Pin weight of a loaded 2850RK

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Les, our 2005 F250 has GVWR of 10,000. We're towing a 3295RK with pinweight of 3120 at last weighing. If you get the 10k GVWR package and the Camper Package in addition to the Tow Package, then you'll have the additional leaf in the rear spring packs and it would handle our pinweight just fine (same spring pack as our '03 F350 had). Because we did NOT get the Camper Package and the extra leaf, I ended up adding air bags to the rear of our F250. That easily brings things back to level and handles the load just fine. I see in the Ford towing guide the supercab shortbed does not have the 10k GVWR option available. You'd have to go to the longbed for that.

We towed this same Montana (13,980 loaded) with the 1999 F350 SC SB 4x2 V10 3.73 gears. It did a fine job.

That said, here are the numbers for a 2004 2850RK, from the Keystone website:

8,760 - UVW (unloaded vehicle weight, as delivered from the factory, without battery, without propane bottles)
11,820 - GVWR (max the trailer is rated to weigh. you will not hit this number)
1,880 - pinweight (these numbers are usually low)

Now, for what to expect in the real world. I can only make an educated guess at this based on what I've seen from our four fifthwheels.

If you are weekending/vacationing, I'd guess your total weight will be in the neighborhood of 10,000 - 10,500 lbs, maybe a little less. If you are fulltiming, I'd guess 10,500-11,000. On pinweight, I'd guess 2100-2200 if weekending/vacationing, and 2200-2300 if fulltiming.

The towing guide shows payload for your projected truck as 2900 lbs. That's for a supercab shortbed 4x4 with 6.8L V10 and 9400 GVWR. GCWR ranges from 21,000 to 23,000 depending on axle. FW tow rating ranges from 14,500 to 16,500, again depending on axle. All this assumes tow package. The guide says the numbers have allowed for a driver of 150 lbs. Passengers and gear would need to be included in the calculations.

In other words, that truck will do a super job of towing the 2850RK for you, in my opinion. I can send you some web addresses for tests including towing more weight than the 2850 with the earlier (2003/2004) versions of that truck and those had lower numbers than the 2005.

Just my opinion but I wouldn't hesitate with that combination.

oops - edited because I neglected to say what the 1880 lbs is for. As a footnote, these figures are for the 2004 model 2850RK from specs saved from the keystone site.