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Explorer

Nov 28, 2015

Any truth to this

I have a 2015 F350 SRW, 2 wheel drive. A little bit ago I was talking to a guy that has the exact same truck hauling a huge Redwood fifthwheel. When I asked him about the limits of the truck and the weights of his fifthwheel, he said that he retired from Ford, and they reduce the number they put on the placard for the RAWR by about 20 percent. Said they (engineers) know that drivers are going to push the limits of the truck, so they just wanted to give them a little fudge factor. Reason I ask is sometime soon we will be buying our full time unit. I have seen plenty of 250s and 350s hauling big rigs all over this country. I know there are those that say you can't haul anything without a dually, but if that guy was correct, I have quite a bit of room left over for what we are looking at.

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53 Replies

Artum_Snowbird
Explorer
Nov 28, 2015
Well, according to Ford, you can tow a fifth wheel to 16,300 pounds with a SRW. According to Redwood, their rigs are GVWR of 16,500.

The axles on the Redwood appear to be the same no matter what length they are, but the carrying capacity diminishes as weight of the unit gets longer. The pin weight also gets heavier by some extra.

Going up to a DRW takes you up to 24,600 it seems. They use a higher rear end ratio to haul, and to brake the load, and are just so much more capable to tow safely in all conditions.
colliehauler
Explorer III
Nov 28, 2015
Not true. If they push the limits it's the other way to try to out do their competition. Lot of people will say anything to justify their purchase. If they talk long enough they might even convince themselves.
donn0128
Explorer II
Nov 28, 2015
Retired from where? The assembly line or certification engineering? Makes a lot of difference. Sounds like he was blowing a lot of smoke trying to justify what he was doing.
You only need to read tire load raring, look up RAWR to see that falsehood.