2015 Ford F350 6.2l 4.30 question

Sounds like a good combo.

Want to thank you all for your input. I believe we have struck a deal with a 2015 F350 6.7l diesel single axle. From what I have read here and the research we have done on the 6.7, we feel this would be a good truck for quite some time. Looking at a Grand Design 337 to go with the truck. Believe this is enough truck for this 5th wheel.

He was lucky to get 150,000 miles out his 6.4L, most grenade before that.

That said, the 6.7L diesel is a much better engine. It's as reliable as any of them, and has excellent power figures.

Thank you all for your input! Well I will muddy the waters a bit. I have been leery of a diesel pickup after reading all of the horror stories. I met with our friend who is the GM at the RV dealer. He has a 2013 F350 w/6.7 liter diesel He has been very pleased with it. Has 110,000 miles on it-mostly towing miles. It has been bullet-proof. He still has his 2008 F450 6.4 liter dually that now has a new engine after the original blew up at 150,000 miles (had numerous issues up to that point). Anyway, seems like Ford has stepped up it's game with the 6.7.

So with that being said, what are your thoughts of a F350 single axle, 6.7 liter diesel w/3.11 gear, super cab w/short bed? Max towing weight of the 5th wheel will be approximately 14,000-guessing pin around 2800 lbs?

Thanks.

Hi,

Download the Ford towing guide for 2015 here.

http://www.fleet.ford.com/towing-guides/

THen look on page #10 and you will see that the SRW F-350 has a cargo rating and GVWR. Subtract the cargo rating from the GVWR and you will get a close 'curb weight'.

So the regular cab 8' bed F-350 DRW cargo rating and GVWR is 13,500 and 6839 so curb weight of the regular cab dually is about 6,660 pounds.

Crew cab SRW SWB is 10,200 pound GVWR - the cargo rating of 2,973 = curb weight about 7,200 pounds.

Crew cab SRW LWB is 10,500 pound GVWR - 3,139 = curb weight about 7,300 pounds.

Then look up the GCVWR on page #18.

The 6.2L gas with 4.30:1 rear axle ratio is 22,200 for the SRW and 22,800 for the dually gas engine.

If you will have 600 pounds of stuff in the pickup, and then add 2,000 pounds of pin weight, then the truck will have a curb weight of say 7,300 + 200 pound hitch or 7,500 pounds. Then add the 600# and 2,000 pin weight, you will be at 8,100 for the truck and 10,100 for the truck and trailer pin weight.

Take the 22,200 - the 8,100 truck weight (don't deduct the pin weight twice) and you have 14,100 pounds for the total weight of the trailer, and about 2,200 pounds available pin weight capacity before exceeding the GVWR of the truck.

You do not have as much trailer capacity as the chart shows on page #18. However going over the GCVWR by a few pounds is acceptable. Make sure that you are well within the GVWR of the truck, and under the axle weight ratings.

Good luck!

Fred.

Sorry, I read F250 in the OP. I see now he said F350. Oops.

diftw, Not sure what model 5er you're considering (or if you're keeping the one in your sig), but there are many, many 350 series gas trucks out there pulling some large ones, so I think your payload will be fine with either length bed. Looks like you are comfortable with the characteristics of towing with gas, so I'd say you'll be fine as long as you stick to your guns on the 4:30 gears, which you may have to order for, or did you find a truck on a lot with them? If ordering, you need to hurry as the cut-off date for the 15's is coming up.

I'll add finally that I love my F250, and it tows our TT great, but I do regret not ordering a 350 with 4:30 gears now. That way if I wanted to step up in camper, I could. Good luck.

Yes, the FW towing capacity would be 15,000 plus, with the 4.30 gears. You would have to go by the actual truck, as delivered, to determine how much weight the 350 can carry.

Door sticker on my 250 4x4 shows 3,232 payload. Mine has 3.73 gears, and is rated to tow 12,300, with the 6.2.

Jerry

diftw wrote:

nohurry wrote:

ib516 wrote:
The one pickuptrucks.com tested was a 2015 xlt crew cab 4x4. They calculated the payload to be 2880#. That was a 6.5' box. A longbox would be less as the truck is at the class max of 10k# GVWR.

All other things being equal, a longbed will have a lower tow rating than a shortbed truck.

Link

The 10k GVWR on the F 350 actually reduces the legal payload. :h to avoid certain license/taxes in some states I suppose. Without it the truck you describe should have 3800 lb cargo, and 12500 tow rating these are of course just approximate guesses depending on configuration, options, trim level etc.

According to that chart, I was thinking, for a 5th wheel, the TC would be 15,600?

Sorry-I failed to say this is a 4x2 option.

nohurry wrote:

ib516 wrote:
The one pickuptrucks.com tested was a 2015 xlt crew cab 4x4. They calculated the payload to be 2880#. That was a 6.5' box. A longbox would be less as the truck is at the class max of 10k# GVWR.

All other things being equal, a longbed will have a lower tow rating than a shortbed truck.

Link

The 10k GVWR on the F 350 actually reduces the legal payload. :h to avoid certain license/taxes in some states I suppose. Without it the truck you describe should have 3800 lb cargo, and 12500 tow rating these are of course just approximate guesses depending on configuration, options, trim level etc.

According to that chart, I was thinking, for a 5th wheel, the TC would be 15,600?