Towing
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Yeah, need to know more about the truck. Tires, rims, axle, tranny, engine. I think there might also have been a light duty 250 and heavy duty.
I have a 94 F250 Supercab long bed 460 E4OD 4.10 4X4 with tow package(Assumed since connectors etc were factory). If I recall tight the GCWR was something like 16-18K? Strangely the manaul for that year doesn't list a 250 with the engine I have, weird.
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Jim Henderson
I have a 94 F250 Supercab long bed 460 E4OD 4.10 4X4 with tow package(Assumed since connectors etc were factory). If I recall tight the GCWR was something like 16-18K? Strangely the manaul for that year doesn't list a 250 with the engine I have, weird.
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Jim Henderson
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Info. I have:
Manufacture Date 12/94. F250 XLT Supercab, 8' bed
GVWR 8800
Front GAWR 3850
Rear GAWR 6084
Engine 5.8 EFI
Automatic transmission
Center of front to center of rear wheel 156"
I ordered a copy of the manual but it's gonna take a couple of days. I need to move an excavator (machine + trailer = 8185lbs). Should I attempt it?
Manufacture Date 12/94. F250 XLT Supercab, 8' bed
GVWR 8800
Front GAWR 3850
Rear GAWR 6084
Engine 5.8 EFI
Automatic transmission
Center of front to center of rear wheel 156"
I ordered a copy of the manual but it's gonna take a couple of days. I need to move an excavator (machine + trailer = 8185lbs). Should I attempt it?
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The truck will tow it, but it's alot of weight for a 351. Take her real easy and you will be ok as long as you have trailer brakes and you're not trying to climb any big mountains. If you have a good gear ratio (4.10), that will help. Climb and descend hills in 2nd, shift the trans manually and keep an eye on the temp gauge. Is this on a gooseneck? If it's a conventional bumper pull trailer I would want a weight distributing hitch on it (800-1000 lbs is a healthy amount of tongue weight).
Last edited by SoCalDesertRider; Feb 21, 2004 at 03:53 PM.
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Bah, it will do it no problem, we towed out camper with about the same truck but a 96, same setup as you have, frame mount reese hitch no weight distrubution bars with trailler brakes had not a problem with it at all, but would have been better with tortion bars. oh by the way the camper is just shy of 12,500 pounds,
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My 1992 with 7.5L, 4.10 Axle and 4speed auto was rated for 10,000 straight trailer and 12,500lbs for 5th Wheel. Total GCVR was 18,500lbs. I would imagine a 1994 F250 with same equipment would be same. Mine was a super cab.
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ATC, I never said it wouldn't be possible, nor did I say it would 'be a problem'. In fact, the first thing I said was "The truck will tow it".
By the way, how do you like your 250SX? I had 2 '85 200X's and still ride an '85 250R.
By the way, how do you like your 250SX? I had 2 '85 200X's and still ride an '85 250R.
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well actually its outta copmmision right now, its got a crunching noise in the rear end, i do belive it is axle bearings, but cant ride it untill i take it apart and verify that, i cant see ruining a thousand dollar rear end over 100 bucks worth of bearings, so im gonna hold off until spring, then it has to be fixed, i cant miss any mud that happens to show up on the trails.
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Sorry to hear about the bearings there. Hope you get it back on the trail! If you haven't already checked out parts sources, www.jlatvproducts.com has alot of stuff for our old 3 wheelers. I've bought a few things from them. Have you been to www.3wheelerworld.com forum/website?