Originally Posted by Jared Hall

Well please pardon me for jumping the gun. I was at my local Ford dealer picking up a buddy who dropped his F250 off for A/C repairs and figured why not have Ford tell me exactly what axle and capacity I have.

Come to find out I have the 3.31 E-lock rear end. I don't remember what he said my towing capacity is, but I'm glad I have backed out of towing my company's skid steer around because I would have destroyed my rear end.

So this brings me to my next question and hopefully someone from Ford Service sees this. Is it worth getting my rear end changed up to a 3.73 or 4.10 gearing or just accepting the fact that my truck was never destined to tow my equipment? If it is worth it, then what would pricing be?

Originally Posted by jferg92

Having a higher gear ratio will not destroy your rear end. It will put more stress on your trans first. 3:31s vs 3:55s (or even 3:73s) is no reason to not hook. It really make that huge of a difference for the occasional towing

Originally Posted by Ricktwuhk

Total of 7.4 tons of metal recycling from one house and boathouse. Plus 350 cans of oil paint, solvents, and old gas to hazardous waste. Plus a load of lumber pieces. Plus a 17 foot truck full (33 cubic yards) of lumber. Biggest load was 1,901 pounds (driven max of 50 mph on local roads only, mostly 35 mph) for 20 miles.