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Re: Re: Hauling tractor ,with slide in camper
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Posted by T_Bone on June 08, 2004 at 00:17:03 from (4.240.42.113):
In Reply to: Re: Hauling tractor ,with slide in camper posted by john in la on June 07, 2004 at 19:02:18:
Hi Dave, To go along with John thoughts, you will have another approx 720lbs tongue weight 18" from the bumper. That would require one heck of a custom built receiver to handle that kind of weight even with a weight distribution hitch. This alone would throw you over your GVWR by some 500lbs "if" it could be done. If you scale your empty weight, I think you will find your over your GVWR with just the camper. About the only solution would be buy a trailer long enough to set the camper on the trailer with the tractor. You then would be with-in GVWR weight limits of your F250. I'm not a proponet of GCWR as that number is phoney number from the mfg. Look into the diesel engines as well as the V10. Although the 5.4 would pull a 20000lb load slower, it would not have a problem pulling the load. The rest of the driveline componets would be the same part number. Most F250/F350 SWR have exactly the same componets (parts numbers have been comparred) but yet the F350 is rated 1000lbs higher in GVWR. If you move into the F150, it's rated to pull more GCWR than a F250/F350 SWR in some cases. Cab type pays a big part here according to Ford. Come 2005 Ford will now rate a F250/F350 PSD with a 23,500 GCWR to compete with Chevy and Dodge. It's a shame that the numbers are nothing more than a marketing hype for the mfg. T_Bone
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