Does anyone know if the harley davidsons SD will be out in 08?

 

This might interest you:

http://www.nhtoc.com/vbforum/showthread.php?t=32424

 

I had a friend at the dealership say that he thought there was a F350 dually coming out. Unfortunately its going to have the larger wheels which reduces the towing capacity....darned.

 

huh? an f350 dually coming out? dont they have it now? and for many years now? and larger wheels reducing the towing capacity? the whole thing sounds like someone has some wrong or incomplete info.

 

I was trying to find the towing ratings for the Harley Davidson versions of the trucks. I have not found them as of yet but I will get them and post them. I just know that it has to do with the type of wheel and tire. The harley version has a lower profile tire which reduces the weight limit of the vehicle. Hang in there and when I find it I will let you know. And if I find that I'm wrong I'll also say that .....not trying to get by with anything...

 

The 2006 6.0L Diesel Supplement states, 3.73 rear axle F-250/350 SRW (Single Rear Wheel) have a GCWR of 23,000lbs for both automatic & manual transmissions.

For towing, it lists all SRW pick-ups with a 2.5" ID without adapter as having a weight carrying hitch capability of 8,000lbs gross maximum trailer weight w/a maximum tongue weight of 800lbs. For weight distributing hitches, that gross trailer weight goes up to 15,000lbs w/a maximum tongue weight of 1,500bls.

There is nothing in either the Diesel Supplement or the 2006 Owner's Guide which singles out any decreased/increased limitation with any OEM tire & rim combination. If you go to Ford's website & check the Super Duty specs page, you will see that all payload & towing ratings are based on axle ratio, 4x2 vs. 4x4, cab style, motor, and SRW vs. DRW. (And that's after downloading the Adobe Acrobat versions & doing a search for anything referencing "rim", "rim size", "17", "18", and "20".) And, there is also the fact that all OEM tires are load range E rated.


Now, having said that, the 20" tire & rim combination has an identical sidewall height of the 18" Conti's and very similar to the 17" tires. So, I'm not sure how/why the 20" tires continue to be called low profile. 17" - 265/70/17 - 31.6" x 10.4" x 7.3"
18" - 275/65/18 - 32.1" x 10.8" x 7"
20" - 275/65/20 - 34.1" x 10.8" x 7"


Maybe I missed something somewhere. If so, I apologize, and welcome the correction.

 

Friend of mine saw one @ Bike Week in Daytona. They took his name/address and said they would mail him info. They is Ford. Note: agreement w/ Harley expired in '07.

Hope they come out w an '08 and renew agreement.

 

One of the members at the NHTOC is also a ford dealer and stated that the system is showing that he will be able to place orders soon for the 2008 models.

 

I am pretty sure back in late '05, Ford and Harley extended their alliance agreement thru '09.

 

Deluxe, I agree with what you had stated. Your finding the same material that I have found. I'm still trying to figure this one out......I'm going to keep looking. Hopefully I'll find something........someplace..

 

Hope you guys are right!! I love mine, hate to see the end of them!!...Brian