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Old 05-09-2010, 08:34 AM
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Just wanted to know what the difference in towing capacity is between the ford f250 and 350 diesels and basically whats a better buy used? Right now I have a 272 baja but in the future I planned on getting a bigger boat so I was exploring my options as far as towing. Any help would be greatly apprecieated
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Originally Posted by 272bajadriver
Just wanted to know what the difference in towing capacity is between the ford f250 and 350 diesels and basically whats a better buy used? Right now I have a 272 baja but in the future I planned on getting a bigger boat so I was exploring my options as far as towing. Any help would be greatly apprecieated
The owners manual for my '99 says the capacities are the same between the 250/350 with the same gear ratios.

A 350 with dual rear wheels would be more stable than the single rear wheel trucks
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F350 will generally handle more cargo/tong weight. We run into this a lot when selling 5th wheel campers to guys with F250 trucks. But there are so many variations of these trucks you have to look at them individually.
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There is no difference in the two same trucks. Towing is the same. Cargo weight is different. The F-350 will haul more. The difference between the two trucks are, F-250- dana 40 front end, F-350 -dana 60 front end, F-350 more leaf springs on rear and sits 2" higher. The f-250 will ride better if you use it for a daily driver.
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