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02-20-2020, 02:34 PM #31
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Last edited by backtrack2015; 02-20-2020 at 03:33 PM. Reason: spelling
2017 F-350 CCSB 6.7L
2021 Micro Minnie 2100BH
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02-20-2020, 02:58 PM #32
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Is your 8307# curb weight empty or loaded (all people, gear, full tanks, stuff, etc.)? From the numbers I think that is empty with a "standard" driver (Ford use 150# for driver). My numbers are GVWR-Payload= Curb weight (w/150# driver)=11,500-3253=8,247#. Less the 150# "standard driver" that gives 8,097#. On the way home from truck dealer I weighed the brand new truck (full tanks, no driver, no dealer options, nothing else) and got 8,100#. About as close as you can get to matching.
If your weight is empty, I think the 310GK will put you over your Gross vehicle and rear axle weight limits. I figure the wife and I plus hitch, tonneau cover, a cooler of food, a few tools adds 788# to the truck (all counting against the payload number). Your rear axle weight rating is also 630# lower then mine.
Again, just my numbers.
ChrisChris & Karen
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02-20-2020, 07:22 PM #33
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No can do. That is why I'm not towing a 337RLS...I have a 2500HD and can't work in a new F-350 right now. There is almost no GD fifth wheel trailer that a 3/4 ton truck can safely tow...maybe a Reflection 150 Series. Even a 3500HD single rear wheel truck is just marginally capable of towing a 15,000 lb fifth wheel.
Spike & Kimberly
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02-21-2020, 09:52 AM #34
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2019 F250 Platinum, 6.7, LB, FX4, High Capacity Tow Package
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2019 303RLS
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02-21-2020, 10:28 AM #35
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Lots of misleading information on here. Glad you me and others point this out. Some guys are ridiculous about the yellow sticker payloads yet they NEVER once read the manual about there truck. They are of the mindset that they know everything and read nothing but the yellow sticker. They don't even know exactly why the yellow sticker is there in the first place. They totally ignore the white safety sticker all together where all the safety information comes from.
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02-21-2020, 11:18 AM #36
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My 2020 310GK loaded for camping puts a minimum of 2,900 lbs on my pin. My F350 has about 3,600 of payload and I'm within 200 lbs of going over. I researched 310GK weights before making my purchase and I've seen multiple people share weights in the 2,800-3,100 range.
Best regards,
Chris2020 Solitude 310GK FBP
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02-21-2020, 11:47 AM #37
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There seems to be something about tow vehicle threads that brings out the Werewolves and Vampires. In other topics people are ok with sharing knowledge and learning from others but when it comes to tow vehicles, people tend to get defensive regarding their point of view. Too often, it results in people arguing a point that they only partially understand.
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02-21-2020, 02:44 PM #38
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Last edited by backtrack2015; 02-21-2020 at 03:09 PM.
2017 F-350 CCSB 6.7L
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02-21-2020, 04:10 PM #39
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My specific truck (High Capacity Trailer Tow Package) is identical to the most robust 2019 F350 SRW truck available with the exception of the rear leaf springs, but my self imposed limit is not directly related to the (current or previous) GVWR of an F350. Instead it has to do with logic. When inflated to 80 psi, my tires are rated at 7500 lbs. combined. No problem there. The wheels are rated at 7180 lbs. combined. Also not an issue. I have the same Dana axle as a SRW F350 so it is clearly up to the task but in the F250 application, it is only rated to 6340 lbs. Of course that axle rating has nothing to do with the axle itself. It is driven by the lowest rated component of the rear suspension. The only remaining components are the leaf springs which have a lower compression rating (and one less leaf) than an F350. Now, you can get an F250 with the weaker Sterling axle and no overload springs and it will still have the same 6340 lbs. axle rating. That doesn't make logical sense but is a clear indicator that the 6340 lbs. rating of my rear suspension is conservative. So, 6340 pounds on the rear axle is my self imposed limit. That would allow for approximately 3500 pounds of payload. With a fully loaded 303RLS I am under my self imposed limit. More importantly, the truck handles the load with ease. By the way, one of the primary reasons I chose the 303 over the 337 was to avoid the higher pin weight (along with the added length). Like you, I felt like the 337 was more than I wanted to drag behind a SRW truck. I could not be happier with my truck and trailer combination.
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02-21-2020, 04:21 PM #40
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2017 F-350 CCSB 6.7L
2021 Micro Minnie 2100BH
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