long bed vs short bed towing 8400 lbs.

[the ponz]

Originally Posted by roadeo

That sounds a bit scary! OK Ponz now tell us what you do about that situation? Please.

On the West Virginia turnpike, the decent into Charleston is a rather steep grade, and has a few sharp curves. At a speed of 40mph, I could feel the trailer acting on the truck. It was not scarry at all. I would think that having a longer wheel base would minimize that tendency. When sharp downhill curves are in your path, be sure to slow down prior to the curve thereby avoiding braking to slow down in the curve. Otherwise, all three of Newton's Laws will come into play.

[dbtolman]

Originally Posted by Safari Tim

Its a little difficult backing up with my 23' truck and 23' railer in a tight spot. I feel part of my job is to entertain those who arrived before me with my backing up antics

That's what Pull-thru's are for.

[Diesel Pusher]

I have the short box 2500 HD EXT Cab 4X4 and like towing my 31' trailer with it. I had to have the short box because of parking in parking garages downtown. The long box would have been too much of a hassle. I wish that the tank was bigger than 26 gallons though. I would like to get the transfer flow tank, 45 gallons, but don't have the extra $1,000 (1 large) laying around

On the other hand, If I use 22 gallons at around 15 mpg towing, that is a 330 mile range. Good time to stretch legs, buy diet cokes etc.

The idiot light comes on in my truck when I have 4 gallons left and I start looking hard for fuel then. I was told never to run a diesel out of fuel...period.

Good luck to you. The F250's are nice.

[RivetED]

Originally Posted by RoadKingMoe

FWIW, the long bed has a 38 gallon fuel tank while IIRC the short bed is 29. Our 158" extended cab/long bed handles the 34' just fine, but the Hensley helps too.

That is the only drawback of the short-bed I've seen. We have 30K on our's & feel very secure towing at all reasonable speeds ! I did have an aux. fuel tank (50 gal.) installed because the "useable" 25 gals. has a very limited range, >300 mi.

[j54mark]

Originally Posted by Diesel Pusher

On the other hand, If I use 22 gallons at around 15 mpg towing, that is a 330 mile range. Good time to stretch legs, buy diet cokes etc.

I too thought the 26 gal. tank would be more of a hassle than it has turned out to be. My tank fills somewhat faster than the truck's empties. At roughtly 15 mpg towing ('04 K2500 crewcab diesel) I can go 300 miles before refueling becomes a priority. I seldom tow more than 600 miles a day anyway, so it's just two stops.

Mark