5er weight
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5er weight
im looking at getting a 5er toy hauler. one that i like is a 36 foot, with a dry weight of 10,000lbs, i just wanted to know if that is a little heavy for my 250, the current owner has a 350 DRW so i was unsure thanks
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You will not know how weight is distributed on your truck without weighing it. The issue is not going; it is stopping.Steve
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Does your truck have the rear overload springs and rear swaybar setup? Those will help a lot. If not you'll definitely want airbags or similar. It really boils down to what you are comfortable with. You WILL be over the trucks ratings, trust me. But there are lots of people towing that much weight and more with an F250, myself included. Just my 2 cents.
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By the way, you really need to be looking at the GVWR of the toy hauler, not the dry weight. Nobody hauls one empty, and the dry weight is without any optional euipment or anything.
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steve, I'm pretty sure that's not what I said. I even pointed out that he would exceed the trucks limits and said that it was just my opinion. I think my opinion deserves the same amount of respect as your's does. Thank you.
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I respect opinions, but how much a truck is rated to stop is not a matter anyone's opinion, including mine. Ford puts that number in print. There is a liability issue when one decides to exceed gross weight ratings.
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If you ever get checked at any scales just hope your not over what the manufacturers rating is or you WILL get fined. I know there are tons of people out there towing over weight, just not me. I researched this with the state police and the DOT, I wanted a gooseneck trailer that would carry 20K lbs. but since the truck is not rated for that I had to settle on a smaller trailer. This is in black and white in any DOT drivers handbook. Not my opinion.