Need some opionions ??
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Need some opionions ??
Friend of mine has a 2000 Dodge Cummins Dually that he uses to pull a 2 car wedge hauler in a 5th wheel hitch. He also has a 2000 Ford Lariet 150 crew cab. He would like to sell both trucks and get a F350 CC SRW to pull the hauler and use as a personal driver! The hauler and 2 cars are about 18 to 19 k ! What we would like to know is will the F350 SRW be stable enough to handle that kind of load? 
We have a lot of twisty rds up here in the Smokie Mtns!!
The height of the highest car on the hauler would be upfront and I believe no higher most likely lower than some of those monster 5th wheel TT that you see goin down the road! I know there has to someone out there that would like to chime in on this! Thanks Guys
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We have a lot of twisty rds up here in the Smokie Mtns!!The height of the highest car on the hauler would be upfront and I believe no higher most likely lower than some of those monster 5th wheel TT that you see goin down the road! I know there has to someone out there that would like to chime in on this! Thanks GuysSmokie
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If you are saying the wedge hauler and the two cars are 18-19 thousand pounds my diesel manual says a cc f350 w 3.73 rr has a max GCWR of 23000 lbs. That's not enough if I'm reading everything correctly.
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If you were to do this I would advise good trailer brakes (the 05 and newer SD's have very respectable factory brakes), maybe a regearing to 4.10, and rickson 19.5" wheels and tires. Those three things could make the F350 more capable than the dodge.
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The Dodge quad cab Dually is what we are using right now ! And yes the car trailer does have brakes! I don't dought the Ford will haul the freight ! Stablity in the curves is what we would like to know! Is SWR enough??
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pic of the trailer!
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pic of the trailer!
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Smokie, we have a trailer identical to the one you pictured to haul cars to and from auctions, We`ve only towed it once with a srw truck and many times with the dually, BIG DIFFERENCE!! Dually is the way to go, it handles the roads here in West Virginia with no problem. We use a 04 F-350 4x4 6.0 DRW and it handles smoothly and plenty of power with 2 cars on it.
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JR! That is what we use it for to! I am sure that the Dually would be more stable ! But we are trying to get away from driving a dually around small town doing errands ! SWR handles the everyday drivin and parkin a little eaiser!! I guess the down and dirty of it "can the F350 SWR handle this trailer! And thank you all for your comments! Keepem comin!!
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I guess the down and dirty of it "can the F350 SWR handle this trailer! And thank you all for your comments! Keepem comin!!Smokie
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After reading the posts...it is pretty obvious what the folks are saying, NO...the F350 SRW is not the truck you need. Should be a DRW truck only...
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The 19.5" wheels and tires make a big difference from the factory 18's. Look at
http://www.ricksontruck.com
225/70R19.5 are the same as on a F-450. If you want stabilty from a SRW use those tires,the factory rear sway bar for the slide in camper package, and possibly the dually rear leaf pack. Other options - add a second leaf to the upper overload leaf or add air ride helper bags.
http://www.ricksontruck.com
225/70R19.5 are the same as on a F-450. If you want stabilty from a SRW use those tires,the factory rear sway bar for the slide in camper package, and possibly the dually rear leaf pack. Other options - add a second leaf to the upper overload leaf or add air ride helper bags.
