wvabeer wrote:
Steve_in_29 wrote:
wvabeer wrote:
I told you the weight police would be all over you. If you had asked what truck to get to full time camp I'd say a 1 ton but if you camp 3 or 4 times a year, get what you want. The new f150's are very capable. Whether you get a 1 ton or 1/2 ton you're going to have to get air bags or some sort of propping up. Granted I am way overloaded but it hauls the load comfortably and confidently. I just don't go heavier than the max payload f150 as the axles and bearings are the same.
These guys are right about weight, the sticker is usually wrong. my sticker says 1680lb on a scale its 2280. So weight it.
Says who?
My F350 SRW carries our Outfitter Apex9.5 without any suspension add-ons. When fully loaded for a trip the combo is sitting near GVWR and the truck still sits slightly tail high. I even hitched my friend's 22' TT up at the same time to bring out to an event and my truck was still right at level without the use of a weight-distribution hitch.
So with PROPER matching of camper to truck, there doesn't have to be any "propping up" as you call it.
Maybe your f350 had heavier springs. My 04 f350 regular cab had snow plow package, heavy tow package and camper package you could get those in 04. I ordered mine that way,it went to the overloads with a 800lb tongue weight trailer and weight distribution bars.
Mine had the heaviest duty springs, Camper and Snow Plow Pkgs as well.
I never said mine didn't hit the overloads, that's what they are there for after all, and merely stated the truck still sat slightly tail high when loaded. Too many people are mistaken and think their truck should sit the same way loaded as it does empty and keeping it off the overloads (supported by airbags) makes for much more side to side sway of the load.
In fact a good mod is to thicken the pads that contact the overloads so they engage sooner. That helps the loaded ride and has no affect when running empty.
On Edit: I just noticed you had an 04, Ford's load capacities went UP in 05 with the 05 F250 moving up to what the 04 F350 was basically rated at and the F350 gaining some good capacity. I have had three F350s (all SRW/4WD/Diesel) an 04 (Ford bought it back) an 06 and our current 07. The 05/06/07's have the highest load capacities as the trucks got heavier in 08.
