My first trip out, very overweight.
I dont need the weight police, i know what im doing and what im changing. This is just my experience and i will be asking about some concerns. 2007.5 6.7 mega 1 ton. SRW. I do have 19.5 rims and s...
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I was in the same situation. I had a F-350 SRW with airbags, upgraded brakes and swaybars. Truck pulled and stopped fine, but in the Oklahoma winds that we always travel in, the trailer pushed the rear of the truck around on the SRW. The only weight limit I was exceeding was GCWR of truck and trailer. Pulled it 2 trips for about 800 miles and that was enough. Now my TV is a 2010 F-450. Seven hour trip with that truck was so much easier than a 45 min trip with the other.
For those that desire a MDT, you should consider the F-450. My trailer weight is 16,200 empty, and my pin weight is 3485lbs empty. The F-450 handles these weights with ease, and the GCVWR of the truck is 33,000lbs, which is more than enough. The advantage of the pickup over the MDT is gas mileage, ease of driving and parking when unhooked, versatility when not towing (eg. you can drive it as a daily driver) and cost of ownership and maintenance. I also wanted the FL60 4 door to pull it with, but the cost of ownership was multiples over the cost of the pickup.
Purely my opinion, but I have driven them both, and the pickup is much easier to own.
For those that desire a MDT, you should consider the F-450. My trailer weight is 16,200 empty, and my pin weight is 3485lbs empty. The F-450 handles these weights with ease, and the GCVWR of the truck is 33,000lbs, which is more than enough. The advantage of the pickup over the MDT is gas mileage, ease of driving and parking when unhooked, versatility when not towing (eg. you can drive it as a daily driver) and cost of ownership and maintenance. I also wanted the FL60 4 door to pull it with, but the cost of ownership was multiples over the cost of the pickup.
Purely my opinion, but I have driven them both, and the pickup is much easier to own.
