RWDIII wrote:
Steve_in_29 wrote:
JIMNLIN wrote:
I'd go with an F-350 instead of an F-250. Why? You get more GVWR with little or no increase in price. So think 1 ton truck.
Well....yes and no. A couple of points.
Some F350 SRW trucks have a 10000 GVWR just like a 10000 GVWR F250. We had one poster who came up with a 10k GVWR F350 SRW crew cab 4x4 6.7 diesel long wheelbase. The weight police convinced him he had to trade it in for the same truck with the 11200 GVWR sticker :R.
And if the F250 comes with the heavy service package its the same as the F350 SRW truck.
The newer gen 3/4 ton diesel trucks have up to 6500 RAWR and over 3000 lb rear axle payloads.
Gassers even more.
Those people were ill informed, as the 10k package on the F350 is simply a piece of paper with no actual changes being made to the vehicle's suspension. It is done to get around registration andor parking restrictions some localities have in place.
I have never heard of an F250 that was rated at the same GVWR as the F350.
Then go down to the nearest Ford dealer and look at the F350 work truck with 17 in tires that has a 10000 lb GVW
You are misinformed as well and I didn't say there were no F350s rated at 10K and I should have been clearer in that what I actually meant was I never heard of an F250 rated above 10K. That 10K GVWR F350 you mention is simply DERATED ON PAPER to meet licensing/registration/parking limits of some areas. It is NOT the same as the F250's suspension underneath.
Ford lists a rear axle rating of 6290lbs and MAX GVWR of 10K for an F250. The F350 SRW has a rear axle rating of 7190lbs and a GVWR of 10K-11.5K.
