2005 FORD SUPER DUTY Owners Manual

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FORD SUPER DUTY 2005 1.G Owners Manual Cargo Weight– includes all weight added to the Base Curb Weight,
including cargo and optional equipment. When towing, trailer tongue load
or king pin weight is also part of cargo weight.
GAW (Gross

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FORD SUPER DUTY 2005 1.G Owners Manual GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight)– is the Vehicle Curb Weight + cargo +
passengers.
GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight
Rating)– is the maximum
allowable weight of the fully loaded
vehicle (including all options,

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FORD SUPER DUTY 2005 1.G Owners Manual GCW (Gross Combined Weight)– is the weight of the loaded vehicle
(GVW) plus the weight of the fully loaded trailer.
GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating)– is the maximum allowable
weight of the vehi

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FORD SUPER DUTY 2005 1.G Owners Manual Exceeding any vehicle weight rating limitation could result in
serious damage to the vehicle and/or personal injury.
Steps for determining the correct load limit:
1. Locate the statement “The combin

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FORD SUPER DUTY 2005 1.G Owners Manual pounds, the calculation would be: 1400 – (2 x 220) – (12 x 100) =
1400–440–1200=–40pounds; no, you do not have enough cargo
capacity to carry that much weight. You will need to reduce the lo

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FORD SUPER DUTY 2005 1.G Owners Manual weight and the driver’s weight from the GCWR listed for your vehicle in
the following chart/table given its series, engine, transmission and drive
axle ratio. This calculation will give you the maxi

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FORD SUPER DUTY 2005 1.G Owners Manual Maximum GCWR - lb. (kg.)
Engine Rear axle
ratioManual
transmissionAutomatic
transmission
F–350 Dual Rear Wheel (DRW)
5.4L 3.73 15000 (6804) 16500 (7484)
4.10 17500 (7938) 18500 (8391)
6.8L 4.10 2050

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FORD SUPER DUTY 2005 1.G Owners Manual Maximum Trailer/Hitch Limits
Trailer/Hitch
TypeF-250/F-350
Single Rear
Wheel (SRW)F-350 Dual
Rear Wheel
(DRW)F-450/F-550
Conventional 12500 (5670) 12500 (5670) 16000 (7257)
5th
Wheel/Goose-
neckSee ma