Newbie needs help.

[Lumber81]

I have a stock 2001 Ford F350 Diesel 4x4 LWB SRW Crew Cab truck with E-Rated tires at 3415lbs and Ranch Hand bumpers front and rear. Last but not least 12,000lb winch. What is the heaviest dry weight camper I should look at without modifying my truck. The used camper that I am looking at has just over a 4,000lb mfg weight. Is that going to be to heavy. Just going to be using regionally for now, no cross country trips.

New info:
GVWR 9,900 , Front axle 5,200 , Rear axle 6,830
Actual weight: 7,740 Gross , 4,780 Front axle , 2,960 Rear axle

[Tom_Barb]

Your truck was called a 1 ton for a reason, 4000# = 2 tons. plus the mods already done. Just doing the simple math, you need a duce and a half.

[Lumber81]

It's a single rear wheel. Heading to a scale now and will post more info.

[JumboJet]

Is the truck a DRW or SRW? I really can't tell from the post.

[jimh406]

Yes, 4000 will likely be too heavy. Fill your truck with fuel, and go to a scale and weigh the rear of the vehicle. Subtract from 6800 (2 x 3400). That's going to be the tire capacity.

My guess is the rear is around 3600 lbs which will leave you 3200 total payload just considering the tires. The axle rating is likely high enough that you are good for a 4000 lb camper.

Of course, this doesn't mean you aren't overweight from the GVWR perspective. For that number, subtract weights in the door sticker. You can mitigate the tire capacity by going to 19.5s or higher rated rear tires.

[SugarHillCTD]

Without further info to go by, my experience tells me that you will be over on your tire capacity on the rear.

Having a crew cab (like I do) places most of the camper weight on the rear axle.

You mention "manufactured weight". Does that include fresh water, propane, batteries and any options that were added- like A/C?

The brain trust here on the TC forum can help you nail this down if we have more information about the camper you are considering.

John