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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 07:47 PM
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please help with towing capacity question

what is the towing capacity of a 1997 2wd F250 7.3 power stroke. I am towing a fifth wheel camper that weighs roughly 12,000 lbs is this truck going to do the job?
 
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Old Apr 7, 2006 | 07:51 PM
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Is it a single rear wheel or a dually? auto trans or manual?
I don't have any charts going back that far that I can find
Whats the sticker on the door say about gvwr
Rich
 
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 03:36 AM
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auto trans, single rear wheel, cant advise on sticker it is in shop getting tranny rebuilt.
 
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 03:58 AM
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Originally Posted by mikehoward2
auto trans, single rear wheel, cant advise on sticker it is in shop getting tranny rebuilt.
Mike I was going to say that the tranny is the weak link in your truck!

You might ask this question in our towing are also ,someone down there might have asimalar truck as yours.
Or have a chart from that yr.
Rich
 
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Old Apr 8, 2006 | 08:10 AM
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The GVWR is 8800#'s and the GCWR is 20,000#'s.
Yes it should handle it.
 
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