Finally got the new truck and TT to the scales

[rangerbait]

I've been meaning to see where I was at before we head up to Lake Tahoe for a week on our first trip with the new trailer and truck next week.

Last time I was at the scales it was with my Armada, and I quickly realized that I had either too much trailer or not enough vehicle.

Fast forward a month...the Armada has a new owner, and there's an F350 6.7L turbo diesel in the driveway...all I can say is it sure feels very good to have payload to spare 🙂

The numbers:

GVWR (per sticker): 11,500lbs

Truck payload (per yellow sticker): 3,306lbs

Actual truck weight w/4 passengers, half a tank of fuel, and big heavy 4-bicycle rack in the bed: 8,660lbs

Trailer w/out gear and dry tanks + ~175lb ProPride hitch: 8,320lbs (9,500 GVWR for trailer)

Tongue weight (truck only on scale with trailer hitched): 1,120lbs

Gross weight of truck + trailer: 16,980lbs

[BubbaChris]

From an Armada to a F350PSD with a ProPride? I wish I could make a transition to that level of performance and stability.

Actually I could see that happening a handful of years down the road when it's time to upgrade our TT.

[Bedlam]

When I was stationed in CA years ago, I started with a I4 Perkins normally aspirated diesel and left with a I4 EFI gasser. Both pulled a Scamp into the Sierras every chance I got. My Perkins was slower with less than half the horsepower but would get twice the mileage of the gasser.

Revisiting the area with my PSD towing a toy hauler, those mountains seemed much smaller. Next month, my new CTD will be exploring the Rockies with 22K+ GCWR and I have no doubt it will be an easy trip where we get to watch the scenery instead of the 4-banger shift points.

[rangerbait]

Bedlam wrote:
My 6.0 PSD powered F250 laughed at 19K lb GCW's even when crossing the Continental Divide - Your combination should be an easy drive no matter where you go with that new truck. HWY 50 should be a scenic drive with no drama.

I grew up in that area, and have driven from Pollock Pines to Sierra-at-Tahoe (Sierra Ski Ranch) more times than I can count, and always in under powered 4-bangers...I'm definitely looking forward to seeing how the PSD does on this familiar route!

[Bedlam]

My 6.0 PSD powered F250 laughed at 19K lb GCW's even when crossing the Continental Divide - Your combination should be an easy drive no matter where you go with that new truck. HWY 50 should be a scenic drive with no drama.

[campigloo]

You're gonna enjoy the new ride more than you imagined. Wait till you push the go pedal and it actually goes. The low end torque will knock your socks off!

[rangerbait]

Dakota98 wrote:
Do you mean TT on scale only, hitched up ?

Tongue weight (truck only on scale with trailer hitched): 1,120lbs

I weighed the TV with the TT hitched up, with the TT's wheels off of the scale. I then unhitched the TT, and weighed again, subtracting the second number from the first.

[Dakota98]

Do you mean TT on scale only, hitched up ?

Tongue weight (truck only on scale with trailer hitched): 1,120lbs