I'm about to pull the trigger on a Big Country 4010RD. It's GW is 16,000 lbs. Of course the sales guy says that a 2016 F250 6.7l diesel will tow it fine, but the listed tow weight for that is 15,100 lbs. I was planning on putting Firestone bags on back to help level it out.
What say you guys?
As I just this week ordered a new F350, I'm newly versed in weights, as i also looked at the F250. Based on the limited information you gave the only truck that matches the 15,100 lbs, is the 250 4x4 Crew Cab. The maximum CGVWR for the F250 is 23,500 lbs. subtracting the base weight of 7668 lbs (long bed) gives you 15,832 lbs, for trailer, cargo, fuel, people, etc. so - 1. You already know you're overweight on the towing capacity of the model, 2. you'll be over on the maximum CGVWR on the truck and 3. you'll most likely be over on the cargo capacity (bear in mind you have to include in addition to the pin weight, people, luggage, hitch, fuel, dogs, etc., etc.), you then get into the possibility of exceeding the maximum limit on the rear axle. While you might add air bags to assist with leveling out the truck, adding air bags does nothing to increase any of the above mentioned manufacturer's limits. Will it do it??? Probably????? Will it do it safely at all times, and comfortably????? NO!!
