Ladies and Gents,Here is the story:2004 F350 6.0 Powerstroke SWR, FX4, Lariat, tow package E rated tires (new 3000 miles), truck camper package (rear anti sway bar) original equipment. Rear GAWR 6380 Lbs, Front GAWR 5200 Lbs GVWR 9900 Lbs.Mods: New Hellwig heavy duty shocks front and rear. Rear Air bags with 200 psi compressor, cab remote.Truck Camper: 2016 Lance 1062. Wet weight 4061 Lbs. Extra garbage 250 Lbs.My fat ass, wife and dog 400 Lbs Total 4750 to 5000 Lbs.Length 10'11" 2 feet overhang. Plus weight of gun load ??? LOL.Drove from place of purchase NH to NJ without a problem. No sway, speed averaged 65 mph. Have reached 75 until my wife started screaming.Plans to tow: 25' boat trailer weighting about 5000 Lbs total with dual axles. Tongue weight ??? I can lift it alone all the way up until the out drive hits theground. So I figure 150 to 200 Lbs. 3' tow hitch extension to be able to carry the camper and tow the boat. Or have a Torklift super hitch weight distributing installed.Also installing a class IV front hitch to carry a platform for possible garbage needed.Your input, help, knowledge, criticism etc will be appreciated including any mods you think will be beneficial to install.Thank you for your help.

My max weight with a 2000 7.3 SRW was about 13,200 pounds. I had put 19.5 tires and wheels on it, a Firestone airbag system that I ran light, you have heavier overhang so would need to up that. It seemed to work, there is quite a few people that say their rigs perform just fine. Your camper is about 600 pounds heavier than mine was. Lot's of stuff seemed to break earlier than I expected.. it's not young.. 17 years old now. but I think I paid a price over and above what I should have if I obeyed the limitations as it said I should. You are really over the limit for your rig.. really well over the limit. The only consideration, which I gently realized, is getting the whole thing to stop in a reasonable limit. Coming downhill in first gear on a switchback highway hoping I could make the next turn did not feel very good.YMMV

"You are really over the limit for your rig.. really well over the limit." x2

I think you will find several issues here. -calculating only 250 lb of added stuff? Are you planning to drive with no water in the camper? In my case 1200lb come from "nowhere" with only 40 gal of fresh water and empty holding tanks. - trailers should put at least 10 percent of its weight on the tongue. Some advise 20. If you can lift tongue of 5000 lb trailer by hand, the stability will suffer. Add a stinger to the truck and that makes good recipe for disaster. Your and DW weight don't mean much as you'll be close to front axle. I say you have LOT of homework to do.

Truck is overloaded but I doubt it will affect you because chances are your head gasket will fail before you get much farther in your 6.0. haha. Sorry couldn't resist. Get a dually and Cummins imo. Or run it, I've seen much more dangerous things. Carefully with your tires and pressures if you choose to use it.

Congratulations on your new Lance.The 1062 is a nice camper, but it needs a dually. Your E rated tires are way over loaded.

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Artum_Snowbird
Explorer
Mar 19, 2017
My max weight with a 2000 7.3 SRW was about 13,200 pounds. I had put 19.5 tires and wheels on it, a Firestone airbag system that I ran light, you have heavier overhang so would need to up that. It seemed to work, there is quite a few people that say their rigs perform just fine. Your camper is about 600 pounds heavier than mine was.

Lot's of stuff seemed to break earlier than I expected.. it's not young.. 17 years old now. but I think I paid a price over and above what I should have if I obeyed the limitations as it said I should.

You are really over the limit for your rig.. really well over the limit. The only consideration, which I gently realized, is getting the whole thing to stop in a reasonable limit. Coming downhill in first gear on a switchback highway hoping I could make the next turn did not feel very good.

YMMV
Lwiddis
Explorer II
Mar 19, 2017
"You are really over the limit for your rig.. really well over the limit." x2
Kayteg1
Explorer II
Mar 19, 2017
I think you will find several issues here.
-calculating only 250 lb of added stuff? Are you planning to drive with no water in the camper? In my case 1200lb come from "nowhere" with only 40 gal of fresh water and empty holding tanks.
- trailers should put at least 10 percent of its weight on the tongue. Some advise 20. If you can lift tongue of 5000 lb trailer by hand, the stability will suffer.
Add a stinger to the truck and that makes good recipe for disaster.
Your and DW weight don't mean much as you'll be close to front axle.
I say you have LOT of homework to do.
Redwoodcamper
Explorer
Mar 19, 2017
Truck is overloaded but I doubt it will affect you because chances are your head gasket will fail before you get much farther in your 6.0. haha. Sorry couldn't resist. Get a dually and Cummins imo. Or run it, I've seen much more dangerous things. Carefully with your tires and pressures if you choose to use it.
d_rocs
Explorer
Mar 19, 2017
Congratulations on your new Lance.

The 1062 is a nice camper, but it needs a dually.

Your E rated tires are way over loaded.
Bedlam
Moderator
Mar 19, 2017
If can be done. My 2005 F250 carried 7000 lbs on 18" wheels with just upper and lower StableLoads.

To carry more on the rear, I went with heavier dampened shocks, 19.5" wheels and airbags to comfortably handle my 8000 lbs on the rear.

You will need a SuperHitch and SuperTruss to handle the trailer with an extension.

Typically I was 17-20K lbs GCW and 11.5-12.5k lbs GVW.
Oregun
Nomad
Mar 19, 2017
c1goncalves wrote:

Rear GAWR 6380 Lbs, Front GAWR 5200 Lbs GVWR 9900 Lbs.

Don't you mean Rear GAWR 6830 Lbs?

If so check your tires rating.
work2much
Explorer
Mar 19, 2017
Take it to a scale and weigh it. IMO we add quite a bit more stuff than 250 pounds ourselves and we pack lite. If I were to guess I would double that number. You might be surprised to find out that the advertised weight isn't correct and you pack way more weight than you think.
Buzzcut1
Nomad II
Mar 19, 2017
I carried my Lance 1055 on my 2003 F350 6.0 crew cab long bed 4x4 SRW. I was under the axle mfg rating. I had 3750# rated tires. I had 7450# of load on the rear axle, I had a blow out and almost rolled. I went to 19.5 tires and wheels that could carry 9000# of load per axle. I had roadmaster anti sway bars fron and rear. Airbags and upper stable loads. It was doable but I have a much better drive with my current dually than I did with the SRW.
sbryan
Explorer II
Mar 19, 2017
As most have said above, the weak link in your setup is the tires. My 2013 F350 has a GVWR of 11,500 and I am over that by about 600 pounds but under my front and rear axle weights. Your Lance is much heavier than my Igloo. I have 3,750 E rated tires and I am religious about the air pressure because I am close to their limits. As others have recommended, take it to the scales loaded like you are going camping and then let common sense be your guide. You can do a lot to beef up your suspension but you can't do much about your existing wheels and tires. Don't forget you also have to stop that rig - make sure your brakes are up to the task. After our first long trip with the Igloo I started looking at after market brake pads to increase the bite.

I am not one to lecture about weight - you will do what you will do. Be sensible and safe. Get real weights and look at all the elements in your carrying system.