Towing

[floor_guy]

I have 38ft. Tt kz spree 9000pounds.i am looking at 2016 ford f-250 gas not diesal. 6.2 engine v8. 3.73 axle ratio truck is 4x2 not 4x4 wheelbase is 142" factory tow package and i have an equilazer w.d. hitch. My math says truck is fine but want confirmation from someone who really knows, truck is rwd if that means anything

[SoCalDesertRid1]

The Ford XLT trim package is pretty nice and not too much more than the baseline XL package. It includes most things folks want to add to the XL, like AC and cloth seats. I have 3 Ford trucks that started out as XL's and have slowly graduated more into XLT's as I've owned them. LOL

[floor_guy]

By the way: mostly florida trailering, no hills but mountain's are not out of question

[floor_guy]

Thanks for the advise, now contemplating silverado 2500 2016 6.0 crew cab,
Any thoughts between the silverado vs. F250? My co pilot doesnt like the interior of f250 work truck package, but cant spend more so test driving the silverado saturday and she wiil decide on the interior!

[myredracer]

Be wary on dry weights of Sprees. Our 262RKS has a tongue wt. of around 14.5 percent and actual total wt. is a couple hundred lbs away from it's GVWR. You could very well have a tongue wt. well in excess of the receiver rating. You'll probably need to upgrade the receiver anyway as the WDH required bar rating may necessitate that.

Good choice on the F250. Ours has 4.10 gears and love it. If you aren't towing in a lot of hills, you may not need that low but it will definitely accelerate better. 2WD is a good idea. 4WD is costlier to buy and maintain, reduces payload cap. and is about 1/2 foor higher off the ground. If you get a long bed and super or crew cab, the longer wheelbase will help with a TT that long.

[SoCalDesertRid1]

Good choice of truck.

I would go with the 4.30 axle ratio, rather than the 3.73.

The 6.2 engine likes to rev. 4.30 gears will get it into it's powerband, as well as increase torque multiplication greatly over the 3.73's.

Also, especially in a 2wd truck, the limited slip or electronic locking rear differential will be quite valuable, should you find yourself in a low traction situation.

We don't see many folks coming to the forum, looking at 2wd reg cab gas engine pickups. This is a refreshing change! 🙂

You can easily change the factory rear hitch receiver for a heavier duty aftermarket hitch.

[MFL]

floor guy wrote:
dry hitch weight 1020 lbs. unloaded trailer weight 8410 lbs
gvwr of trailer is 9500, I do not dry camp, so I will not have water to add, 2 propane tanks=60lbs

That will work for you. I just wanted you to be aware of the receiver 1,250 lb limit, which you would be at with the fully loaded 9,500 lbs.

You will love the 6.2 engine, and a great 6-speed transmission.

Happy camping,
Jerry

[floor_guy]

dry hitch weight 1020 lbs. unloaded trailer weight 8410 lbs
gvwr of trailer is 9500, I do not dry camp, so I will not have water to add, 2 propane tanks=60lbs

[MFL]

I have a similar truck, and would have no problem towing that trailer. The truck will pull it no problem, and have plenty of payload. The only limit would be the factory receiver hitch rating. Is the 9,000 lb trailer wt, loaded to camp wt, or empty (dry wt)? At 9K actual trailer wt, you will be nearing your receiver maximum.

Jerry