Tow questions for 2017 Ford F-350 and toy haulers

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Another factor for us...there's no way we will reach GVWR. We camp in campgrounds...no boondocking, so we never fill our tanks at all and dump onsite. At best, with our Vespas, we're in the 1500# range for cargo in the unit.
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Some toy haulers can have 4k-5k CCC .
  Looking at the 328M says it has a 16500 gvwr and a 12400 dry weight (UVH)= a 4100 lb CCC (cargo carrying capacity).
    When choosing a trailer always look at dry weight and gvwr. You know you won't tow the trailer at its dry weight and "only you" will know how much you will load in the trailer.

This 16.5 gvwr trailer is a typical problem deciding on a srw or drw  as its pin weight plus a hitch and other gear in the bed is just out of reach of the F350 srw rawr truck.......however if you load the trailer to 14k-14.5k or so then the F350 srw has enough axle capacity to carry the load.
We don't know how many toys or how much weight you add to your trailer so some folks  use 20% of its 16.5 gvwr.

If your going to carry more weight than the trucks tires/wheels or rear suspension can carry many folks go with 19.5" tires and wheels with some type of after market rear suspension help.
Your choice their.....just be aware "legal" overweight issues.
 
While you don?t need to hit the comercial scales and risk getting caught overweight, the legal part comes up if you have an accident. If overweight, don?t expect your insurance company to be your friend and the other guy to be seeing a lottery win.
 
colorado_rv said:
Hi all,

I'm apologizing in advance for what I'm sure is an 'eye-roll' moment for most of you seasoned RV veterans out there...yes, I have a tow vehicle question.

We have a 2017 Ford F-350 Lariat 6.7 Diesel 4x4 Long Bed Crew Cab SRW with 3.55 rear end. We are in our first year of RVing, and of course have decided that the 2017 Winnebago Minnie 2455BH travel trailer we purchased will not meet our needs since acquiring 2 Vespa GTV300 scooters. Originally we had thought we would just load them in the truck bed, but quickly learned that loading and unloading 350 lb. scooters while camping is not easy or convenient, especially when searching for suitable places to load on an incline.
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Have you considered buying the extra long, extra wide ramps so you can ride your scooters into the bed?  You would want a ramp wide enough so you can put your feet on the ramp if you have to stop while loading or unloading.  For a few hundred dollars there are several suitable ramps in aluminum (for lightness) on the market.
 
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