2017 SD trailer tow rating
Hey Folks, I'm 80% through the selection process and realized I should probably go back and check my travel trailer tow rating math. I'm looking at the 2017 Super Duty specs and I'm trying to determi...
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4x4ord wrote:
So I'll say it again: An F350 diesel equipped the same as an F250 diesel can carry about twice the hitch weight as the f250.
Not quite twice, but it's much more. My '15 F-250 had a cargo capacity of 2204 (max vehicle weight 10k) and my new '17 F-350's capacity is 3477 (11.5k max vehicle weight). The 2 trucks were nearly identically equipped, crew cab, diesel, 4x4, Lariat,etc.
I made a list of 12 5th wheel toy haulers and found that I would only comfortably tow 2 of the 12 with the 250, and both would have been legally overweight and reliant on air bags to be level. So upgrading to a 350 was an easy decision. It makes trailer shopping a little more difficult, but now I can get exactly what I want and not worry about pin weight.
My advice to anyone who will be towing, especially if you are near your trucks weight limits, or concerned about weight, just go to the next higher level of truck. I wish I would have got a 350 in '15, but we weren't planning on a 5th wheel at all back then.
