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Old 04-29-2017, 01:52 PM   #26
JABURKHOLDER
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Without more information about your truck, any advice given is just a guess.
The only thing known right now is that you have a 2013 F250 Crew Cab and you plan to tow a 3791RD. To do the math, is the truck 2wd or 4wd, gas or diesel, what is the axle ratio, what is the GVWR and GCWR and what does the truck weight fully loaded ? (you, spouse, full tank, hitch, tools, etc.)
Mosnowman,

I have some math for you based on information I got from a Ford website.

The best ratings numbers are based on the following truck configuration:
2013 F250, Crew Cab, short bed, 2wd, 6.2L gas engine.
Any configuration other than this makes the numbers worse.

Max GVWR: 10000 lbs
Max Payload: 3640 lbs
Curb Weight: 6440 lbs

For the RV, I am using the shipping weight from the factory. 13120 lbs
Pin, or hitch weight, should be 15% - 25% of the weight of the RV.
For this math I am using 15%. 1968 lbs

Now the math.
Subtract the curb weight from the GVWR: 10000 - 6440 = 3560
Now subtract the pin weight from the remainder above: 3560 - 1968 = 1592

That 1592 lbs is all you have left to play with. It does not include the weight of you, your spouse, your hitch, any tools or other spare "stuff" you will have in the truck. That 1592 lbs is also with an empty RV, not even full propane bottles.

A typical pin weight is 20% of the weight of the RV. That would be 2624 lbs. That makes your remaining available weight even less AND you still don't have anything in the RV.

Just something to think about.
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