I've tried to search the web etc. with little success...........

Here is the vehicle:

1997 F250 HD CrewCab 4x4 with 7.3L Turbo Diesel, E40D Tranny and 3.55 Gears.

The Question:

what is the Towing capacity for this truck?

Thanks for any help!
Jeff

 

with tow package & 4;10 it's14,000...3;55?


kurt

 

14,000 5th wheel & gooseneck,10,000 off back

 

This is with the 4.10's correct?

3.55's would be less I'm assuming?

Thanks
Jeff

 

why do you need to know the technical numbers? these trucks wil tow what ever most people need to tow. i tow 25,000+ pounds not counting truck with an f250 SRW no prob. we have 2 powerstroke autos that have no prob with it.

 

that may be true but can you safely do that? For 2000 miles? Just because you can doesn't mean you should.

 

thats what our 99 did for 215,000 miles. in its first 100,000 its hauled big loads of gates on a big trailer. it was a hoss. i am not advising to do so, but we have done it successfully for years.

 

speaking of what they can do- the guy at a local trucking company has spotted loaded fullsize box trailers sometimes with a 350 crew cab flat bed. i agree, cause it can dont mean you should.

 

I just want to know what the truck is rated at so I can make an informed decision about what I feel is a "safe" weight to tow................

thanks for the input so far!

Jeff

 

With 25k BEHIND the truck, thats almost 34k total. With that weight and 3.55s, you couldnt keep 55mph without searching for a gear continuously. I haul a 18k backhoe with a 3500 lb trailer, and its all my 1 ton wants and stops relatively safely.

As far as the loaded boxes go, yeah they do that, load em with furniture or whatever and get apportioned plates. combined they are weighted for 22k, and in ohio, legally thats as much as you can go with a 1 ton I believe.

 

no, i mean he hauled bulk groceries, canned goods, ect. he would move 40,000# loaded reefers and box traiers just around his lot. like up to the shop to service trailers, ect.

 

Well that local trucking company is run by some real idiots. If he was spotting using that truck and it broke a leaf and caused landing gfear damage, or if cargo inside was damaged, he could be sued and lose his butt. Its amazing to me what some stupid people will do. Willing to risk everything that they have worked for because of ignorance.

I hate to sound off on this, but we own a small trukcing fleet as do a couple others in here and they too can tell you how you can get your butt whooped on in the court of law for mishandling freight, especially if your moving loaded containers with a truck not inteded to do so.

 

yes, they seriously are a bunch of idiots. in every way. the truck wont do it many times.

 

its good to know its rated capacity beocuse you can get yourself in big trouble if you get in an accident while hauling over your rated capacity becouse 1 your at fault no matter who caused the accident 2 your insurance company may deny coverage for the accident becouse you were overloaded, yes these trucks will haul about anything you can put in them or behind them esp with 4.10's but is it legal is the question

 

Ya, back to the original question,
and to quote TJ from this question when i asked it:
It'll tow about 10K off the hitch and 15K off a gooseneck/5th wheel.
But you have to keep in mind what you are capable of handling.
10K behind a truck is a lot more to keep in mind.