Re: [A/S] F350 - Does Ford make hitch receivers

["Tom Patterson" <pattersontom@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

- Yes, the hitch is a Class IV, the standard on all F-250 Super Duties.
- The base curb weight for my truck is 5224 lbs.  Even with extras,
including the 7.3 PSD, it would still be under 6800 lbs.
- The Camper package brings the cargo capacity up over one ton.  Except for
this it is a 3/4 ton.  The F-350 Super Duty is the Ford one ton pickup.
 - Camper Package (per Ford) includes front stabilizer bar, heavy service
front springs, rear stabilizer bar, auxiliary rear springs, slide-in camper
certification.
 - Starting in 1999 Ford designated their 3/4 ton trucks as "F-250 Super
Duty".  The "F-250"  designation was a lighter model and was discontinued
after 1999, Possibly it had a six bolt wheel.  There are currently no other
3/4 ton pick-up models produced, other than the F-250 Super Duty.
- History from www.ipublishers.com:
  Even though Ford's F-Series pickup trucks have been America's best-selling
new motor vehicles for the last 19 years, the introduction of the restyled
'97 F-150 in January 1996 increased that lead substantially. In 1999 Ford
introduced an all-new F-Series Super Duty. Unlike previous heavy-duty
F-Series models, the new Super Duty is built on a separate platform from the
light-duty F-150 and F-250, both of which have a gross vehicle weight rating
(GVWR) of less than 8,500 pounds. The F-250 Super Duty has a GVWR of 8,800
pounds and three engines to choose from, including a new V10 power plant.
The F-Series Super Duty can provide a GVWR of over 11,000 pounds.
- For further F-250 specs:
http://www.fordvehicles.com/trucks/superduty/models/f-250xl/specs/

-Tom