3150 Keystone 5th wheeel
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Carl L
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Is that trailer weight the Montana 3150? If so, it has as Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 13,965 lbs. The 11,000 is an unladen weight -- not useful in judging towabilty.
Your 250 has a tow rating of 12,500 lbs. We like to knock 10% off that to allow for passengers beyond the driver and truck cargo including the hitch gear. That moves the maximum trailer GVWR that you should tow down to 11,250 lbs Moreover the 3215 has a pin weight of 1965 lbs. That may be a bit heavy for the rear axle rating of a F250.
All in all, I would say, lighter trailer or beefier truck.
Your 250 has a tow rating of 12,500 lbs. We like to knock 10% off that to allow for passengers beyond the driver and truck cargo including the hitch gear. That moves the maximum trailer GVWR that you should tow down to 11,250 lbs Moreover the 3215 has a pin weight of 1965 lbs. That may be a bit heavy for the rear axle rating of a F250.
All in all, I would say, lighter trailer or beefier truck.
Gary RV_Wizard
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I'd feel comfortable towing up to an actual weight of about 12,000 lbs with that truck. You've got to leave a bit of capacity in the truck to carry the wife & maybe a dog, a bit of gear, etc and the 5W hitch itself. Every extra pound in the truck subtracts from tow capacity. I'm pretty sure the Montana 3150 is going to exceed that a bit. Just propane and a bit of water (in the heater, bottom of tanks, etc) is going to push it up a few hundred lbs and you will surely have 1000 lbs of food and gear onboard before you even know it. Maybe 1500 even. And that number will grow over the first several months you own the rig.
And as Carl says, the pin weight is going to push the rear axle of the truck up near its limit too.
I'd say you are on the hairy edge or slightly beyond. Performance won't suffer - the diesel has plenty of oomph - but you may be stressing the drivetrain enough to lead to some relatively early failures.
And as Carl says, the pin weight is going to push the rear axle of the truck up near its limit too.
I'd say you are on the hairy edge or slightly beyond. Performance won't suffer - the diesel has plenty of oomph - but you may be stressing the drivetrain enough to lead to some relatively early failures.
