96 F-250 diesel, campers under 2300?
First time poster. I grew up camping out of a truck camper. Back then my parents hauled a camper and 3 kids on a 1970s F-150!! Knowing what I know now, they were way overloaded, and so are probably ha...
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VTLee wrote:
I have a 97 F-250 with the diesel and have been hauling a 9.5ft camper since the truck was new. Camper weighs 2300 lbs. dry. Does your truck have the camper package with the auxiliary springs? If so, put on upper stableloads to keep the springs engaged and you will be good to go.
What year the camper and is the 2300lb sticker weight, or actuall?
Newer campers tend to be heavier than old ones, so that makes thin line before that might overload rear axle.
8' campers have COG several inches in front of rear axle, what allows using some of front axle load capacity, but again, pretty thin line and 3444 lb is not much to play with if you want camper with holding tanks and big battery.
