Have an 08 f-250 with 6 inch lift on 35's and plan on towing a sandpiper 37sp toy hauler 16k load on tandem axle. Truck has air bags and 3:73 gears. Guy gave me 24k Valley slider hitch but thinking about getting a 18k superglide slider. I don't think truck can even get under trailer without flipping axles on toy hauler first. Anyone running have a setup similar to mine? Not sure if superglide hitch is as tall as Valley manual slider. Superglide does offer a 3 inch lift kit for slider. Look forward to hearing back and seeing who else tows with lifted truck

 

Not to be mean and ugly, but I would not tow a 16k trailer of any kind with a F-250 nor would I tow anything with a truck lifted that high or tow a trailer with "flipped axles". For me...what you want to do sounds and in my 30 years of towing minds eye...appears to be much to dangerous for a coward like me...Again...not trying to be mean or anything, it's just not something I would do.

Good luck and God Bless...

BeerCan500

 

The truck GCWR is approx 23,000 depending on if srw, rear end gearing, etc. It weighs approx 8,800 so with the max wt of 16,000 trailer, you can haul about 14,200 #'s. or 1800#'s less than max.
A raised truck and possibly flipping the axles does change things as beercan noted, however, that F-250 is not a bad choice for pulling if taken the necessary cautions with the height issue.

 

Flipping the axles won't gain you enough. My camper's axles were flipped when I bought it (it's an '86) and it rides level when coupled to the truck in my sig. The overhang runs parallel to the bed rails with about 10-12" clearance. You are easily 8" higher than stock. You are probably going to have to lift the trailer, or haul nose high. Neither option is very favorable.

 

My guess ?
your rear axle weight will be 2000 lb over your rear gawr....
and with that pin wgt you will beover your truck's gvwr ....

yes, you'll be ok on gcwr, but the devil is in the details

 

I measured distance from hitch to ground then measured trailer sitting level from kingpin to ground. Looks truck is 4.5 inches taller when trailer is sitting level. I am thinkinging I will gain 4 inches by flipping axles. Truck will have a little squat prob when loaded. I have air bags in rear. I think pin weight of trailer is 2050 lbs

I measured my hitch height which was 15.5 and measured distance from kingpin to bottom of 5 th wheel overhang at have 12.5 inches. That equals 28 inches. Measured top of bed rail to bottom of bed and measured 20 inches. That should give me 8 inches of clearance between trailer and bed. For those running superglider they offer 3 inch lift rails if you need more clearance.

Wish trailer was a triple axle. Tires are $365 a piece for Goodyear 235/85R16/G

I was thinking about buying a TPMS for trailer tires. Anyone have any experience running one on tires at 110 psi?

Looking at system from Dill for $239.00

Dill High-pressure Retro-fit Trailer Tire Pressure Monitor

I know ideally I should have a stock F-350 dually. Most trips will be 2-3 hours going camping or to sand dunes.

Appreciate all the feedback and advice. Pretty sure truck will have enough power to pull. Hope it stops well. Surprised no lifted trucks have chummed in. There are a bunch in AZ and CALI

 

You need to measure from the ground to the truck bed then add the 15.5 inches of hitch height. That will be how high the pin on the 5th wheel is going to sit.

I think you're going to need more than an axle flip!

 

I have a stock f-250 c/c long box and a 36' fifth wheel with a 2000 lb pin weight. I added airbags just to even out the truck and it helped a lot. I have the 6.0 and it pulls that camper very well. I don't know too much about lift kits but there are cheap ones and heavy duty ones. Which one do you have? Are ypur 35" truck tires rated for that kind of load?

 

It's got a Pro Comp lift lift with Toyo mud terrain tires. Tires are a E rated 10 ply rated for 3200 lbs.

 

I use the Hawkshead TPMS on my truck and trailer tires. Have been using it for 3 yrs or so with no issues other than a couple of sensors acting up. Check them out. They have units that go over 200 psi if I recall correctly. I use the external button sensors so I can simply move them between wheels when I rotate wheels, etc.

Just a couple of days ago while towing up by Johnson Valley I got a leak indication on the trailer. Every time I looked at the monitor the right rear tire had lost another psi pr two. Pulled over at the first safe spot. Was down 15 psi to 65 by then. Tread had pulled loose about a third of the way around. Not the first time TPMS has alerted me to a bad tire, allowing me to pull over in a safe spot and likely saving me $$ from damages. Definitely a believer in TPMS!

 

Thanks for sharing your experience. Like you said cheap insurance

 

Well finally got my superglide installed today. Ordered superglide with super rails and discovered cant use super rails with my air bags. Ended up going with a superglide hitch that uses standard 5th wheel rails. Hope to pick toy hauler up Wednesday then flip axles and get new tires installed. Hope this thing tows nice

 

Good deal, be sure to post pics of the whole rig when its complete