Really Disappointing (T/C Weight)
I found a t/c I really like but looks like weight will be too heavy. I know some of the members here have said my truck will handle more than the gvwr assigned by Ford but it has me concerned. I stil...
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GAR2 wrote:
Thank you! No- I wasn’t sure. I was surprised how close to Front GAWR the truck already was— but I do know the Diesel engines add a lot of weight compared to gassers.
True statement, but you said snow plow mount, so think of it this way, you haven't been worried about hanging the plow off the front up to this point and this is a lot less weight than the plow.
That said, at least back in the day, our plow trucks did see alot of increased front end parts wear. Ball joints, springs, etc. But these trucks plowed commercially every winter.
IMHO it would save a bit of front end and front tire wear to remove those components, but leaving them on with the camper installed won't accelerate the front end wear.
