determining pay load capacity
Hello, I'm trying to determine the payload capacity of my F350. I am looking at 5th wheels and want to stay safe. I have a 2015 F350, 4x4, srw, 6.2 gasser. The sticker on the door post (tire and...
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My guess is the real payload on that truck will be over 4000 lbs since it’s a gasser. A lot of folks are proponents of staying w the GVWR on the fifth wheel.
Well many of the fifth wheels I’ve looked at can carry nearly two tons of cargo. If you are full timing, even then, 2 tons is a lot of stuff. Why carry that much? Most of it you won’t use.
For instance my Creek is 12800 lbs dry(2200 lbs pin),16,200 GVWR. So 3400 lbs of junk if you Max it out. We run about 14,500 lbs which is a reasonable 1700 lbs of junk.
I think you will be able to pull 12-13000 lbs comfortably w the 6.2l.
So look at fifth wheel with a lower pin weight dry.
Think about it: My Creek is 2200 dry. Another camper I looked at was 2500 dry.
That’s 300lbs. Doesn’t seem like much difference right? But 300 lbs on the pin is 1500 lbs in the front of the fifth wheel acting on the pin @20%. That’s my whole cargo almost.
Also if you start getting too much weight on the pin. Some fivers have a fresh water tank on a position that if you fill it up, it will counter act some of the pin weight.
That’s a very capable truck, combine it with some thought on purchase and load it properly and you’ll be fine.
Well many of the fifth wheels I’ve looked at can carry nearly two tons of cargo. If you are full timing, even then, 2 tons is a lot of stuff. Why carry that much? Most of it you won’t use.
For instance my Creek is 12800 lbs dry(2200 lbs pin),16,200 GVWR. So 3400 lbs of junk if you Max it out. We run about 14,500 lbs which is a reasonable 1700 lbs of junk.
I think you will be able to pull 12-13000 lbs comfortably w the 6.2l.
So look at fifth wheel with a lower pin weight dry.
Think about it: My Creek is 2200 dry. Another camper I looked at was 2500 dry.
That’s 300lbs. Doesn’t seem like much difference right? But 300 lbs on the pin is 1500 lbs in the front of the fifth wheel acting on the pin @20%. That’s my whole cargo almost.
Also if you start getting too much weight on the pin. Some fivers have a fresh water tank on a position that if you fill it up, it will counter act some of the pin weight.
That’s a very capable truck, combine it with some thought on purchase and load it properly and you’ll be fine.
