Towing > 40ft - drw vs srw?
I have a triple axle toy hauler with a top weight of 18k pounds. Four years ago I research the heck out of the type of tow vehicle to get and decided on a drw. I ended up with a 2009 F-450, but unfo...
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Bedlam wrote:
When I posted, I assumed the worse case:
20-25 percent pin weight of 18,000 lbs
200 lbs for fifth wheel hitch
800 lbs of people and gear in the crew cab
3200 lbs rear tire rating (F250's)
You have a good way of looking at it. If everyone was like you the engineers wouldn't have to design huge safety margins into everything. Guys like me operate in that safety margin quite regularly. We bought our Kenworth with full intentions of loading 70,000 lbs on its back (14,000 lbs over its GVWR). It doesn't seem to bother the truck in the least. (We only use the truck off road)
