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Melcassie
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Dec 15, 2025

Is this safe?

This is our First RV and we just bought the truck this week! We’ve not officially bought this RV but it’s the one we put a deposit on  it seems we would be like 800 or more over weight  

So we have a F350 XL SRW Diesel.  
4 -Wheel Drive 
3.55 Gears/Axle
17”Wheels 
Payload Sticker -3511.00 lbs 

We’re wanting to tow: 44 FT 

2019 Heartland Cyclone 4005 
Dry Weight -16,700 lbs 
Loaded Max weight- 20,000 lbs 
Dry Tongue Weight - 3540 lbs 
Loaded Tongue Weight - approximately-4200 lbs 

We’ve heard differnt things yes it’s fine, It’s close, and load the back to take pressure off hitch. I’m ready to pull my hair out. Is this safe? Will it ruin the truck? Would insurance cover it if it’s exceeding the pay load? 
 

Thank y’all.

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  • I’m far from being an internet weight cop and with that said, you will be right at the practical limits of a srw truck and of course well over payload rating. 
    A few things to consider. This being your first camper and your inexperience at towing much less towing basically a semi trailer, and your perceived lack of understanding, it sounds like a horrible idea from here. 
    17” wheels = base model truck and the tires are surely not up to that weight rating. At a minimum I’d be somewhere between some heavy rated 18s or 20s rims and appropriately rated tires. Or 19.5s. 
    If you’re experienced, equip the truck right and keeper out of the mountains it’s semi reasonably doable imo. But not with how the truck is currently equipped. 
    And I with more knowledge and experience wouldn’t even want to tow that thing with that truck on any significant grades or curves.