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Location: Up and over to the right | I have a 2013 F250 diesel (no dually) and a B&W turnover ball hitch.
Would a 3 horse with small LQ or a 4 horse with just a tack room be too much for the truck?
I don't want to be maxing out or coming close. What do you guys usually haul with a 2500/250?
I already upgraded to the 250 because I wanted enough stop power for my current 3h bp trailer. Now I'm interested in trading in for a gooseneck, just want to know my limit. |
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Location: Muskogee, OK | I pull a smaller 3 horse LQ with my F250 no problem! Before purchasing my current trailer, a big thing for me was looking at the overall weight of the trailer. I would definitely go aluminum as those steel trailers are super heavy. But you should have no problem pulling a smaller (4' or 6' shortwall LQ) with your truck. |
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Location: Up and over to the right | Thanks! Anyone else? |
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| Our 2011 F250 Gasser pulls our 4 horse with a tack room gooseneck, no problem. It also pulled a 4 horse, very small tack room stock trailer bumper pull no problem (although it pulls the gooseneck better) |
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Location: Kansas | Matt has a 99 F250 diesel (not dually) and he pulls an aluminum 3H Exiss with weekend living quarters no problem. That trailer is still heavier than my 3 horse stock combo that's steel because of the extra length and the LQ. I would think you'd be OK with that truck, of course I pull my trailer with an 01 Dodge half ton so I might not be the best person to ask. I'm looking to upgrade but don't want to go into that type of debt until I have a better paying job so until then I will keep poking along in ol blackie I guess. |
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 Love Me Some Robert Redford
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Location: WV | You want to think of everything. How much weight is in the truck, how much weight is in the trailer, how much does the trailer weigh etc. Check your owners manual also.
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | I pulled a 3 horse with 6' short wall and 8' wide with a 3/4 ton. No problem at all. |
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Location: Montana | My thoughts are it would do fine, but I don't have experience with that size of a trailer. Only thing I could think of is make sure you use 8 or 10 ply tires on the truck.  |
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Location: Phoenix | We pulled our 4 horse Sooner with a dressing room with an F-250 diesel and it did fine. But dad says he likes the new Dodge 3500 dually they just bought a lot better. |
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Location: Central TX | i know a gal who pulls a 3H LQ with a 13' shortwall and slide out (pretty heavy!) with a 2009 chevy 2500HD. No diesel. GAS! Poor thing struggles on those hills but shes made it rodeoing a couple years in it!!  |
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Location: mi | pulled a 3 horse 4star with a 9' LQ. With a 3./4 ton diesel. Pulled it all day long but I would not have been comfortable going much bigger. I have friends that pull a 3 horse 3 star with mid takc and 10' LQ with a 3/4 ton chevy diesel and have no problems with it either.
We are super flat land here and I know that does make a difference. Although we have both hauled those rigs to TX, OK and FL at least once a year and had no problems handling that either.
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Location: Up and over to the right | Thanks all! I'm on the hunt for a 3H with small LQ. Might take a while but I'll find what I want eventually! |
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Location: South MS | I have a 2010 Ford F250 diesel 4x4
I pull a 3H with 8" S/W living quarter just fine - I could do a lighter 4H with 10" S/W but I didnt need that much room at that time |
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Location: Bandera, TX | I have a 2010 3/4 ton Dodge diesel and pull a 3 horse. I have finished my LQ part as a tack room. I have no problems pulling or stopping. |
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| ChasingCans04 - 2014-02-19 6:37 PM
I have a 2013 F250 diesel (no dually) and a B&W turnover ball hitch.
Would a 3 horse with small LQ or a 4 horse with just a tack room be too much for the truck?
I don't want to be maxing out or coming close. What do you guys usually haul with a 2500/250?
I already upgraded to the 250 because I wanted enough stop power for my current 3h bp trailer. Now I'm interested in trading in for a gooseneck, just want to know my limit.
I have a 2013 F250 and pull a large 4 horse with 10 ft short wall living qtrs and hay pod. It maxes out (with horses) at about 16K lb.s which is what I beleive the truck is rated for. In fact that is why I went with Ford. They are the only mfg that makes a non dually that can pull that load.
I did have to put air bags on the rear suspension so the truck did not squat so much... but it pulls it GREAT! |
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| We have an '08 F250 that pulls a 4 horse gooseneck Lakota, the extra wide one, with tack, and 9ish foot short wall. The tow haul mode doesn't even work and it has no issues. Granted it does have an H&S Black Maxx Tuner on it so it does make about 200 more horsepower than the stock trucks do. You aren't going to see much "pulling difference" between an F250 and an F350. The only reason you would need a dually would be if you have a super long trailer. It's all about the amount of weight that is being pulled infront of the trailers axles. If your hitch is behind your trucks axle, you're going to have a bigger problem than if it is ontop of/infront of the axle. (Sorry, i'm a nerdy engineering student at A&M ) |
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Location: The Great Northwest | I keep in mind that if I were ever in an accident and was sited my insurance may cancel. Anytime the truck pulling the trailer is less, pounds, than what it is towing your in trouble. The tow truck needs to be able to control the trailer. |
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Location: Four Corners Colorado | When hauling any gooseneck I always prefer dually. |
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| We pull a 3H aluminum trailer with a small LQ all the time, sometimes loaded with 3 horses. We have a 2500 diesel. |
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Location: Where I am happiest | My daughter has a 2012 Dodge 3500 but it's not a dually and she pulls a 4 horse with a 12 ft short wall no problem all day long. |
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Location: 100 miles from Nowhere, AR | skye - 2014-02-20 10:15 AM I keep in mind that if I were ever in an accident and was sited my insurance may cancel. Anytime the truck pulling the trailer is less, pounds, than what it is towing your in trouble. The tow truck needs to be able to control the trailer.
Not much difference in weight between a 3/4 and 1 ton. The difference is springs, brakes, and possibly carrying capacity of tires (Dually vs SRW). The pin weight on my trailer needs a Dually to carry it safely because it maxes out tires and axle weight on a SRW. Plus the wider base adds stability. |
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Location: Armuchee, GA, NW section of Ga | I had a new F250 and felt I couldn't pull my trailer safely, so I upgraded to a new F450 with duel wheels. My new truck can pull my trailer, which is a small 3 horse slant with a small LQ. You can't even feel it back there. I do agree, the ability to stop safely is the key, not what you can pull.
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Location: Armuchee, GA, NW section of Ga | I had a new F250 and felt I couldn't pull my trailer safely, so I upgraded to a new F450 with duel wheels. My new truck can pull my trailer, which is a small 3 horse slant with a small LQ. You can't even feel it back there. I do agree, the ability to stop safely is the key, not what you can pull.
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Location: South Dakota | achildres - 2014-02-20 9:03 AM We have an '08 F250 that pulls a 4 horse gooseneck Lakota, the extra wide one, with tack, and 9ish foot short wall. The tow haul mode doesn't even work and it has no issues. Granted it does have an H&S Black Maxx Tuner on it so it does make about 200 more horsepower than the stock trucks do. You aren't going to see much "pulling difference" between an F250 and an F350. The only reason you would need a dually would be if you have a super long trailer. It's all about the amount of weight that is being pulled infront of the trailers axles. If your hitch is behind your trucks axle, you're going to have a bigger problem than if it is ontop of/infront of the axle. (Sorry, i'm a nerdy engineering student at A&M )
What would you consider a super long trailer? I've got a 3/4 ton Chevy that I love but was thinking about upgrading from a 26 foot 4 horse No LQ to a 31 foot 4 horse with LQ. I wasn't sure if that was too much for my pickup. I would probably get airbags for my pickup. |
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The Advice Guru
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| I would look at the total gvw on the sticker in the door, then look at the empty weight of the trailer, then add 10,000 lbs. Especially if you have living quarters, and a tack room, as you do put a lot of stuff in the trailer, horses, feed, human necessities, tack, it all adds up |
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Location: MO | I have an 01 Chevy 2500HD w/ 6.0 gas engine...pulled a 3 horse Hart with weekender (about 6-8 foot short wall), loaded with no problems, pulled better than my 3H bumper pull with large dressing room.
I want a gooseneck too but don't want to go into debt to own one right now. |
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Location: MO | I have an 01 Chevy 2500HD w/ 6.0 gas engine...pulled a 3 horse Hart with weekender (about 6-8 foot short wall), loaded with no problems, pulled better than my 3H bumper pull with large dressing room.
I want a gooseneck too but don't want to go into debt to own one right now. |
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Location: Arkansas | I have no problem pulling my Platinum 4 horse 6 ft shortwall living quarters with my 2500. I'm not sure how much bigger I would go, but if you moved this size to a 3 horse I would say you would be fine with an 8ft. Maybe a 10ft depending on the trailer weight. |
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| My opinion, I think it would be just fine, that's only a 5 foot difference. The airbags would definitely be a great thing though. |
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My mind still works
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| You'll be fine for sure with a 3H....4H most likely as well. I pull a 4H with wkender with a 3/4 ton and it does fine |
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How much trailer can I pull?