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| I'm looking at a 2 horse GN with dressing room and midtack, and thinking of pairing it with an F-250. I'm looking at truck model years 2000-2007. It's been a while since I hauled, and my first set up with a gooseneck. Will this truck be enough to haul? I believe the trailer weighs in around 4500-5000 lbs. Waiting to hear back on specifics.What else do I need to know? |
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Location: western PA | You shouldn't have any problem at all with that weight. If you're pulling a lot of mountains a diesel is nice, but other wise the v8 gas will work well. |
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Location: Northern CA | It will pull it just fine.I had an older 1991 gas V-8 that pulled my two horse gooseneck just fine. Now, I have a newer truck and diesel so am looking to get a bigger trailer. But I had absolutely no problems with the weight. |
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| I stand corrected - the trailer is 5400 lbs dry weight. The owner says she did haul it with a gas 3/4 ton, but later with a diesel. Said the same thing, it was fine with the gas, but with the diesel she didn't even know the trailer was back there. I want to get enough truck, but not too much. Also don't want to fork out even more than necessary for the truck.Another question: In a 2 horse slant GN, could I load hay in the front stall and put pony in the back (with stud divider)? |
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Location: western PA | If your truck will be used for every day transportation and occasional towing, the gas is an excellent choice, and will cost you much less to purchase, own and maintain. With two horses and gear, you'll still be under ~8 k, which a SD can easily handle. With a GN trailer, a single horse usually can be loaded in the rear stall. This is especially true if you're only hauling a pony. |
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| Truck will be our second vehicle. I have a long commute so drive a Mazda 3 for work, bf's work is 10 minutes. When out together we take the Mazda anyhow. I anticipate hauling regularly locally, and 4-5 hrs a few times a season. We do anticipate relocating in the next few years (4 hours away) but will do doing the same trips a few times a year and local hauling. We do have some good mountain passes here but I'm in no hurry to race up them.
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Location: suffolk | that will work, see our set up - F250 TD - Kiefer 2+1 Trailer.
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Edited by Color01 2013-12-13 3:53 AM
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Location: MS | I have a 2004 F250 4 door with a V10 and pull a 2 horse gooseneck Exiss with living quarters. It did just fine in some reasonably steep hills. |
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Location: Northern CA | Yes, I haul all my camping gear and hay in the first stall and the big horse in the back stall. That stall is bigger anyways.( no rear tack)
If your buying a new truck...just to let you know, they are no longer making the big block gas engine trucks. You are stuck with either a 6.0 liter gas or a diesel truck. That right there would change my mind about getting gas vs. diesel.(If buying new) You may some day want to get a bigger trailer.
There are plenty of nice used trucks out there for much much less than brand new. I bought my Duramax diesel with only 45k on it for $22,500. I have a few friends that have the V-10 engine Ford and it is a good one. The Chevy or GMC 8.1 liter gas engine is a tank. But can be hard to find used. |
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Location: Ohio | A good rule of thumb when looking at weight is 1000lbs for each horse and if you have a LQ, about 1000lbs for gear/water/supplies. That is always what the RV dealers budget for your personal items when looking at a trailer. So if your trailer is 5400lbs, two horses and gear will put it at around 8400lbs. You can find 150's now that will pull that. The problem will be going up hills and in hot weather. A 250 will be much better. I like to have a little extra room so I am not putting extra strain on the engine and transmission.
I would also recommend you get airbags for the back end. You can pump them up and make the trailer level when the goose neck is connected and let it out when not hauling. We had them for our 250 when we had it. Our 350 dually does not need them.
I do agree though that you should consider getting more truck than what you think you need. My wife talked me into that and it was good advise. We later bought a bigger trailer and we did not need to get a bigger truck at the same time. Allows room for expansion. JMHO |
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| Goz, I ended up getting a 5.4L V8 gas 2001 F-350 SRW crew cab long box. It also has airbags in the back ;) I think it'll do the trick for my soon to be 2h gooseneck! The trailer is 4400 lbs dry, so it'll be well within the trucks limits. Darn thing is massive though, 21'9... it's a beast to park! |
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Location: Ohio | Yeah, that is the bad thing about long beds, they stink to park but in all other ways you will LOVE it. Our 250 and 350 were/are crew cab long beds. If I dive them someplace I park way out in the lot and take two spots. Glad you got the air bags, they made all the difference in the world on our 250.
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2 horse GN with F-250?
