Bigfoot 3000 on a single rear wheel F350

[Misue]

Hi, I need some inputs on the possibilities to get a Bigfoot 3000 on a Ford F350 Single rear wheels. The camper should weight around 4500 pounds with all the options, but once loaded probably more like 5,500. I previously had a Bigfoot 10.4 with a total weight of 12,500 ready to roll on my original wheels and tires. No problem for near 75,000 miles, no real offroad but many rough backroads. The Bigfoot 3000 is larger and I suspect it will wooble a little more. It is longer but not that much and the C of C is over the rear wheels, so that should be ok.
What would me my options.
1. Modify to Dually with Dually spacers.
2. Super single wheels and tires, how do I mount this?
3. 19.5 tires with offset wheels, apparantly not so good in sand and rough running.
4. Get a new truck! Dually.
5. Other recommandation.

 

[MattF350]

That's definitely dually weight. Not sure how much payload XL regular cab F350s but mine is around 3600 and I have a lariat crew cab. Thats a good amount of weight so best to go with dually.

 

[4x4JeepCamper]

I would agree with MattF350. You are going to be way over on the rear axle. Even an F350 dually will likely be marginal. For a load of 5500 lbs, I would consider an F450.

 

[Darwin]

WIll it the truck carry the camper? Yes. Would I find it enjoyable ? No. Skip the 3500 and step right up to the Ram 5500.

 

[Regcabguy]

Overloaded campers with srw=pitiful emergency collision avoidance. It's coming over.
High winds are white knuckle experience too. Those dually's are stable.

 

[Mundo4x4Casa]

One of the two components in your projected rig has to change. Either get a bigger truck with a higher load carrying safety margin with super singles, or get a smaller, lighter camper. But there are tradeoffs involved. One is tire choice. 19.5's have the highest load rating, but have no sidewall and therefore cannot be deflated on sand. If you never plan to go onto sand, or off road at all, this is not a woe. A 17 or 18 inch wheel will give you more sidewall for deflating on sand. Ex hard core four wheelers make the best off road truck camper operators. I still like my Lance Lite 165-s xcab as the perfect blend of width (86 inches), height inside (6 foot 4 inch), light weightness (1742 pounds, wet), and survivability. Since it is a 1998 model, it's getting long in the tooth and been through the off-road warz. The latest version of this with exactly the same footprint is the Lance 825. It has all the wonderful upgrades from the last 20 years without adding any weight. Truck Camper Adventure Magazine has a built up one of these on a RAM chassis. Check it out. Here are a couple vids of what we do with a lighter weight truck camper;
https://www.dropbox.com/s/f0j10uxr4sn8jrx/end Sandstone Cyn Anza.m4v?dl=0

https://www.dropbox.com/s/bfj5y93wsd7vfkw/jefe does sand hill at dry wash of the devil Anza.m4v?dl=0


This is where you want to be narrow:

 

[Mundo4x4Casa]

So it's really about your traveling style. Lots of off-roading: smaller lighter set up. Mostly highway: a big truck with duals and a big camper. My bro John has a nice set up for off-roading: A Ford F-250 with a 9.5 foot OUTFITTER! camper. He still had trouble squeezing through places that we went as he is 90 inches wide. In the 'up' position:

 

[Zybane]

I hate duallies, but super singles with off-road tires usually makes large truck campers too tall.

 

[Mundo4x4Casa]

Not necessarily. There are super singles that are just a heavier wheel. I run 10 inch wide Stockton Wheels (the so-called, "Power Wagon") on the rear to good effect. 1/2 inch plate hub with no cut outs; machine welded both sides. Not going to break like the aluminum wheels.

The track is slightly wider, a good thing with a camper and the load limit is very high.
I used these 375 x 65R 16's on 16 x 12 inch cast aluminum rims for many years and still have them for endless sand. They're 33 inches tall and 16.5 inches wide before deflating.

The term 'super single' is tossed around a lot without any regard to the origin of the term. Historically, it was a wider (8-9 inches) much heavier usually steel wheel for hauling weight in the 16.5 range. Any ".5" wheel is a no-no for true off road prowess, unless you have the accompanying inner and outer bead locks.

 

[LeftCoastKiteboarding]

For point of reference...

I’m pretty experienced and solid off road in a variety of rigs. Just bought an F350 CCLB SRW 4x4 7.3L. I put an older Lance camper on it. It is listed as 2700# dry. So I figure 3500# loaded. Haven’t had it to the scales yet.
I’m in the process of building the suspension to carry it on light off-road stuff. I will say this....I would NOT go any heavier. I feel that I can get the truck to where I want ability-wise, but it’ll mean throwing the kitchen sink at it. I can’t imagine going up to 5500# on this truck. I just don’t think it’ll do it safely. I’m no rule ninny and I’ll be overweight technically when I’m done, but I know I’ll be there safely. But I can’t see a path to 5500# without a new axle and everything else in between. Need a bigger truck or a smaller camper.


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