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SmokeyWren: Ditto.

I don’t want to sound like the Canadian weight police, just some information so folks won’t buy not enough truck or too much trailer. I got bit by this after I bought my truck. My F350 SRW has a GVWR of 11,400 pounds, which means on the scale my truck can’t weigh more then 11,400 pounds loaded (Which includes pin or hitch weight!). And a GCWR of 23,000 pounds, which means my trailer and truck on the scale can’t weigh more then 23,000 pounds. Here is where I got bit, in Ontario, Canada a vehicle over the gross weight of 6,600 pounds has to be registered with a GVWR, you can’t register over the door sticker GVWR, but you can register at a lower GVWR weight (below 10,000 pounds) for a cheaper yearly fee and you get away without having to get an annual inspection and keeping a log book. When I ordered my truck I knew my trailer weight was over a F250’s capacity so for $700 more I ordered a F350 SRW, It wasn’t till I had to renew my trucks registration three months later, that I found out that the dealer only registered it under 10,000 pound to pay less and didn’t even pay for a year. What’s also funny is that the people I know with F250’s don’t have to registered weight and I’m sure that their truck weighs over 6,600 pounds?

The Original Poster was talking about a F350 SRW. My truck has a GVWR of 11,400 (a 1,000+ over a F250), the pin weight of my 12,000 pound trailer is 2,700 pounds, my truck weighs 8,880 loaded without the trailer, so 11,400 - 2,700 - 8,880 = -180 pounds, this means I had to pack different to take 180 pounds off my pin weight. As for the GCWR, my trailer and truck together weigh 20,240 pounds, so I’m 2,760 pounds under the GCWR. The Ford Tow Guide states that a 5th wheel trailer can’t weigh more then 15,200 pounds. The Ford Superduty probably weighs a 1,000 pound more then any truck brand in its class, they are heavy trucks that take away from the trucks load capacity.