Towing Guide is up !
Laughing Gas
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From: Ontario
Fleet Mechanic
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For my truck; F350 DRW, 6.7 CC 4x4:
- GVWR is the same at 14,000 lbs (so then payload is the same depending on actual truck weight/options)
- Bumper pull rating has been increased from 21,200 to 27,000 lbs.
- 5th wheel has dropped 100lbs from 31,300 to 31,200
- gooseneck is the same at 31,300
Interesting to be sure and the bumper pull increase is a whopping 5,800 lbs but it's all academic to me because I couldn't see towing a bumper pull trailer much larger than my current 9,995 lb GVWR trailer.....anywhere even close to 20,000 lbs and I'd be using a gooseneck or 5th wheel.
Dave
- GVWR is the same at 14,000 lbs (so then payload is the same depending on actual truck weight/options)
- Bumper pull rating has been increased from 21,200 to 27,000 lbs.
- 5th wheel has dropped 100lbs from 31,300 to 31,200
- gooseneck is the same at 31,300
Interesting to be sure and the bumper pull increase is a whopping 5,800 lbs but it's all academic to me because I couldn't see towing a bumper pull trailer much larger than my current 9,995 lb GVWR trailer.....anywhere even close to 20,000 lbs and I'd be using a gooseneck or 5th wheel.
Dave
Trailering
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My 2010 F450 is 14500 MGVWR. What is the future giving all the derated discussion? Stepping it up to 15000 or16000 MGVWR for the Pickup?
Mountain Pass
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From: WA
The hitch receiver thing is kind of a mess and differs between model years.
2020:
2020:
- 2.5" receiver - All F250/F350 SRW trucks (one exception below)
- 3" receiver - DRW trucks and the F-350 SRW Crew Cab 176" WB with diesel engine
- 2.5" receiver - All F250 trucks and F350 SRW trucks with gas engines
- 3" receiver - DRW trucks and the F-350 SRW diesel engine trucks
- 2.5" receiver - All F250 trucks; F350 SRW Regular Cab/SuperCab, except 164" WB with diesel engine; F-350 DRW with 6.2L engine
- 3" receiver - F-350 SRW SuperCab 164" WB with diesel engine; F-350 SRW Crew Cab; F-350 DRW with 7.2L gas or 6.7L diesel engine; F-450
- 2.5" receiver - All SRW trucks
- 3" receiver - All DRW trucks
From towing guide:The following configurations have a standard 3" receiver with a 2.5" reducer and a high capacity 5/8" pin:
• F-250 equipped with Trailer Tow Package
• F-350 Single Rear Wheel Diesel 4x4 on the 160", 164", 176" WB
• F-350/F-450 Dual Rear Wheel Diesel and Gas 7.3L
All other Super Duty Pickup configurations equipped with a 2.5" receiverSo will all F-350 SRW Diesel 4x4 get 3" receivers or none of them???
Lead Driver
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From: Uh oh, CA
Well now it appears the 2023 towing guide now totally contradicts the 2023 order guide!
From towing guide:The following configurations have a standard 3" receiver with a 2.5" reducer and a high capacity 5/8" pin:
So will all F-350 SRW Diesel 4x4 get 3" receivers or none of them???
From towing guide:The following configurations have a standard 3" receiver with a 2.5" reducer and a high capacity 5/8" pin:
• F-250 equipped with Trailer Tow Package
• F-350 Single Rear Wheel Diesel 4x4 on the 160", 164", 176" WB
• F-350/F-450 Dual Rear Wheel Diesel and Gas 7.3L
All other Super Duty Pickup configurations equipped with a 2.5" receiverSo will all F-350 SRW Diesel 4x4 get 3" receivers or none of them???
Hotshot
Joined: Jun 2003
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From: SW VA
I've been using a 17k rated ball mount (2" shank) and a 16k rated ball for over 10 years. Nothing new.
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More Turbo
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my only point was you can equip a SRW gas 350 that will tow 19.5k on the 2.5" hitch... There arent a lot of 2.5" ball mounts that are rated that high.
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the only one I’ve seen is the one someone else also previously mentioned and that’s the Curt forged. 20k
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Maximum STATED towing numbers are usually not the most important thing. For some they are though.
reliability is more important for me.
I’m on this forum and the GM truck one and I gotta be honest, a lot more issues from users posted here. Now in fairness this forum is way more active but still.
tons of 10spd trouble thread would concern me more that towing a couple thousand more pounds possibly.