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    2003 F250 power stroke

    I have a 2003 F250 power stroke diesel crew cab short bed. Want to buy a 303s or a 337 rls reflection. Will my truck pull one of these? I have 109000 miles on the truck. Your help would be much appreciated.

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    Quote Originally Posted by 24cans View Post
    I have a 2003 F250 power stroke diesel crew cab short bed. Want to buy a 303s or a 337 rls reflection. Will my truck pull one of these? I have 109000 miles on the truck. Your help would be much appreciated.
    I am sure it will pull it but doubtful it will carry it within specs
    We would need more info to determine that if you want to know


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    Can you tell us what the door sticker on your truck says about payload and axle ratings? Also, the 2003s had both the 7.3 and the 6.0 PowerStroke engines depending on when the truck was made. The 7.3 is solid... the 6.0 not so much. Either way, I'm sure your truck does not have enough payload capacity for the Reflection 337 (approx. 3,000 lbs. pin weight loaded). The 303 can put up to 2,700 lbs. on the pin when fully loaded, so that's marginal, too. With fifth wheels, it's not about towing - it's about payload.

    You might want to do some more reading here:

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    The 2003 F250 payload can be anywhere from 2300# to 3300# depending on options. Sooooo depending on the exact equipment you have on the 250, it is possible you are good for either...or neither.
    As Rob said...what's your door sticker say.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Scott'n'Wendy View Post
    The 2003 F250 payload can be anywhere from 2300# to 3300# depending on options. Sooooo depending on the exact equipment you have on the 250, it is possible you are good for either...or neither.
    As Rob said...what's your door sticker say.
    From what I've read before, the door sticker thing for payload was not required before about 2006 or 2007....so he may not have one on the truck.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Second Chance View Post
    Can you tell us what the door sticker on your truck says about payload and axle ratings? Also, the 2003s had both the 7.3 and the 6.0 PowerStroke engines depending on when the truck was made. The 7.3 is solid... the 6.0 not so much. Either way, I'm sure your truck does not have enough payload capacity for the Reflection 337 (approx. 3,000 lbs. pin weight loaded). The 303 can put up to 2,700 lbs. on the pin when fully loaded, so that's marginal, too. With fifth wheels, it's not about towing - it's about payload.

    You might want to do some more reading here:

    https://www.mygrandrv.com/forum/show...ing-Capability
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    For my 2003 f250 has a 7.3 liter diesel
    Door sticker. GVWR 8800 lb, front GAWR 4800 lb
    Rear GAWR 6084 lb , 3.73 ratio limited slip axle,
    Lt 265/75r x 16 E tires. Front tire 414 kPa/60 PSI cold, rear 483 kPa/70 PSI cold. That’s what the sticker says.

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    2003 F250 power stroke

    Quote Originally Posted by 24cans View Post
    For my 2003 f250 has a 7.3 liter diesel
    Door sticker. GVWR 8800 lb, front GAWR 4800 lb
    Rear GAWR 6084 lb , 3.73 ratio limited slip axle,
    Lt 265/75r x 16 E tires. Front tire 414 kPa/60 PSI cold, rear 483 kPa/70 PSI cold. That’s what the sticker says.
    So you may want to go weigh your truck preferably the way it would be loaded to camp
    Do you already have a hitch in it?
    If not that needs added as well

    8800- truck weight = payload

    It is the only way to know but from what I see you will definitely not have the payload for this trailer
    It is up to you how to go from here


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