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02-27-2011, 07:33 AM
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New TV and Trailer
Hello all
So last month I went out and traded in my 01 F150 for an 06 F-350 Suoer Duty Crew Cad (extended bed). I did this because I had a feeling our current camper (01 Kiwi 23b) wasnt going to be around much longer due to the wife looking for an upgrade. So we just bought a 2011 Eagle 314bds. My F350 has the 8 cylinder engine (not sure of the axel rating). Will I have issue pulling this due to the "smaller" engine?
Thanks
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02-27-2011, 12:16 PM
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First of all Congrats on your new purchase!
Check out http://www.trailerlife.com/images/to...ngs_p20_33.pdf and you can look up the tow ratings on your specific vehicle.
Your trailer has a spec dry (no gear) weight of 7,590, (but check the yellow sticker for as built weight) and it has a gross weight of 9,250
Looks to me like the lowest tow rating on a F-350 CC is somewhere around 8,100 on up to 15,000. Until you determine exactly what you have for a TV, you are not going to know what it is capable of.
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02-27-2011, 10:45 PM
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My brother in law tows a 320rlds with a Ford F250 and a 5.4 engine. It does all right but he wishes he had a diesel. He gets 8.5mpg on a good day.
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03-22-2011, 02:43 PM
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Gregga-- My guess you probably have 4:10 rearend gears, which you will need just to get the truck going, never mind the TT( just kidding).To check what you do have there should be a small thin metal tag hanging from one of the rearend differential cover bolts that should tell you the gearing you have.You could take the info from the door post tag, that has all the codes, to your local ford dealer for a breakdown, or find a web site that will do it. The door post tag has info you need not the vin #
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03-22-2011, 04:46 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by clutch
My brother in law tows a 320rlds with a Ford F250 and a 5.4 engine. It does all right but he wishes he had a diesel. He gets 8.5mpg on a good day.
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wow 8.5mph on a ford, I have the dodge 2500 2009 5.7 HEMI I get 13 on a good day If I do 65mph at 55 I get 14.5MPH. Thats an unreal the differance
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03-22-2011, 05:55 PM
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wow 8.5mph on a ford, I have the dodge 2500 2009 5.7 HEMI I get 13 on a good day If I do 65mph at 55 I get 14.5MPH. Thats an unreal the differance
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That`s great towing gas mileage, for a gasser! Those new Dodges are nice. I get about 10 mpg. 11 on a good day. -Lee
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03-24-2011, 01:10 AM
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Hang on to that hemi. A friend of mine has one and he gets 16mpg empty on a good day.
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2017 Silverado 1500 4x4 5.3 with tow package. (no, we don't tow the Jayco with it.)
2018 Surveyor 265RLDS well equipped.
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03-24-2011, 01:56 PM
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Hang on to that hemi. A friend of mine has one and he gets 16mpg empty on a good day.
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Yeah that sounds more like the 2 Dodges I had with the old 318. Good engine but not so good on petrol.
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03-24-2011, 01:59 PM
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Petrol? Petrol? Where you from? We call it gas 'round here
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03-24-2011, 02:02 PM
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Crabman has a British side also.
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04-19-2011, 03:34 PM
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Originally Posted by tafische
First of all Congrats on your new purchase!
Check out http://www.trailerlife.com/images/to...ngs_p20_33.pdf and you can look up the tow ratings on your specific vehicle.
Your trailer has a spec dry (no gear) weight of 7,590, (but check the yellow sticker for as built weight) and it has a gross weight of 9,250
Looks to me like the lowest tow rating on a F-350 CC is somewhere around 8,100 on up to 15,000. Until you determine exactly what you have for a TV, you are not going to know what it is capable of.
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The link you provided is for 2006. Ratings have changed a lot since then. Far better would be to use the owners manual that came with the truck. If the manual has gone south, the last year or two can be obtained online.
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04-19-2011, 03:40 PM
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The link you provided is for 2006. Ratings have changed a lot since then.
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The OP was looking for ratings on his '06 truck, thus the '06 link - his ratings should not have changed since the truck was built.
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04-19-2011, 08:55 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by tafische
The OP was looking for ratings on his '06 truck, thus the '06 link - his ratings should not have changed since the truck was built.
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Oopsie!
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04-19-2011, 09:08 PM
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Lol
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04-19-2011, 11:34 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by clutch
My brother in law tows a 320rlds with a Ford F250 and a 5.4 engine. It does all right but he wishes he had a diesel. He gets 8.5mpg on a good day.
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Empty he does much better than that. Towing he gets 8.5 mpg if there is no wind or no hills. He has gotten as low as 4.5mpg
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2017 Silverado 1500 4x4 5.3 with tow package. (no, we don't tow the Jayco with it.)
2018 Surveyor 265RLDS well equipped.
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