest transmission cooler you can get on it, it will be cheaper in the long haul.
