DRW vs. SRW for towing fivers
Has anyone towed fivers with both DRW and SRW pickups? I currently have a F350 diesel DRW, and I'm looking to get a new F350 but I'm debating on the rear wheel config. Ease of parking and maneuvering...
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justme wrote:
I pull a 16,000 gvw trailer with a Ford F350 diesel SRW and the truck does not know that a trailer is in tow. A dually is a pain in the butt if you really don't need one. The SRW trucks these days are a big improvement of the past. Duallys are needed for trailer with High GVW and then I would go for a 450 which is built to be a dually rather than an add on like the 250/350 would be.
Lots of people pull their trailers just fine, including those with 16,000 GVWR. I would ask, what is your payload limit as indicated on your door post label? And, do you know your actual pin weight? Add that pin weight to your passenger weight, hitch weight, any other cargo or tools/boxes and most SRW will be beyond that label limit. Tows fine but overloaded. What one chooses to do about it is personal, but doesn't change the numbers.
