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travelrider73
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Nov 17, 2013

Towing in the Rockies - Towing Capacity Safety Margin?

I'm researching both a tow vehicle and a 5er combo and want to make sure that whatever we end up with as a tow vehicle will do the job no matter where we travel. The steepest grades I can think of ar...
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PA12DRVR
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Nov 19, 2013
FWIW....

2006 F350 (with the dreaded 6.0!) with GVWR of 13,000 and GCVWR of 26,000 (IIRC)

Pulled a 38' 5th wheel all over New Mexico, Utah, Colorado, and North Carolina (different trips..). Went on State Highways and side roads whilst in any given state.

IIRC, GVWR was about 13500 and GCVWR was about 24,500. Everything towed fine. No problems climbing or slowing down/stopping. Not always fun particularly in the mountains of NC with that big-a** long rig, but no issues with getup quick or go-down slow.

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