Newbie towing question

Nighduckman wrote:

librty02 wrote:
You have 3800lbs of payload capacity. I would think you don't need helper springs as you have more capacity than most 1 ton SRW diesels do.That camper you talk of what type are you talking about most here consider a 5th or TT or pop up to be a camper

Answer: I was talking about a truck-bed-mounted camper. Once my wife and I are ready to downsize from our fifth wheel, we have been thinking about getting a truck camper which is one of the reasons we went w/ the 2WD F250 to get some extra payload capacity. At 3,759 lbs of available payload, a rear GAWR of 6,340 lbs and a 10,000 lbs GVWR there appear to be a few of the lighter truck campers that would work though not with all the comforts of a fiver for sure.

You will find some hard wall truck campers under 9' long without slides that may keep you under tire and rim limits. My Arctic Fox 811 (9' with slide) was about 4000 lbs once filled and loaded requiring me to make some upgrades to safely roll at 11,500 lbs GVW. My short bed extended cab truck weighed 7250 lbs when outfitted with the diesel and 4WD and I was applying 7000 lbs to the rear axle with the camper loaded.

Your limiting factor for carrying a truck camper are your rear wheels and suspension - The 10.5" rear axle is rated for 9750 lbs from Visteon Sterling. Although on paper it looks like you gain payload by going with a lighter engine, the empty rear axle load is not much different between a gasser and diesel and your actual payload limit really does not increase.