Does anyone know the GVW and the weight of a F-550?

Diesel reg cab with a 12 foot deck.

 

Should be on a plate or sticker on the door or door jamb.

VIN may have GVWR coded or axle ratings.

 

I dont have the truck Im trying to figure out how big of truck I need to be legal to haul my Bobcat.

 

GVW will vary between 17.5-19.5. Empty weight can vary a lot more, from about 9,000 pounds to 14,000 pounds depending on what's bolted to it.

 

A F550 will easily pull the largest skid steer without issue.

 

I dont want to pull it I want to haul it.

 

Kinda what I was wondering its to light I think.

Bobcats around 9000 lbs and if the trucks 12,000 lbs that puts me over the GVW

 

a F550 will handle a bobcat on the back , use to haul a 580 case backhoe on the back of a older F600 and that was scary !
with a F550 you will have a better braking system than the old F600 had !
and you will still be under the 26,001 GVW for a commercial drivers license if that even comes into play up where your at !

 

It doesnt look like the 550 has enough GVW for what I need to be legal.

Is there a 650 or is the next biggest the 700?

 

F650s will run over 21000. This is 2012, but previous years aren't going to be drastically different:

2012 Ford F-650/F-750 Work Trucks | View Full Specification Library | Ford.com

Not sure what you're doing, but consider a single axle rig with a roll off:

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for example.

You use the roll off unit for whatever, and then drive the Bobcat into it, then pull the whole mess on to the truck. (as I've seen a local outfit do)

Having said that, that particular outfit uses tandem axle cab-over trucks and they will take a low sided dumpster full of busted concrete off your hands with ease with one of those.

 

What bobcat do you have? My 753 only weighs 5000 lbs.. You must have a monster..

you'd need a 700 for a 5 ton payload.