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towing 18,000 pounds with a f250 SRW
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[QUOTE="tbsimmons, post: 103582, member: 2026"] It is your hitch. My brother ran into that when he had a shortbed also. The reason is watch the hitch when you turn and it slides. I would not lift that hitch with the pin weight. That is a lot of torque added to the pins. I just wouldnt go 90 with a short bed. I dont go 90 with a long bed. It is really hard on a triple axle. He went from a 06 F250 with non-stock suspension to an 08 450 also. Reason was the same as mine. Mine had more done to it performance and suspension. Mine was lifted some. 2" only in the rear. I had 4" lift 1-ton springs made for the rear and changed the 4" blocks for 2" blocks. So I lifted the rear 2". Had 35's on it. Made air bag brackets for it. So I could pretty much load anything I wanted in the bed and it sat level with minimal air. For comparison I only moved the hitch up one notch when I got the dually. I know what you are saying about what goes in the back takes off the pin weight. I dont see how you have no sway, your hitch does not give side to side. I can feel mine some with the dually and mine moves side to side about 2 inches each way. The SRW was much worse. It has nothing to do with 26000# and staying under for a license. It is to me like pulling 10,000 with a half ton. 3/4 tons should have never been rated to tow anything close to what they say they can, just like I would never tow 10,000 with a half ton. I towed a 3/4 ton dodge for a buddy today on my car trailer. "Legally" I could have pulled it with a SRW, much less a half ton. I cant imagine either one. Tail wagging the dog. To me it is safety of me and what I have in the cab. I know a lot of people do it everyday. Most of my buddies do it with the same reasons you do. My truck says it can tow this. For legality I can only have about 4000 in the bed of my truck for total GVRW. Yes it is that heavy. You never said what your rear tire weight was, max load is around 3200 or so per tire. So with your trailer weight off the truck means the back of your truck is only in 2700 range stock from just the tires. If you go off of the 6100 for the truck, then the ass end only is 2400. [/QUOTE]
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