towing capcity and payload capacity.
i'm trying to figure out what truck with what 5th wheeel and am finding out with the diesels it seems the towing limitations are with the payload capacities. the trucks seem like they can tow a **** l...
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Not sure OP if truck your looking at is a 4x4 (but will assume it is being your in WI), so it will weigh in the hood of 8500 lbs. That only leaves you with 1500 lbs of "X" wether it be cargo, people or trailer. If you have 4 people at 150# each, that's 600#, now your down to 900# capacity leftover for "X".
Not that this will help you any, but I had a '03 F250 cc,4x4,6.0 PS, 50 gallon Transferflow tank and it came in at 8700. Always thought that I'd never use up all the trucks capacity. Bought a '06 Cedar Creek Silverback 33LBHTS (dry wt 10,800, Max GVW 13,800, pin 1800) being a newbie, figured....no problem. Hooked up, fully loaded, I had 10,800 on the truck (truck's GVW was 8800). Yes I was over big time, and truck did tow it just fine. But always had to be in the mindset of keeping a safe distance from one in front of me. Said that next truck will be a 350 ( alot of that info came from reading a lot of posts on here).
So bought a '15 F350 cc,4x4,6.7, srw. Did an awesome job of towing same trailer. Winter of '16/'17 we decided to get serious about a new coach and ending up getting a '18 Big Country. Well now back in same boat w/ this truck & RV as we were wih the '03 F250 and '06 RV. The '15 did a great job towing the BC, but again, I was at or over on some of the trucks capacities. RV had a dry wt of 14K, max GVW of 16K, pin of 2900. Fully loaded, I was over on truck's GVW of 11,500, rear axle and tires. Overall, didn't really bother me. Come vaykay planning for 2018 and now the weights are bothering me cuz the compass had us going to FL during the summer. Traded in the '15 for a '17 F350 cc,6.7,4x4 dually and all I can say is it made a world of difference! DW even liked driving it better than the srw towing. Yes, I DO mis my srw, but for towing the BC, the dually wins.
So bottom line is, I think I'd pass on the 250 and look for a 350 srw and then keep a 5th wheel under 15k GVW. If your towing a TT, then the 250 will probly be ok, but not a 5er. Just my $.02
Not that this will help you any, but I had a '03 F250 cc,4x4,6.0 PS, 50 gallon Transferflow tank and it came in at 8700. Always thought that I'd never use up all the trucks capacity. Bought a '06 Cedar Creek Silverback 33LBHTS (dry wt 10,800, Max GVW 13,800, pin 1800) being a newbie, figured....no problem. Hooked up, fully loaded, I had 10,800 on the truck (truck's GVW was 8800). Yes I was over big time, and truck did tow it just fine. But always had to be in the mindset of keeping a safe distance from one in front of me. Said that next truck will be a 350 ( alot of that info came from reading a lot of posts on here).
So bought a '15 F350 cc,4x4,6.7, srw. Did an awesome job of towing same trailer. Winter of '16/'17 we decided to get serious about a new coach and ending up getting a '18 Big Country. Well now back in same boat w/ this truck & RV as we were wih the '03 F250 and '06 RV. The '15 did a great job towing the BC, but again, I was at or over on some of the trucks capacities. RV had a dry wt of 14K, max GVW of 16K, pin of 2900. Fully loaded, I was over on truck's GVW of 11,500, rear axle and tires. Overall, didn't really bother me. Come vaykay planning for 2018 and now the weights are bothering me cuz the compass had us going to FL during the summer. Traded in the '15 for a '17 F350 cc,6.7,4x4 dually and all I can say is it made a world of difference! DW even liked driving it better than the srw towing. Yes, I DO mis my srw, but for towing the BC, the dually wins.
So bottom line is, I think I'd pass on the 250 and look for a 350 srw and then keep a 5th wheel under 15k GVW. If your towing a TT, then the 250 will probly be ok, but not a 5er. Just my $.02
