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[RC] trucks & weight ratings (was truck lengths) - DreamWeaver

The advantages of a dually are that they tow with more stability and can handle a higher payload. Compare a 2002 F250 SRW, F350 SRW, and F350 DRW. All three with a diesel have a GCWR of 20000#. Because the DRW weighs more, it has a lower tow rating, as much as 100# for the diesel. However, the GVWR for each are 8800#, 9900#, and 11500#, respectively. A 7000# F250 SRW has a payload of only 1800#, a 7000# F350 SRW 2900#, and a 7500# F350 DRW 4000#. Payload is passengers, tools, hitch, and trailer weight. You will exceed GVWR on a F250 diesel way before GCWR.

People need to make sure that the trailer does not have a pin (or gooseneck hitch) weight that is more than the rear axle of their truck can handle. Many of the longer trailers have a pin weight over 2000# which can easily exceed the GAWR (gross axle weight rating) of a 3/4 ton truck.

Oh yeah, since I'm posting :+), I just recently placed an ad in the classifieds for my 95 Chevy dually 4x4 diesel. (or here: http://featherliteforsale.tripod.com/chevyforsale.html ) For those of us who drive dually's we've all heard the jokes. You know the ones. There are only two kinds of dually's -- those with banged up fenders and those that are "going to have banged up fenders". Mine is still in the "going to" classification. In case anybody is wondering why/how it is that I know all of these numbers it's because we just went thru the new truck/new trailer purchase -- and came to the conclusion that we needed something bigger than a 1 ton truck, so ended up with a 2003 F450 supercab, 4x4, diesel, and it has DRW with a flatbed on it. It's got 17% bigger brakes than the F350, plus more leaf springs in the rear (I think 11 instead of 6?). AND I don't have to worry about being overloaded, because I would have been and it's not just a matter of being legal but a matter of safety and how would we feel if somebody got hurt or killed because we couldn't control our overloaded rig.

Happy trails,
Karen
in NV


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