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We have a Class A now that we used for weekends and vacations. Being retired now for 6 months, sold house etc. moved to rv park in south Texas, finding out that a little more room would help with all the "extras" we brought along. Found a 5th we like but found a lot of different tow specs for our 2000 F350 SRW 4x4 7.3l engine and automatic. The 5er has a 2950lb pin weight and when I add the dry weight with the net carry it is 16940lb.Was hoping that someone else had close to this combination could tell me if this truck will be ok. See here that the newer trucks will handle but not in the cards right now. Thanks
My take-away from RV-Dreams was...dual rear wheels give you an edge when towing that kind of weight. There are probably many seasoned RVers out there towing with SRW's and not having any problems. However, as a newbie, I decided I wanted that 'edge'. I also wanted one of the newer, 2011 up, trucks and just purchased a '13 Chevy. As for the towing capacity, take it to a dealer and have them check for rear GAWR, towing capacity, and GCWR. That info should help with your decision.
We had a 2002 f350 SRW crew cab short box w/7.3l. Just after we bought our Montana we went to Texas on a 2 week trip. We brought mother in law to her winter home & some supplies to my mother who was already in TX. I went through a truckstop in southern Minnesota to cross their CAT scale. Our gross weight was 20900# and the truck axles were exactly what the door sticker said it should be. I know the truck weighed 7800# empty so the trailer and 3 adults and supplies weighed 13100#. I pulled that combination until last September when I purchased the 2013 f450.
The old truck pulled the load & got decent mileage on our weekend & short time jaunts. Decent mileage being an average of 11mpg on all towing. I definitely felt the wind from the front & sides and got better mileage, pushing 13+mpg with a tail wind. With a side wind I needed to steer into the wind to keep the rig going straight. Stopping was OK as long as I kept the brake controller adjusted properly. Mind you that first trip to TX was early January. Since we got the new truck we have only been about 150 miles from home 3 times this last fall but my wife has asked if we still have the trailer attached. The dually handles the load soooo much better than the srw did & the power & torque is phenomenal.
All that to say I think you will be overloaded with the setup you are contemplating. It can be done, but not safely, IMHO.
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