Ford F-250 5th wheel RV towing capacity

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08-18-2021, 10:02 AM

Nordicsun

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Ford F-250 5th wheel RV towing capacity

I have a 1997 F250 extended cab, 4x4, 7.3 diesel, E4OD transmission and 4.10 rear end. Add on equipment for towing: banks exhaust, air bags, heavy duty shocks, Gear Vendor, transmission cooler, new 10 ply tires and 16K Reese 5th wheel hitch. I want to take this old girl to Arizona this winter to buy a big newer 5th wheel RV and bring it back to Washington State stopping along the way. What is the most that I could safely get away with? I hear everything from 10,000 to 21,000 GVWR. I had a 35 foot 2008 Sprinter Copper Canyon 5th wheel that I towed all over the place without any issues. It had a fully loaded rating of 12,400 pounds.

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08-18-2021, 10:13 AM

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Do you have a cargo capacity / payload sticker on the driver's door frame. That's the place to start when figuring how much you can tow.

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08-18-2021, 10:42 AM

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The 1997 Ford towing guide lists the following.

7.3l, auto, 3.55 =GCWR 16,000lbs, max tow 9,500lbs
7.3l, auto, 4.10 =GCWR 20,000lbs, max tow 13,500lbs
Those numbers are for 5th wheel/gooseneck towing.

Pull trailers are the same except max tow is 10,000lbs.

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