SAE Tow Ratings

[slowzuki]

You must have a low GVWR, my SRW F350 rear suspension barely moves with 4000 lbs in the bed, and I don't have the overload leaves. I've always found chevy except the most recent ones are the saggy butt ones due to the good riding soft springs. My buddies 2500 HD isn't too bad, but it still doesn't like the correct tongue weight on big trailers.

 

[Diamondpilot]

You must have a low GVWR, my SRW F350 rear suspension barely moves with 4000 lbs in the bed, and I don't have the overload leaves. I've always found chevy except the most recent ones are the saggy butt ones due to the good riding soft springs. My buddies 2500 HD isn't too bad, but it still doesn't like the correct tongue weight on big trailers.

I agree. I have a 06 F-350 SRW 4x4 Diesel with 11,500# GVWR (biggest in a Ford) and my neighbor has a 07 3500 Dmax SRW 4x4 Diesel with 9,900# GVWR (biggest in a GM). We cut wood all the time together and you can clearly see which truck is stouter. My 05 Dmax 3500 SRW 4x4 Diesel with 9,900# GVWR was very comparable to my 04 F-250 4x4 Diesel with 10,000# GVWR

Chris

 

[Chef Pa]

Fyi for anyone interested, it looks like there's an SAE J2807 webex meeting on 8/17 from 1 to 3 pm EDT. As far as I can tell it appears to be open to the public; there's no mention of members only and the info is all in their public web area. Link below is for the SAE J2807 page - click on meeting info under the 8/17 meeting notice for details on access. Not a lot of details on topics or meeting agenda but may be worth checking out if you have time.

SAE Standards Works

Greg