Towing capabilities
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Towing capabilities
2011 f250 crew cab with a 6.2 gas, six speed auto, 3.83 rear end. Trying to find out if this can handle a 33 foot fifth wheel with a Gvw of 12000 lbs. It does have air bags. Curb weight is 7350 counting myself, wife and 35 gals fuel. Pin weight would be 1865 lbs.
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I know with a weight distribution hitch I am good to 12,500 but I didn't know regarding a fifth wheel. I was told by the dealer who ran the VIN that it was 3.83 but then 3.73 sounds more like it from what I have been reading.
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I always respect the input from other people. It helps in the decision making progress.
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I see no problems with your truck pulling that trailer for any length of haul. Plenty of people on here, myself included, pull 10,000+ lbs all over the place with a 260-300 hp 5.4 and have no problems maintaining speed. You are only adding a little bit of weight over that but close to 150 more hp and have a couple of extra gears.
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Sorry, thought you had a conventional tow trailer. 5th wheel towing will be OK. As stated, you may want to add air bags to raise the rear end, but like Josh said, a lot of us (including me) easily tow that much with a 5.4L V-8 and 3.73 gears. You'll be fine.
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I don't want to start another gas vs. diesel debate (I'll lock the thread if that happens again) but please explain your comment. How is it possible that someone like me can tow 12,000 pounds with an "under-powered" 5.4L and 3.73 gears without any issues (perfectly comfortable tow) but others have experiences like yours? 
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What about long trips is going to hurt this thing?
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I don't want to start another gas vs. diesel debate (I'll lock the thread if that happens again) but please explain your comment. How is it possible that someone like me can tow 12,000 pounds with an "under-powered" 5.4L and 3.73 gears without any issues (perfectly comfortable tow) but others have experiences like yours?
I've pulled with a 5.4 and didn't care for it like he did.
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