DerekDallege
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Vehicle: 88 F350 7.3L non turbo
Joined: Apr 2009
Member # 5242
From: Atalissa IA
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- April 6 2009 : 12:09a
| | You can handle a lot of weight on a gooseneck hitch with any decent 3/4 ton truck with a diesel engine. Most 3/4 tons have had basically the same suspension as a 1 ton (if they are the heavier of the two 3/4 tons for model years that had two) for a long time. You're mostly limited on what your tires can handle, how long it takes you to get up to speed, keeping up with interstate speed on hills, and stopping. If your truck is in decent condition I doubt you'll have any problems. I'm thinking if you were going to be getting close to maximum towing weights you would know just from common sense. I have an '88 F350 crew cab single rear wheel 2wd with a 7.3L non turbo diesel 5 speed OD with 373 gears and I pull a '32 gooseneck 3 horse slant with living quarters loaded with 4 horses, all kinds of gear and people, and I don't have any problems at all. Total weight is 20,000 to 22,000 pounds. The truck weighs about 8,000 including all the tools and stuff I carry all the time as I remember. So I'm pulling about 14,000 pounds, and my truck is 10 years older than yours. I don't get up the hills very fast with my 'ol girl, she's got 200,000 miles on her and no turbo. (Could use the injection pump rebuilt too.) But I can run 70 mph all day long on flat ground, turning about 2550 rpms. I have never had any luck finding gvrw info other than whats on the sticker on the door or door frame. Check that out and see what it says for GVRW. But you can almost always go a bit higher than that if you have experience towing and know how to handle a heavy load. They are set quite a bit on the side of caution. Putting the weight and pivot point directly over the axle makes it far safer and easier to handle. Experience goes a long way. The more you push it, the less safe you are, and need experience on your side to stay out of bad situations. What are you wanting to tow? I would recommend a B&W hitch, they are the best. They can be pricey, but search around there are some people who don't stick it to you so bad around. There are a few others that are very similar and of good quality for a bit less money. | |
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