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I know this is not about expy's but i value the opinions of people here

we are looking at getting a bigger 5th wheel, but im wondering how big i can go, we currently have a 30' but are looking at going to 36-42' but im not sure if my truck will handle it.

99 f250 long box.

what do you guys think

all opinions welcome

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knew someone that was puller a 40' with his 04 f 250 crew cab. he didn't have a problem pulling it out to the river. too bad you didn't need a trailer sooner his trailer went for 15k at auction (repoed) it was an 07 or 08.
 

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What motor? What gears? 2wd or 4? You will have to concider the pin weight of the trailer and the weight ratings of the truck.
 
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sorry i should have put that info in

its a 99 F250 Superduty supercab 4x4 manual 6speed 3.73 on stock rubber

sitting about 340 horse to the wheels

our current trailer is 8700lbs loaded with 2300lbs pin weight and it doesn't touch the over load springs on the back
 
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knew someone that was puller a 40' with his 04 f 250 crew cab. he didn't have a problem pulling it out to the river. too bad you didn't need a trailer sooner his trailer went for 15k at auction (repoed) it was an 07 or 08.

that sounds like a steal, i hope to find a deal like that

thanks for the info
 

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KWT, you need to know the values for the new trailer. Also, keep in mind that you need to consider the weight of the personnel inside of the cab along with all their stuff. This is where the F350 has the advantage over the F250. The pin weight shouldn't be too big of an issue going to a slightly bigger trailer if it is only you. But, start tossing in the wife, 2 kids, a dog, all the camping stuff, etc and you can find that you can exceed the rear axle weight rating really easy.

Also, keep an eye on the frontal area of the newer trailer. There is a limit to the frontal area that the trailer can have (it is like 80 square feet or something like that). So, you may run into issues there too (little known rating for the truck, but it is inside of your owners manual).

You should be fine, but if you plan on hauling this around a lot, may want to consider upping the sway bar to a much larger size, say a 1.25 or even a 1.5" bar to help with stability. You will find that going with the bigger trailer on the lighter springs is going to lead to more sway. Sure, the truck can handle the additional weight, but can you steer it with the trailer swaying? Every driver is different. Can also install some load assist air bags which will help with the swaying as it will stiffen up the rear end by upping the air pressure in the bags when the trailer is on, but can lower the pressure down to around 5 psi (don't want to go to 0 due to possibly damaging the bags) to keep the ride comfort in an unloaded truck.
 
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im going to get my truck loaded here in a week or two and put it on the scale with the trailer and get my axel weights and see how much room i have.


thanks
 
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