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Originally Posted by 77cruiser

What would you rather pull a 14K trailer with?

Originally Posted by fable081

Tried to post around noon today but obviously it did not take.

JRTH I agree with your comments ref the GVW and I should have expanded my post to clarify.
My 150 Lariat had a Curb Weight of 5600 lbs and a GVW of 7070 which only gave me a payload off 1,470 bs. I was overweight by 850 lbs.

My 250 was a special order XLT bare bones but with the 6.7l and is 6477 Curb with a GVW off 9900 for a 3,423 payload. And you are also correct that the weight in the 28 RKS sneaks up really fast if you are not watching what you are doing . My last Pin weight was 1973 lbs and the RV was 9500 lbs which is 20%.

I do appreciate the comments received especially from senior members who have been doing this for a long time. I have reaped more than I have sown from this site and hopefully someday I will be in a position to return the solid advice.

Thanks everyone for the input and my apologies if the original post may have been hijacked a bit with my original post.
Regards
Chuck

What would I rather tow a 14,000# 5er with? I would chose at minimum a 350/3500 SRW, with some nice options.

To Fable081, why not just order a nicely optioned F350 SRW, that can have a max GVWR of 11,500#? I will for the life of me not understand peoples obsession with buying a 3/4 ton Diesel for towing a 5er, they just don't have the payload.
In addition Fable081, is 3,423# the payload listed on the payload sticker on the new truck? I know that Ford uses a lot of aluminum in their trucks, but 6,477# seems very light for a F250, even bare bones.