Upgrade to 5th wheel
I have a 2019 Ford F-250 6.7l diesel. I’m looking at a Grand Design 320MKS but want to make sure my truck can haul it. According to the brochure the trailer is 10,721 UVW. According to Fords towing ...
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Taxman2436 wrote:
OK, so the rear GAWR is 6340 and the RAW is 2840. So, it appears the 12000 for the loaded trailer would be OK, but would I be pushing to the limit?
AS another poster says the truck will have a 3500 lb in the bed payload (6340 minus 2840 = 3500 lbs over the rear axle. I assume the 2840 lb number is a actual scaled weight.
Just stay under rawr that way your legal from a dot ticket nor will you face any civil lawsuit for exceeding a gvwr/payload sticker. Some rv folks like to scare others with civil lawsuit theory for exceeding a gvwr payload sticker.
Short bed truck ?
Depends on trailers front corner profile...and placement of the hitch in the bed. Newer trailers have a notched/rounded front corners made for short bed trucks and eliminates the need for a sliding hitch.
Also pin placement zero over the trucks rear axle will help make more cab to trailer front cap distance while turning.
