Ford F-250 Base Curb Weight
Hello all! I am in the process of calculating GVWR and GCWR for my 2015 F-250 Super Duty and decided to get an actual base curb weight at a Cat Scale. It is a 6.7 Power Stroke, Crew Cab / short bed.I ...
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MitchF150 wrote:
GCWR really means nothing in the grand scheme of things... Is your truck going to implode if you go #100, #1000 or more over the GCWR yet still under GVWR?? Dunno, but when it all comes down to the nuts and bolts of things, it's about your axle ratings, your tire ratings and wheel ratings that meets the road..
Good luck loading any SRW truck even near GCWR while not exceeding GVWR. Something like that is like a unicorn, no such thing.
Axle ratings and tire ratings are also probably meaningless as the GVWR will be busted long before those numbers come into play.
Install hitch, load trailer, and head for the scales. What you'll probably learn is what everyone seems to be learning lately--3/4 ton trucks are not for heavy 5th wheel trailering, because they don't have enough payload, although they are better than they were 10-15 years ago.
