tow vehicle advice
I recently purchased a skyline rampage 30 foot bumper pull toyhauler. this is a triple axle toyhauler with a 15,000 GVWR. I have a 2002 f250 with a 7.3 powerstroke. I know this is too much trailer for...
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twodownzero wrote:
The only rating that usually matters on an SRW truck is GVWR.
GCWR or "tow rating" are illusory as you'll never load the truck carefully enough to get near that without busting something else.
I gotta disagree with this.... The GCWR of a 2002 7.3L was only 20,000 pounds. Even approaching that, the transmission cooling is marginal. Going over that was bad news, unless transmission cooling AND lockup strategy were updated (lack of lockup in 2nd gear, and slow lockup in 3rd gear, is why they run so hot)
