kennymcclain
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Hi, I am wanting same information. I just recently order an 2011 F250 4X4 Superduty Crew Cab with a 6.4 V8 Turbo Diesel w 3.55 axle ratio. I am wnodering if this is going to be enough to haul Fuzion toy hauler. dry weight is 13,298. I can use all the information I can get......
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jaycocamper62301
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The 2011 will come with the 6.7 Ford diesel. I would be asking over in the toy hauler section some real world weights of the Fusion because the brochure and salesmen usually under shoot the weights. For example my 3850 Cyclone has a brochure weight of 13969 but after weighing it with the truck unhooked of course it came in at 15400. That was no cloths, no water, holding tanks dry. All we added was pots and pans and silverware and two flat screen tv's.
I would be guessing you are going to have over 3000 in pin weight sitting down on your hitch. That is the math you need to do and see if your comfortable with the outcome.
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RockRiver
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IIRC, your truck is rated to tow about 15,000 lbs., so if I'm right w/my numbers, you are going to be pushing things....and that's before the "toys" that you put in it.
Here is some data for you: Super Duty Specs.
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sirdrakejr
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Moved from 5th wheels to toy haulers.
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kennymcclain
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According to the towing info on the truck it should be able to haul up 15,300 max....
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MadMav
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You will want the '11 F350 Dually with the 3.73s to haul that 18K gross toy hauler.
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Dry weights are a joke, no one tows "dry" or "empty"...If MadMav is right about the TH having a GVW of 18,000#...your going to need a dually. If you already have the F250, you may want to look at a lighter TH. Another thing that doesn't really work most of the time is when the manufacturer states the truck can tow a 5er weighing 15,000# (or fill in whatever number you want)...the bottom line is, can the truck handle the pinweight of the 5er you want to tow. THAT is what you need to know first. What is the GVW of the 5er your looking at? Again, if Mav is right, that it's 18,000# and you load only to 16,000#, you could have a pinweight as heavy as 3200#...you need a dually for that kind of weight, or if your getting the F250, you need to look at a 5er that falls within the towing capacities of your 2011 F250...
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Another vote for the dually.
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I can tell you from personal experience that you will need more truck for that toy hauler. My F350 SRW had all it could handle with my Fuzion 322 so I went with a F350 DRW and am much happier and comfortable towing. You are looking at a much heavier TH and the F250 will not be happy with that load. Will it tow it, yes. Will it be safe, no.
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Not enough truck. You need a dually.
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