Can you please tell me what the max trailer weight rating is for a F250 s/c 2wd, 5.4V8, 5spd, 3.73 gears?
I just bought a used 23 foot 5th wheel that I'm guessing weights around 6000#. My 1990 Cxxxy 1/2 ton, 350V8, 3.08 gears is only rated for 6000# max so I don't want to push this truck that hard. Plus, it's a great reason to buy a new or used superduty.
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Early 1999, F250 crew cab 4x4 lariat, PSD, Automatic, red with tan leather. All stock except for LT285 Mastercraft tires. As of today 172K miles.
Ford's RV & Trailer Towing Guides say the **maximum** tow rating for this truck is 7,700 lbs. This assumes a base (XL) model, a 150 lb driver, and no other passengers, cargo or options.
While this spec may apply to some commercial or agricultural applications, it is not representative of typical recreational towing scenarios.
The *real* tow rating will be the GCWR (13,500 lbs) less the actual weight of your truck, as equipped, with driver, passengers, tools, luggage and any other stuff.
If your truck weighs, say, 6,800 lbs loaded up and ready to go (check it at a truck scale), then you'll be able handle a 6,700 pound trailer (13,500 less 6,800).
This spec, by the way, is for sea level operation. Ford recommends reducing the GCWR by 2% for every 1,000 ft in elevation. If you're traveling at 5,000 ft, that cuts the GCWR down to 12,150 lbs (13,500 less 10%, or 1,350). The max trailer weight now drops to 5,550 (12,150 less 6,800).
Another major consideration is trailer pin weight. This part of the trailer weight is carried by the truck, and must be factored into the truck's GVWR calculation. Pin weight is typically 15 to 25% of 5er trailer weight.
All 250 SD's have a 8,800 lb GVWR, regardless of configuration. If your loaded truck weighs 6,800 lbs, you've got 2,000 lbs of load capacity left for the trailer's pin weight. For ~20% of a 6,700 lb trailer, or 1,340 lbs, you're OK on this one (6,800 plus 1,340 = 8,140; < 8,800).
I recommend you weigh your loaded truck alone, the loaded trailer alone, and then the truck *only* but with the trailer attached, to check your weights. You can substitute the actual weights into the calculations above and then be able to determine your individual situation.
Good Luck!
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crewzer -- Y2K F250 SD 4X2 CC SB XLT 5.4LV8 AT 4.10LS
I think if you jump to a 4.10 gear you'd be happier if you wanted to stay with the 5.4L and 5 speed. Look for a 2000 model or newer. The HP jumped to 260 from 235 in 2000.
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2005 V10, AT, Fx4 Dark Stone Metalic, Crewcab F350, 4.10LS, shortbed, towcomand, Extang tonno **SOLD**
Trailer Life does indeed publish a good compendium of tow ratings. The numbers they use are supplied by the manufacturers.
The ratings are generally mathematically accurate, but, they're ususally based on a base models with no options, carrying a 150 driver and no other cargo. They often don't even include the hitch weight. [img]images/icons/frown.gif[/img]
Typical option content (an XLT instead of an XL, for example), realistic passenger loads (4 people), luggage, tools, cargo , a 5er hitch, and other 'stuff' can easily increase a truck's weight by 1,000 to 1,500 lbs.
This additional weight must be subtracted from a manufacturer's "tow rating" to determine the "real" towing capacity.
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crewzer -- Y2K F250 SD 4X2 CC SB XLT 5.4LV8 AT 4.10LS
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