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05-27-2020, 10:56 PM #11
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Your question made me decide to hit the scales today. Pin weight is at 3100 lbs. RV weight is 13,460.
GVWR = 11,700
Trucks actual GVWR = 11,500.
So I’m 200 pounds over. Even though the RV is under its maximum weight and my axle weights are all good, even with a one ton truck, I’m over weight.
Thankfully, I’m currently at my home base so I now get to decide what I need to get rid of. Time for a diet!
However, to be fair, I was carrying water at 2/3 capacity because I had been boon-docking for four days. So I had both grey tanks at 1/3 full, about 8 gallons left in the fresh water tank and the rest in the black tank when I rolled on the scale. I don’t normally drive with that much water but I didn’t have a choice and it is a perfect real world example. I drove 770 miles with that added weight. No problems but I’m certainly not comfortable with it and I’ll be more cautious next time. Found a deal on 4 boxes of DEF so I had an extra 80 lbs in the front of the RV of that. It certainly all adds up. I’m thinking of adding a small rack to the back of the 337 and putting heavier stuff back there.Last edited by Gainestr; 05-27-2020 at 11:37 PM.
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05-28-2020, 07:19 PM #12
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I've been towing a 337 with a 2018 F250 diesel for over 2 years. 300 lbs Demco auto slider and 60 gallon auxiliary tank. I am overweight for sure. I've been out west, south, and going east in a few weeks. My 250 does an excellent job. No problems at all. I wouldn't worry about being a few hundred pounds over wight. If you are going to worry about it on every trip, then you should upgrade your vehicle. The way i look at it, if this was a major safety issue and rvers were killing themselves all the time by being a few hundred pounds over their pin weight, then you would see a lot more enforcement by state and federal agencies. I also believe that the manufacturers are conservative with the numbers too. Your 2019 won't have a problem. I wouldn't upgrade my vehicle first before pulling the trigger. Give it a try. My two cents worth.
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05-29-2020, 05:27 AM #13
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I agree with Maximus216. I pull my 337RLS with my 2010 F250 6.4. No problems. Have added air bags to help the suspension because springs are about the only difference between a 250 and 350. I pulled a toy hauler before the 337rls and the pin weight on it was greater. My bigger concern is stopping. You need to drive defensively.
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05-29-2020, 07:25 AM #14
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I crank up my rancho shocks to max and 60 lbs of air in my bags and its an awesome ride.
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05-29-2020, 07:34 AM #15
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Here is what i did to the rear of my 337. The two containers i bought at tractor supply and the basket i got on cleareance at Lowes. Its just a cheap wire storage basket. I used 2x6 to raise the containers so that they would be level since they won't fit inside the basket. Then i just bolted them down through the 2x6 and the wire basket. I bought the brake lights off of Amazon and wired them to a 4 pin plug in.
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06-03-2020, 02:56 PM #16
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Gonna need a one ton. Or else you will exceed payload and potentially rear weight rating.
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06-03-2020, 03:36 PM #17
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Good discussions, agree with the tires being the weak link. I have a 2018 2500HD. I have done considerable research on the difference between that and 3500HD SRW. The only items are a bigger jounce ball and additional spring, both discounted with airbags. I did see a link stating the 2500 didn't have the gusset on the rear axle/diff (mine does), just FYI. I got LT265/60R20 tires with the vehicle. They are 121 rated at 3197#, my drive axle with a 2820# pin weight came in at 6700#, 300# overweight. The tire started shredding on the road, luckily caught before the imminent blowout. I have since upgraded to LT285/60R20's with a 125 rating of 3650#, now safely under. There was never an issue with towing ability, but clearly safety an issue. I will also be putting a Banks Derringer Tuner on as well. Good luck
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06-03-2020, 03:41 PM #18
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06-03-2020, 03:48 PM #19
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06-03-2020, 03:49 PM #20
My pin weight ready for glamping is 2950 with a tanks empty. I'm under all rated capacities of my 350 SRW in this mode but I'm running a gasser with 4000+ of payload capacity. We are living in ours now and we are way overloaded (wife has to have EVERYTHING) but I'm not going anywhere so no big deal. If I were going to full time travel I'd get a dually again as much as I don't want one.
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