Trailer capacity on F450,F550,F650

[PoorMansCat]

19500 on 2011 F550... but it can barely pull itself at 19,500#, we have a trailer that we sometimes pull with 6-8K on it.... and they just won't do it.

 

[Hay Dude]

I have an '08 F-550 6.4L/auto with the hi cap tow package and I'm not overly impressed with the way it tows. Compared to other trucks I've owned, it's been disappointing. Cant speak for the new 6.7L. My 6,4L is a step up from the F-550 6L diesel I had previously. Spent a lot of money on that truck after the warranty expired.

 

[PoorMansCat]

I have an '08 F-550 6.4L/auto with the hi cap tow package and I'm not overly impressed with the way it tows. Compared to other trucks I've owned, it's been disappointing. Cant speak for the new 6.7L. My 6,4L is a step up from the F-550 6L diesel I had previously. Spent a lot of money on that truck after the warranty expired.

Unfortunately, that was an all too common occurance with the 6 liter. If I had a 6.4L Ford, I would do some research and invest some $$$ in upgrading your current truck to enhance its pulling power. The 6.7L Ford is not owner friendly.

 

[Hay Dude]

Do you own a 6.7L Ford? What makes it not owner friendly?

 

[WD40]

(Do you own a 6.7L Ford? What makes it not owner friendly? )
What he said X2?
Doug

 

[wcampbell47]

I am going to look at a used F550 this morning. Triton V10 cab chassis 4 WD. Owner is asking $6900 - less than 200K miles I think. I am driving an '01 F350 with the V10 and have no complaints except I am approaching 300K miles. Intend to pull a 14.4k dump trailer. The F350 is the biggest truck I have owned to date. Thoughts on the F550. I just pull locally most of the time not more than 50 miles from home. I am hauling dirt and rock at present.

 

[bdog]

I run my Ford F350 with Farm tags, and I can put the weight I want, and I rate them for 50,000 pounds, cause when I pull up on the scales my gross weight runs about 48,500Lbs on average. They always call me into the scale house, cause most F350's are usually rated for like 18,000Lbs, and they think I am overweight, but once they see my registration they tell me to have a nice day. I run the 7.3 Powerstrokes, and they pull that much weight just fine.
Forgot one thing, I always have the plate reinforced to hold that much weight, cause it will bend a regular goose-neck plate.

I seriously hope you are joking - 48k gross on a 1 ton? Assuming you had a tandem dual trailer I don't think your tires would even be rated high enough for that kind of weight.

 

[4570Man]

I run my Ford F350 with Farm tags, and I can put the weight I want, and I rate them for 50,000 pounds, cause when I pull up on the scales my gross weight runs about 48,500Lbs on average. They always call me into the scale house, cause most F350's are usually rated for like 18,000Lbs, and they think I am overweight, but once they see my registration they tell me to have a nice day. I run the 7.3 Powerstrokes, and they pull that much weight just fine. Forgot one thing, I always have the plate reinforced to hold that much weight, cause it will bend a regular goose-neck plate.

It might pull that much weight fine, but can't stop it.