IdaD wrote:
ib516 wrote:
I'd like to see what a 2019 F250 Limited 6.7L diesel has for payload. I bet it's around 2k. The best source for that info is the "tire and loading information" sticker inside the driver's door. IN the real world, with any decent size 5er, he'll be over GVWR.
I found (via google) an image of the sticker from a 2019 F250 diesel Platinum. Payload was 1790#. His will be similar. Add in passengers, and a 5er hitch, and some misc cargo and you're going to be left with about 1100 - 1200# for pin weight before you max out GVWR. That's just life with a 3/4 ton diesel with a 10k GVWR (which is the max for the class of truck). That's in the "half ton towable" 5er class. Cougar makes a "half ton" series of 5th wheels. Their pin weights are 1300 - 1500#.
Payload means jack on a 3/4 ton diesel, that topic has been so beat to death anybody who's been around more than a week should know that. Suggesting a new 3/4 ton diesel can only safely handle a super lightweight FW with those kind of pin weights is laughable.
That said OP might be advised to be thinking about a dually if he's wanting to tow a 40'+ fifth wheel. That's a lot of trailer.
Well, you're entitled to your opinion. I have a friend (Scotty from Scotty systems - Cummins diesel mods) who got a ticket for being over GVWR in the USA with his 3500 Megacab DRW longbed (custom conversion)). It of course had the factory spec 10,500# GVWR, and he was towing an RV. I know him personally, we live in the same city. It wasn't laughable to him at that point, but to each their own. Some may want to stay within payload specs, and others pile the weight on until the rear bumper drags on the ground.
However, the fact remains that an F250 diesel limited like the OPs will have around 1800 - 1900# payload, as per the manufacturer, and WILL NOT be able to haul a very big/heavy 5er without going over GVWR and/or GAWR. That is a FACT.
Now, whether that matters to the OP is up to him, and it's certainly his choice on how to proceed. But just because it's your opinion that GVWR doesn't matter, etc. etc. doesn't change anything about the facts. I was just trying to share FACTS so the OP has all the knowledge that he can choose to ignore or comply with.
Oh, and I've "been around here" since 2003, I have an engineering degree, and I'm a LEO (22 years) who specializes in Traffic Collision Reconstruction. I have testified many times as an expert witness in court regarding collisions/fault/causes.
