towing ?

[dlowr31733]

is 1900# hitch weight too heavy for 2008 F-250 super duty short bed diesel

[fla-gypsy]

Maybe, maybe not

[dahkota]

According to Ford, the GVWR can vary between 8800 lbs. and 10000 lbs.

According to Ford, the payload capacity on a base weight F250 6.4 manual trans. can vary between 2200 lbs and 2800 lbs.

According to Ford, the payload capacity of my particular configuration, with added options (off road, over size tires, lariat package, etc) is 1900 lbs.

Your question, as stated, cannot be answered until you provide more information. People on here can say yes or no, but until you weigh it, and find out what the GVWR is, you will not know definitively whether or not your particular truck and handle a 1900 lb. payload in addition to a driver and passenger.

[hmknightnc]

You asked this same question earlier. You got a bunch of intelligent responses that said generically ok (including me). Your close so you need to weigh your truck loaded for travel and see if you have enough axle/tire capacity left to be legal. And if you have enough payload/GVWR left that you are comfortable with (whether you are under or over theses numbers is your choice).

[goducks10]

I hope not. I put 1800lbs in my 12 Ram 2500 CTD. Squats 2". Rams typically have lower GVW's and payload ratings. I'm over GVW by 200lbs and under RAWR by 1100lbs. Not knowing the particulars about your truck, but being an F250 they generally have higher ratings, at least before 13-14 Rams. I would think that you're definitely under your RAWR but depending on the trim level could be over payload. I really find it hard to believe that you couldn't tow a 5'er with a pin of 1900lbs. That equates to a 9500lb 5'er I using the 20% pin weight rule.

[Campinfan]

If you private message me, I can email you a 2008 Super Duty brochure. It would seem to me that if Ford says you can tow so big a fiver, that they would know the pin weight is about 20%. I would think their engineers are smart enough for that.

Remember, there are lots of opinions here. You know what they say about opinions...they are like ---holes, everyone has one and they usually stink. Now some people here are quite knowledgeable.

Trust the experts and the ones whose opinions are based on fact. Some people will say you can pull a triple axle fiver with a 1/2 ton and then there are others who say you need a dually to pull a pop up. 🙂

[wandering1]

dlowr31733 wrote:
is 1900# hitch weight too heavy for 2008 F-250 super duty short bed diesel

The hitch weight has nothing to do with the f250. Read the ford towing specs to find out what your PU is capable of towing. Go to a hitch shop and tell them how much your trailer weighs and the hitch/pin weight to find out what hitch you need. You make the decisions you are legally responsible for having an adequate tow vehicle.

[rhagfo]

dlowr31733 wrote:
is 1900# hitch weight too heavy for 2008 F-250 super duty short bed diesel

You basically asked the same question in an earlier post. There were many good replies in those post.

"Is this trouble"

It may boil down to how you chose to tow. Within GVWR, or going by axle and tire ratings.

Before we can give you good answers we need to know the following.

Tow Vehicle
GVWR
Front GAWR
Rear GAWR

Scaled weight of TV loaded to go camping less 5er
Scaled Front axle weight (loaded)
Scaled Rear axle weight (loaded)

5er information.

Listed Dry weight
Listed Dry pin
GVWR

Then we can give some real answers.

[Cummins12V98]

Things are never as they seem!

[dlowr31733]

F-250 super duty turbo diesel, we travel light, minimal water, low provisions, 2 adults

[lanerd]

How do you know the hitch weight is 1900 lbs? Is this the published weight or actual weight from a scale? Makes a big difference as most published weights are not even close and will give you a false sense of security. If you can't weight the 5er, take 20% of its GVWR.

As for the F250's payload rating, you'll need to weigh the truck (loaded and ready for the road) and subtract that value from its GVWR.

Hope this helps

Ron

[Allworth]

That is like asking "How long is a battleship?" True or False

A little more detail would be a big help.

Since you posted in the fifth wheel section, I assume you mean pin weight of a fiver. The answer is still; "That depends."

It is probably right at the top end of rear axle capacity, but will depend on just how the truck is equipped and/or loaded.