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I have to pull my a load of 14000 pounds in my with my gooseneck on my 97 F-250 Diesel.
5000 trailer
9000 load.
Feel confident, yet slightly nervous.
Know I posed the question last week but I did not have full details.
Thank You
Sabbo
5000 trailer
9000 load.
Feel confident, yet slightly nervous.
Know I posed the question last week but I did not have full details.
Thank You
Sabbo
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From: Edmond, Okla.
Sabbo,
Here in Oklahoma I pull my 20 ft gooseneck with around 8,000 lbs on it and don't have any problems with it. Oh, the trailer weights around 4,000 lbs. I have a 99.5 and have upgraded with a SCMT 1705 set at the 90 hp upgrade. I an X-Monitor for gauges but still have my stock tranny cooler. That's the next upgrade although my temps have only gotten up to 200 once this past summer. I run in overdrive on the open road unless my motor starts struggling and downshifting a lot and I watch my tranny temp and pyrometer close then. Our hills here aren't very long and not too tall so pulling them doesn't pose too many problems.
I think it will be a pull for you but I don't feel you'll have any problems with it. Just don't expect to stay with with the blonde in the convertable Ferrari!
I'm not a technician about these trucks and don't know all the numbers related to them like some of these fine gentlemen in this forum.
Just my .02! Good Luck!!!
Paul
Here in Oklahoma I pull my 20 ft gooseneck with around 8,000 lbs on it and don't have any problems with it. Oh, the trailer weights around 4,000 lbs. I have a 99.5 and have upgraded with a SCMT 1705 set at the 90 hp upgrade. I an X-Monitor for gauges but still have my stock tranny cooler. That's the next upgrade although my temps have only gotten up to 200 once this past summer. I run in overdrive on the open road unless my motor starts struggling and downshifting a lot and I watch my tranny temp and pyrometer close then. Our hills here aren't very long and not too tall so pulling them doesn't pose too many problems.
I think it will be a pull for you but I don't feel you'll have any problems with it. Just don't expect to stay with with the blonde in the convertable Ferrari!
I'm not a technician about these trucks and don't know all the numbers related to them like some of these fine gentlemen in this forum.
Just my .02! Good Luck!!!
Paul
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I pull my Moritz 20+5 goose registered 14k (4950 light weight) with my 97 250 crew cab 4x4, auto, 
I've loaded 10k on it and it pulled good. The truck's all stock, so with out gauges and tranny cooler I don't try to pull the hills at 65, just take my time and to moves right along
I've loaded 10k on it and it pulled good. The truck's all stock, so with out gauges and tranny cooler I don't try to pull the hills at 65, just take my time and to moves right along
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From: River Valley AR
I basically pull from Baton Rouge to central south Florida.
The word would be flat.
The word would be flat.
BTW what is your gear ratio?
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