Will This Work?
After years of towing small trailers with a strong TV (weight was never a factor) and owning a couple of Class A MHs we have decided to buy a 5th Wheel and P/U truck, but I'm having trouble figuring o...
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MikeSherman wrote:
Looks like I may be shopping for a dually 1 ton, F-350 with the 7.3 diesel, but the Ford chart shows same towing capacity as a F-250 (13,000#). The 5th wheel we want shows ULV as 10,500# with a GVWR of 14,100#, so I'm still confused (which is not difficult!).
YEP.....
But if you look for and read the FINE print you will find that those are MAX TOWING Numbers based on 150# driver and 20# cargo
Every pound you add in passengers/cargo/stuff to truck you have to subtract from the towing numbers
Your vintage F250 can handle 12K GVWR 5th wheel.
Any heavier and you will be OVER WEIGHT in almost all ratings for that year 3/4 ton Class II pickup truck
Real life example:
My 2007 3500 and the 14K 5th wheel we tow
I have higher truck ratings then your 2001 F250 (GVWR, AXLE, Payload, GCWR) and with my 5vr scaled weight at 13,873 (highest it was when Full Timing) I was OVER on GVWR, slightly OVER RAWR and right at REAR Tire MAX Load ratings
And my GVWR is 10,100# with a MAX Tow rating of 16,200#
Stay with a 12K GVWR 5th Wheel and you will be good.
