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Old 09-25-2010, 07:26 PM
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towing capabilites

anyone know about how much weight my truck can tow
conventinal and we have a goose neck i wanna know what the truck can do hitch capacity dosen't matter to me

1988, ford ,xlt lariat, f-350, dually ,c6 auto
 
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Is your truck a 6.9 or 7.3? How much is it you want to tow?

I'm not sure about goosenecks, but my 92 7.3 IDI E4OD 4:10 tows 9,000 from the hitch in the mountains and it goes up hills around 20mph. I'm not sure I would go over that limit in the mountains. But if your towing on level ground its a different story.
 
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its a 7.3l and i live in fl on flat level ground i thought at least 11,000lbs
with trailer brakes
 
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I don't think your truck should have a problem with it. Just make sure them trailer brakes are cranked up and in good working order. That would be quite a ride....
 
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yea that would suck big time havent towed anything with it yet
what do you think is my absolute max say towing something across 20 acers no road can go 2mph if i want but dont wanna fry tranny of engine
 
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I have no clue....although I did blow my transmission towing in the mountains once.
 
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I have no clue....although I did blow my transmission towing in the mountains once.
that would suck big time dont want to ever go through that
 
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It was going uphill too.
 
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Originally Posted by snaponprofile
It was going uphill too.
HIT THE BRAKES !!!!
THE EMERGENCY BRAKE IN OUR TRUCK IS LOOSE SO WE HAVE IT TIED UP WITH LEATHER CORD. DEFENTALY WOULDNT BE GOOD FOR US
 
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Yeah luckily enough it blew a couple yards from the top of the hill and I was able to pull over and stop it right at the top. no pressure....
 
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Originally Posted by ah1988
yea that would suck big time havent towed anything with it yet
what do you think is my absolute max say towing something across 20 acers no road can go 2mph if i want but dont wanna fry tranny of engine
the sky would be the limit in this case.as long as you watched the trans and engine temp.stop and let them cool down as needed.
no gauges = i wouldn't do it.
30k lb in 4 lo would be a walk in the park.
 
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