F250 vs. F350
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05-30-2015, 08:32 PM
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05-30-2015, 10:20 PM
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Then the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) is the maximum the truck (including the load) is allowed to carry on it's own axles (any weight on a trailer axle is not included, but trailer tongue weight is). 10,000 lbs seems awfully high for an F-250. Even the heavier duty one should be below 9,000 lbs.
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05-31-2015, 09:25 PM
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Yours is an oddball truck. I am guessing you also have the semi floating rear axle as well
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<table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset"> Originally Posted by jerryparks
My F-250 has a 6500 GVW??
GVW 6,500
GVWR 10,000
Could that be because I have the 4.9L engine?
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Something looks wrong there. GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) typically means what the truck actually weighs, including whatever load it happens to be carrying. As such it really is pretty meaningless for the truck itself unless it means either empty weight or Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. It seems high for an empty weight of an F-250 with a 6 cyl (my crew cab with a 460 weighs 6,600 lbs with me in it and a fiberglass topper). But it seems low for a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, even if it is the lighter duty F-250 with the semi-floating rear axle.
Then the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) is the maximum the truck (including the load) is allowed to carry on it's own axles (any weight on a trailer axle is not included, but trailer tongue weight is). 10,000 lbs seems awfully high for an F-250. Even the heavier duty one should be below 9,000 lbs.
<table border="0" cellpadding="6" cellspacing="0" width="100%"><tbody><tr><td class="alt2" style="border:1px inset"> Originally Posted by jerryparks
My F-250 has a 6500 GVW??
GVW 6,500
GVWR 10,000
Could that be because I have the 4.9L engine?
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Something looks wrong there. GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) typically means what the truck actually weighs, including whatever load it happens to be carrying. As such it really is pretty meaningless for the truck itself unless it means either empty weight or Gross Vehicle Weight Rating. It seems high for an empty weight of an F-250 with a 6 cyl (my crew cab with a 460 weighs 6,600 lbs with me in it and a fiberglass topper). But it seems low for a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating, even if it is the lighter duty F-250 with the semi-floating rear axle.
Then the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) is the maximum the truck (including the load) is allowed to carry on it's own axles (any weight on a trailer axle is not included, but trailer tongue weight is). 10,000 lbs seems awfully high for an F-250. Even the heavier duty one should be below 9,000 lbs.
So, sorry to hijack the post here, but I'm wondering a few things now. If I have the semi-floater, what is the max I can put behind/in my truck. Also, would it be possible to swap the rear axle out of a 350 for my truck?
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06-01-2015, 11:48 AM
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10,000 could be a reasonable GCWR (gross combined weight rating, max rated weight for trick and trailer combined) for an F-150 or possibly an F-250 too depending on drivetrain. But 10,000 GVWR is too high for an F-250, so it's certainly too high for an F-150.
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6,500 seems like a reasonable GVWR for an F-150, but again, nobody can give a GVW for a vehicle without knowing the load that's currently on it.
10,000 could be a reasonable GCWR (gross combined weight rating, max rated weight for trick and trailer combined) for an F-150 or possibly an F-250 too depending on drivetrain. But 10,000 GVWR is too high for an F-250, so it's certainly too high for an F-150.
10,000 could be a reasonable GCWR (gross combined weight rating, max rated weight for trick and trailer combined) for an F-150 or possibly an F-250 too depending on drivetrain. But 10,000 GVWR is too high for an F-250, so it's certainly too high for an F-150.
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