Family of 6 tow vehicle ?? What works?
Hi all, I have been happily camping after all the great advice I got on her back in 2006. Sadly our 2006 Chevrolet 2500HD is needing to be replaced and we are having a hard time coming up with a re...
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tatest wrote:
The passenger van with the most GCWR to spare is the E-350 with V-10 and 4.10 axle, for 18,000 to 18,500 GCWR depending on model year, and empty weight at about 6300-6700 pounds. You can load it to 8000 - 8500 pounds and still have the 10,000 tow capacity. These vans are really hard to find and the engine sucks fuel like crazy when pulling hard, and with the steeper gearing doesn't do much better when not towing.
Not quite and just to be complete the E-350 with the 7.3L PSD passenger version has a GVWR of 9400, towing capacity of 10K and a GCWR with the 4.10 of 20K. I know I have one shown in my signature. My FAWR is 4600 and rear is 6084 and I have no problem breaking my 9500 GVWR figure as long as I stay within the AWRs. I'm often over 10K GW on the Van itself, but my registration actually shows a GVWR of 10K vs. the Ford spec'd 9500. When towing my GCW is in the 16.7 to 17.6 range and I get a solid 10 to 10.5 towing with that load.
Larry
Larry
Larry
