New truck, need help with weights
I just purchased a new truck yesterday. 2014 F350 6.7, 4x2 longbed, SRW, 3:31 gears. So I would like some assistance with weights so that I'm armed with knowledge as we go shopping! What 5th TH/BH we...
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nole_trainer wrote:wandering1 wrote:Old-Biscuit wrote:
Simple......
If truck is a DRW.......16K trailer
If truck is a SRW.......14K trailer
That's GVWs
That's not what the towing specs say.
Super Duty Towing Specs
Scroll down to fifth wheel towing.
wandering1, when I started this process over a year ago I would have said the same thing. Why would Ford (or any of the manufactures) state one number vs what other would tell me. From campgrounds to several forums? Then for a year I would drive down the road looking at FW that were obviously too heavy for the truck? Something must be off, and really what do the "weight police" have to gain from stating some of the obvious numbers?
To each is own, I've only been doing this for 2 years with a 4k hybrid, and a F150. But at the end of the day I have my family to think about and what is safe for them, and what am I comfortable pulling, driving, parking, etc.
Trucks run out of payload (carrying capacity for 5vr) long before the magical mfg. tow rating.
Simple.......
