Hi,

I've got a 93 f-250, supercab, 7.3l N/a Diesel. I don't know what the towing limit on it is. Is there anyone that can help me.?

Thanks in advance

 

maybe 13000 lbs?

 

Have you tried the Articles/Specs button at the top of the page, it might help...

 

This is a trick question. THough some seem to go by factory ratings, they are strictly a guideline as where you live, the terrain you plan to tow on and the type of trailer you plan to tow all factor into this. (a 12k loaded flatbed is easier to tow than a 12k 5th wheet TT) You engine transmison and most importantly axle ratio are factors too.

 

12K pounds is 12K pounds, wind resistence is another factor.

According to the factory tow guide for 1993 your truck will pull:

6300# with 3.55 gear in a 4X2
10000# With 4.10 gear in a 4X2

6000# with 3.55 in a 4x4
10000# with 4.10 in a 4x4

Toyman

 

Keep in mind here that the tow ratings are not only based on gear ratio and HP, but by the vehicle brakes. If you add larger tires to your stock truck it takes longer to stop it, if you add a trailer to that it takes even longer to stop everything.

Toyman

 

But it is a very big factor at times and can make the load pull a lot harder as it all adds up.a 12k high drag trailer is a much harder pull than a low drag one. Through in a headwind and it can really get ugly sometimes.

 

But the wind and road conditions aren't what we are talking about.

Toyman

 

Yes we are because true tow capacity cannot be as simple as a generic rating that one fits all because it does not though some seem to think otherwise. Too many varibles here to give a one fits all rating of any real value and detriot ignores this too. Quite honestly there needs to be some oversight and regulation or standards for tow ratings because there are none and detriot plays this for all it is worth.

 

But puregrunt had a simple question "what is my truck rated at". You have gone to the extreme with real world conditions. The truck is rated at what the truck is rated at, will it tow more? Most likely. Do we know if he lives in the mountains, or going to tow there? Do we know what he is going to tow?

You can look at this 15 different ways and not the same answer, but they all could be correct (with in reason).

Toyman

 

Puregrunt resides in Australia, I myself have not been there to see the terrain of that country (I hear it is beautiful though). All I was doing was helping to answer a question with the correct specs for his truck

Toyman

 

Not really because as I stated early on that what and where you tow and what you are towing with determines that. Given that info, you can come up with some realistic numbers for the the poster in question.

 

If you can predict what the wind and weather is going to for me when I go on vacation this year it would help out quite a bit, for figuring fuel economy.

Come on Snoman, if you can tell what the wind is going to do before you travel you need to tell the weather people because they can't get it right.

I respect and agree with alot of your posts but this is kind of rediculous, all the man wanted was a number on what the truck will do. He can figure it out from there if he is overweight or not. Or whether he has a flat bed or fifthwheel.

Toyman

 

I agree with toyboy. Although I am driving from Indiana to Texas in a few weeks and if you can tell me what the weather will be like it would help me decide if i want to haul the flatbed or fifth wheel. Or both

 

All trailers above 1500GVW are required to have independent brakes. Factory tow ratings are based upon powertrain, not brakes. The GCWR of a given engine, transmission and axle ratio is the same, pretty much regardless of chassis.

Jim