DRW vs SRW
We are close to buying a F350, 6.7 to pull a 5th wheel that weighs 12,650 empty. I'm guessing it weighs close to 14,000 lbs. once we are loaded and ready to travel, but we haven't weighed it yet. Curr...
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davelinde wrote:
I pulled big FW with a single axle truck and never had an issue. In my case I was right up to the rated limit of the tires, which did concern me a bit. I was meticulous about keeping the tires at proper pressure. When I had the FW I kind of wished I had a dually. Now that I no longer have the FW, but still have the truck, I'm glad it is a single.
I'm very comfortable towing at or slightly over my tire ratings. It's when I get a heavy load on my truck that I sometimes get a little nervous. I once had 11000 lbs of pin weight on the gooseneck ball of my F350 SRW .... I didn't have to go on a public road but, I was in 4 wheel drive pulling hard through deep snow and if something had broke I can't say I would have been real surprised.
