GCWR F350

Discussion in 'Car Hauler and Auto Carrier Trucking Forum' started by wl90.200, Dec 28, 2023.

  1. wl90.200

    wl90.200 Light Load Member

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    I looked up the gcwr of 2005 F350.
    23,500LB for gear ratio 4.10

    My trailer and truck both weight empty 13500LB
    This mean I only have 10,000LB payload. Can the truck pull more?
     
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  3. Ridgeline

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    what trailer?
     
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  4. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Your numbers are incorrect or ........ inaccurate math.

    Your truck is good for 23,500.......
    Your trailer will be good for.....????
    As Ridgeline asked.... what trailer? You gotta add that in. You're trailer will carry some and your truck will carry some. Basically what your math says is; your going to pull a trailer but the truck is going to carry the entire weight. Thats incorrect. Your truck is only carrying the tongue weight of the trailer & the weight of the truck.
     
  5. wl90.200

    wl90.200 Light Load Member

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  6. wl90.200

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    Okey so
    GVWR
    Truck = 13,000LB
    Trailer= 18,000 LB
    now my GCWR = 31,000LB

    However, looking at the towing chart, I see 4.10 gear ration is rated at 23,500LB GCWR
    That means I should not go over this number? Will the the transmission and engine fail if I go over this number?
     
  7. Ridgeline

    Ridgeline Road Train Member

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    I think fifth-wheel towing is under 15,000 trailer and load.
     
  8. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    Yes... if we're on the same page here. That represents towing. That includes the trailer & the stuff on the trailer.

    A lot of this is going to depend on how the cargo is loaded. You got to understand the rules, leverage & weight distribution. That's something that only time & experience is going to educate you.
    My suggestion is if your more than 1/2 your max weight, take it to a scale & weigh it. Its gonna save you an over weight on axle somewhere.
    You need to know what each axle rating is & how to properly distribute your weights to each axle.
    You need to look at each axle weight & your gross weight.

    Using your numbers, your gross combination weight cant exceed 31,000 lb.

    I am not an expert on hot shot weights, so I'll welcome any corrections to my post from other members.
     
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  9. wl90.200

    wl90.200 Light Load Member

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    What If I hook it up to mini 5 car hauler?
    The GVWR of trailer would be 25,000LB+13,000LB truck= 38,000LB.
    Does that mean my f350 would be able to pull all that weight?
    I think the manufacture put a limit" safety of factor" on the gcwr of 350 not exceeding more than 23,500LB total combined weight
    I could be wrong
     
  10. wl90.200

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    where did you find this number?
     
  11. Grumppy

    Grumppy Trucker Forum STAFF Staff Member

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    I've never heard of that so I don't know. These newer one ton trucks is something I don't keep up with much.

    Hopefully some of the other hotshot guys can help you out.
     
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