7.3L Towing weight??? - F-Series & SuperDuty Diesel Forums

zax317 · 01-01-2012, 11:06 AM

I have a 99 F350 DRW Crew Cab Long Bed, Super Duty 7.3L Diesel. My wife and I are looking into getting horses. We want a steel trailer, anywhere from 2-6 horse trailer. We saw a 3 horse trailer that weighs 4300. I know I can pull this, but while looking into this stuff I wanted to know my max weight pull/tow capacity. We would be utilizing gooseneck hitch. We do not have a GN hitch yet.
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DaveBen · 01-01-2012, 12:16 PM

Your weights are on the Driver's Door Post. There is a sticker with this information on it.

Dave

WD40 · 01-02-2012, 12:09 AM

The 1999 DRW came with 3.73 and 4.10 gears, so what Dave said will
get you what you need to know. I hope you have some gages on your truck
before you start pulling heavy loads.
Doug

BIG JOE · 01-02-2012, 01:57 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by zax317

I have a 99 F350 DRW Crew Cab Long Bed, Super Duty 7.3L Diesel. My wife and I are looking into getting horses. We want a steel trailer, [anywhere from 2-6 horse trailer]. We saw a 3 horse trailer that weighs 4300. I know I can pull this, but while looking into this stuff I wanted to know my max weight pull/tow capacity. We would be utilizing gooseneck hitch. We do not have a GN hitch yet.
???

The >2-6< horse trailer part brings up another issue to concider ?

The GCVWR (Gross Combined Vehicle Weight Rateing) of your 99 F-350 DRW.

That Would Be:

A. The Total Weight of your truck, with you and the wife in it, your gear, and a full tank(s) of fuel. (GVW) Added To:

B. The total weight of the Horse trailer, the gear & tack, plus the >Known< weight of X number of Horses in/on it.

F-350, Duallys are purdy Stout.. But with Horses.. you can get purdy Heavy, Purdy Quik, when you add A & B together for a GCVW, against the GCVWR ???

Joe

Most folks I know, that pull horse trailers, have Goosneck Hitches.

Frankenstien · 01-03-2012, 05:17 AM

Playing off of my aging memory...

19500 Gcvw - 21500 GCVW depending on options and Final Drive Ratio...

under the FWIW category... My Truck Fifth wheel, loaded with Water food and all the stuff for a long week of going away, we hit the scales at around 22K a bit over the rated weight rating, however no issues with stopping or going...

WD40 · 01-04-2012, 01:45 AM

When pulling a 35 footer fifth-wheel it's real easy to hit the mid 20's
on weight. When we take off for our 3 or 4 mo trip to South Texas,
I run across the Cat Scales at the truck stop and it's around 25,000 or a little over.
Doug

mp18d · 01-04-2012, 06:28 PM

Our horse trailer (4horse Trails West trailer (steel) with 3 big saddlehorses and gear for 5days at a line camp comes in right at 9500lbs. Thats well under the GCVW for your pickup.

That setup is hauled with the below SRW rig; even before the flatbed was put on and when it was boxstock. No issues at all.

And FWIW get a B&W gooseneck hitch. Have installed now 5 of the things in the last 8 years without any problems.

If you have any more ??s just ask!

Good Luck

Mike

01-01-2012, 11:06 AM	#1
zax317 Diesel Virgin Join Date: Dec 2011 Location: san antonio/tx Posts: 7 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	7.3L Towing weight??? I have a 99 F350 DRW Crew Cab Long Bed, Super Duty 7.3L Diesel. My wife and I are looking into getting horses. We want a steel trailer, anywhere from 2-6 horse trailer. We saw a 3 horse trailer that weighs 4300. I know I can pull this, but while looking into this stuff I wanted to know my max weight pull/tow capacity. We would be utilizing gooseneck hitch. We do not have a GN hitch yet. ???

01-01-2012, 12:16 PM	#2
DaveBen SDD Senior Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Ukiah, California Posts: 7,869 Thanks: 127 Thanked 506 Times in 489 Posts	Your weights are on the Driver's Door Post. There is a sticker with this information on it. Dave __________________ 2004 F-350 Regular cab with 6.0, Torqshift, 4X4, and just about all of the rest of the options. I added Guages, Satellite Radio, Air Horns, and a coolant filter. Bilstein shocks. Battery Desulphater that really works. Installed Jimmi Jammers. Pictures here: http://community.webshots.com/user/dbennett48 Completely Stock. I had a Detroit Diesel 8V92TA in a KW dump truck in 1980. That sucker would put out 425 hp but would never out pull a CAT.

01-02-2012, 12:09 AM	#3
WD40 SDD Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Benton Arkansas & McAllen Posts: 2,758 Thanks: 57 Thanked 111 Times in 107 Posts View Photos By: WD40	The 1999 DRW came with 3.73 and 4.10 gears, so what Dave said will get you what you need to know. I hope you have some gages on your truck before you start pulling heavy loads. Doug __________________ 2006 Ford F-350 Crew Cab Lariat 4X2 PSD 6.0 TorqShift Automatic Transmission, MAG-HYTEC DIFF COVERS Bama ZooDad If you think the 6.0 is bad.....Get a 6.4 2004 35 ft Hitch Hiker 16589 EW. Doug Is it time to go camping yet?

01-03-2012, 05:17 AM	#5
Frankenstien Frankestien Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Prairie Wa. Posts: 591 Thanks: 11 Thanked 26 Times in 24 Posts View Photos By: Frankenstien	Playing off of my aging memory... 19500 Gcvw - 21500 GCVW depending on options and Final Drive Ratio... under the FWIW category... My Truck Fifth wheel, loaded with Water food and all the stuff for a long week of going away, we hit the scales at around 22K a bit over the rated weight rating, however no issues with stopping or going... __________________ http://www.wsdot.wa.gov/traffic/passes/white/ This is not far from home... Robert Have Late 99 (4/17) XL psd 4X SC Dually, 4" T-409 turbo back exhaust, Turbo Stuff done... Injector Stuff Done.. , Autometer A pillar setup, Warn Tranformer Grill, and a 16.5 ti Winch ..36' Montana 5er a whole bunch GCVW

01-04-2012, 01:45 AM	#6
WD40 SDD Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Benton Arkansas & McAllen Posts: 2,758 Thanks: 57 Thanked 111 Times in 107 Posts View Photos By: WD40	When pulling a 35 footer fifth-wheel it's real easy to hit the mid 20's on weight. When we take off for our 3 or 4 mo trip to South Texas, I run across the Cat Scales at the truck stop and it's around 25,000 or a little over. Doug __________________ 2006 Ford F-350 Crew Cab Lariat 4X2 PSD 6.0 TorqShift Automatic Transmission, MAG-HYTEC DIFF COVERS Bama ZooDad If you think the 6.0 is bad.....Get a 6.4 2004 35 ft Hitch Hiker 16589 EW. Doug Is it time to go camping yet?

01-04-2012, 06:28 PM	#7
mp18d SDD Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Truckee, CA Posts: 95 Thanks: 9 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	You'll be fine Our horse trailer (4horse Trails West trailer (steel) with 3 big saddlehorses and gear for 5days at a line camp comes in right at 9500lbs. Thats well under the GCVW for your pickup. That setup is hauled with the below SRW rig; even before the flatbed was put on and when it was boxstock. No issues at all. And FWIW get a B&W gooseneck hitch. Have installed now 5 of the things in the last 8 years without any problems. If you have any more ??s just ask! Good Luck Mike __________________ De Oppresso Libre 03 7.3 F-350 SRW; 4" exhaust; DP Tuner; CM 8' Flatbed; leveled w/315/70X17s; A.I.S intake. DynaTrac kit

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