confusion over weight I can tow
I want to up grade from a TAG pull behind to a 5th wheeler and I am getting different weights that I can tow safely. I have called Ford dealers, RV dealers and even the Ford Motor co and all tel me I...
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blt2ski wrote:
WHy did you not quote my whole post. The paragraph you left off, basically said what you posted!
Because it wasn't relevant to the point I was making, and you did not say the same thing I did.
That motor as ALL the IHC V8 diesels Ford used, can be had in rigs as high as 35-40K gcwr! Does one really think/feel that this motor will not be able to handle 20K gcwr?!?!?!? Probably do just fine. Even my IDI7.3 has a gcwr in a class 6 of 35K lbs, yet ford only gave it at best a 16 to 18 gcwr!
At the end of the day, it will be payload that will kill this truck! as it does for most pickups! of any size or gvwr depending upon what it is you want to tow! Especially 5w/gooseneck style trailers!
Marty
Feel better?
You did not state that the chassis would be the limiting factor, you stated that the payload would be. I fail to see how those say the same thing...
If you'd like me to address the difference between what you wrote and what I wrote, I'd be happy to. Payload will not necessarily be the limiting factor. It's possible to use that truck to drag a farm trailer with four wheels down that weighs 30 or 40 thousand pounds, however, it would be ill-suited to that duty given, among other limiting factors, the GCWR for the truck. There are plenty of 5th wheels grossing in the 10-15K range with 1500 to 2000lbs of pin weight. Some of the combinations will work fine, others will not. Stating that the payload will be the limiting factor is a hasty generalization at best.
The chassis will be a weak link in many cases! I also did not assume an F550. IHC put the motors I quaoted in 650/750 equals! WAY bigger and stronger than a 550! Not to mention better tranny's behind it too!
Marty
I still fail to see the point... Just because a company uses a particular engine in a larger and heavier rig doesn't mean that the same engine in a lighter rig is capable of the same feats of strength, and that seems to be what you're implying. If I'm reading it wrong, then I apologize for misconstruing your statements.
