1992 F250 HD and 1998 Lance Legend 990
I just purchased a 1998 Lance Legend 990 camper and the weight of the camper including all optional equipment is about 3,470 lbs. The weight of my truck with 2 full tanks of fuel is 5,580 lbs. I hav...
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A dually would be a night and day difference hauling that camper. You would love it.
Having said that, you're in pretty good shape weight wise. Most TC hauling trucks are further over their GVWR than that. Ford seems to make their RAWR exactly the sum of the weight ratings on the rear tires. If you upgrade to higher capacity tires you can gain some capacity until you hit the limits of the wheels or axle. Moving the camper an inch will make very little difference.
I used to haul my 11' camper on a Chevy 3500 SRW. I weighted 11,410 on a truck rated for 9,900. I put several thousand trouble free miles on it. I then put the camper on a Chevy dually. I weighed 13,140 on a truck rated for 11,400. I drove it from the house to the local gas station to fill the propane tanks for the first outing and could tell a huge improvement just in that trip. It had far less bounce and sway then when on the SRW truck.
Having said that, you're in pretty good shape weight wise. Most TC hauling trucks are further over their GVWR than that. Ford seems to make their RAWR exactly the sum of the weight ratings on the rear tires. If you upgrade to higher capacity tires you can gain some capacity until you hit the limits of the wheels or axle. Moving the camper an inch will make very little difference.
I used to haul my 11' camper on a Chevy 3500 SRW. I weighted 11,410 on a truck rated for 9,900. I put several thousand trouble free miles on it. I then put the camper on a Chevy dually. I weighed 13,140 on a truck rated for 11,400. I drove it from the house to the local gas station to fill the propane tanks for the first outing and could tell a huge improvement just in that trip. It had far less bounce and sway then when on the SRW truck.
