Last night I got to put the first heavy load on my stock 2017 F-250 CC FX4 6.7L diesel. Down here in south Texas we are preparing for Tropical Storm/hurricane Harvey so we started moving things inland. We weighed the truck with half a tank of fuel (125 lbs) and two men weighing 200 lbs each. The truck weighed in at 8140 lbs in this configuration, so it's safe to assume that the truck weighs 7600 lbs without fuel and roughly 7850 lbs wet with a full tank. We towed the 38' Fountain on it's 2200 lb triple-axle trailer 37 miles inland. The boat and truck weighed 24,900 lbs combined and the boat had 350 gal of fuel in her at a weight of 2170 lbs of fuel. Those figures tell us that the boat on the trailer with 350 gal of fuel weighs 16,760 lbs, subtract 2,200 lbs from that for the trailer and the boat weighs 14,560 lbs in that configuration. She'll hold another 80 gal of fuel at an additional 496 lbs fully wet, making her roughly 15,000 lbs fully wet floating.

We averaged 60 mph while on the highway and I never once got it over 2300 rpms while in drive and tow/haul mode. The exhaust brake worked well and we averaged 12.8 mpg according to the trucks onboard computer. We had a lot of stop and go traffic in and out of town so I think she could do better on a longer, more sustained trip, but I am in no way complaining. I was impressed that the rear didn't squat with this load, but the majority of the weight is towards the rear and I had no way of measuring the tongue weight accurately. As of right now I am going to hold off on air bags. Now I just have to decide if I am going to do a level/2.5" kit or a 4" lift with 37's?!

 

Nice looking rig you have, I hope that the storm doesn't do too much damage down there. Good luck riding out the storm.

 

Nice boat!

 

That is one beautiful boat..

 

Nice looking set up you have! I love King Ranch's

 

According to tropical weather reporting hurricane Harvey could be a major concern for a lot of the Texas Gulf area. Hurricane Harvey could become a category 3 by landfall Friday. https://weather.com/storms/hurricane...-preps-impacts

Because of the locations of so many refineries we may see fuel prices go up noticeably.

 

Thanks for the great report. I just saw a headline on Drudge that you guys might be seeing 30" of rain!

 

Yea they are saying possible category 3 or 4 and over 30" of rain, if those models hold true it'll be a doozy of a weekend.

 

Stay safe! Was just reading a thread on another forum I am on about the hurricane gaining strength.

 

This was filmed about ten miles from my house.

I was sitting in the garage sipping a Bourbon and Coke with the door open.

Watch it.

 

Ho - Lee - Moly! What happened when the other side of the eyewall hit?