Snow Foot wrote: I finally got to a scale after 12 months of buying my camper and truck.My truck I allready new the wieght of at 8000LB,with a gvwr of 11500.It is a 05 cc lb 4x4 psd Ford.With th 2500 10.5 bigfoot in the back loaded except water it came in at 11700.That is with 40 gal of diesel in the truck.I thought it would be more.I didnt get a chance to get the wieght of the front or back axle seperate like I would have liked to.
For comparison, here is my rig. We have the same truck, but my TC is shorter than yours, but has a slide out. Our TC weights are about the same since my water tanks were full on the scales.
My truck's weight only, with full diesel, one passenger and light
weekend supplies:
The factory sticker on the inside drivers side pillar shows a 3671 lbs
payload capacity for the combined weight of occupants and cargo.
On the Ford Fleet web link, my truck is shown as rated for 4200 lbs
payload capacity.
On the 2005 Ford Truck Towing and Camper guide (color), the rating is
shown as 3,411 lbs.
On the 2005 Ford Truck Camper Loading Guide (black+white), the rating is
shown with every possible variance and options. The ranges here are from
3,411 lbs to 2,561 lbs.
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Please do not confuse those that would sue you because you are one pound overweight. Common sense does not apply.
I would be hesitate to tell anyone they are overweight. I would tell them to be at their comfort level. If I saw something that I thought was obviously unsafe (to me), I would question them about it.
Snow Foot - I would not hesitate to caravan with you. I would be indifferent who was in front.
I am very encouraged in reading post that display a little common sense.
The most unsafe people I encounter are those that are hung up on certificates, and I am an Educator.
I hope Wayne doesn't think I'm hung up on certificates. I wanted a truck with an offical camper package yes, but I just posted my info so folks can compare and contrast with thier own rigs. Plus I was pretty pysched that my TC was similar in weight to a longer Bigfoot, albeit, one with no slide.
sasha_j - I honestly gave no thought to you being hung up on certificates.
What I would like to see from the big three is item-by-item details of the upgrades on the trucks that they have rated to carry more weight. Simply something like "Camper Package" is not much.
I don`t see any problems with your weights. As you can see from my signature we have the bigger BF. We are over on the GVW but under on the axle weights. The major things to remember are always check your tire pressures and allow for greater stopping distance. If you look at most tire manufactures info the biggest cause for blow outs is under inflated tires. Any time a load is hauled there will be a greater stopping distance no matter what size truck. We also snowmobile and tow a Pace enclosed trailer many times. No problems. Love our Bigfoot for winter camping.
Charlie, Nancy, and Sarge say HI 2001 Ford F350 Lariat Supercab SRW Diesel 4X4 2001 25C10.6 Bigfoot Camper BOCI Member
I have seen what happens to an under-inflated tire. But what happens to a tire that is inflated correctly (80 PSI for my current load range E tires) but is over-loaded. Does it blow out catastrophically or separate or ??? On my last trip, the rear axle was carrying 6200 pounds on tires rated for 6084 pounds (total). The tires didn't get hot, didn't look squashed, nothing. But I still cringed when hitting every pothole and bump, just waiting for the tires to blow. That's why I'm having Vision rims and 245/70-19.5 tires mounted this weekend so I won't have to even think about overloaded tires anymore! It will be a big load off my mind.
Kirk
1999 Dodge Ram SLT 2500 Quad Cab, V-10, Auto, 4x4
Vision Type 81 wheels with Kumho KRS03 245/70-19.5 tires
Airbags w/In-Cab control, Rancho 9000X w/In-Cab control
2005 Lance 1025, A/C, Onan Camp Power 2500LP generator
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