Camper weight and 4WD
I really wish I had thought about this earlier concidering I'm supposed to look at the truck today. I have the opportunity to buy a 1999 F350 dually v10 5 speed 4x4. I was excited about the 4x4 until ...
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1handyhubby wrote:
A little follow up for anyone interested, I found specs online for a 2001 F350. It should be the same as a 1999. There is a difference of 495 lbs. The max payload of a 2x4 is 5,700 and 4x4 is 5,285. I let last nights research sway my decision and cancel the appointment to look at the truck because I thought ther was a difference of over 1,000. My current camper is 3,300 lbs empty so I should be fine. The truck is 2 hours away and the owner has plans for the day so we'll have to see if he still has it next weekend. In the mean time I guess I'll look for some swingout brackets for my jacks and hope I'm a quick study on getting a dually threw the jacks with less clearance and driveing a stick after 30 years of automatics. ??
If you are looking for the max payload them look for an 05/6/7 F350 as Ford upped the capacities in 05. The GVWR stayed the same in 08 but the trucks weighed more so the load capacity shrank a bit.
