Thread: F250 vs F350
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Old 07-12-2010, 01:50 PM   #7
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250 towing

According to Tirerack.com, your tires are rated to carry 3705lbs each, or 7410 on the rear axle. You will need to weigh your truck as loaded to tow and see what is on the rear axle. Then take 20% of the GVWR of the trailer (not dry, or unloaded) and add that to the axle weight you already have. At that point, you should see an overload situation on the GAWR of the rear axle. Yes, you are maybe ok on the tow rating, but just about every 3/4 ton pickup is overloaded on the rear axle due the fifth wheel pin weight. Even 20% of the dry weight will probably overload the rear axle.

For several years, the ONLY difference on Ford 250/350 trucks were the 4" blocks on the 350s--I believe that has changed on the 2008-up trucks.

People tow all the time with 3/4T pickups and do allright--its your decision.

Joe
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