Ford F-250 Base Curb Weight

Mitch there is no doubt that it has become to some degree a bit complicated. Looking at the weight on the rear axle I am nowhere close to GAWR and I am running Quality load range E tires.I am pulling close to 11,000 pounds now with ease. The next one will be closer to 15,000.

GCWR really means nothing in the grand scheme of things... Is your truck going to implode if you go #100, #1000 or more over the GCWR yet still under GVWR?? Dunno, but when it all comes down to the nuts and bolts of things, it's about your axle ratings, your tire ratings and wheel ratings that meets the road.. Also, how you feel towing whatever you are towing.. (if it sucks, then maybe you are overweight?? If you are comfortable, then maybe it's okay for YOU??)

Back in the day, we didn't have these "weight ratings" we have today, and just towed what worked... ha, ha... ya, sounds kinda stupid, but in the end, we really didn't do the whole Desi and Lucy in the "Long, Long Trailer" movie thing... ha, ha..

I know it's a different time now, and not the same as the "good ol' days".. but, the same physics apply I would think?

Don't know where I'm going with this.. But, just saying a bunch of "interweb goofs" is not going to tell you what will work or not work for YOU...

Good luck!

Mitch

Agàin, that weight is nothing in the truck but a full tank of fuel. I added cargo, personnel and pin weight of the fifth wheel I am looking at and got what I was looking for in GVW. I understand my limits now when looking at GCW
. Appreciate the feedback

Like was said. That's what your truck weighs. Is it an XL base model or a Platinum, or something in between? It's all in the options and it's sticker GVWR on the truck subtracted from all those fancy "options"... :)

I have a whimpy 13 F150 with a GVWR of #7700 in the XLT trim with the additional 302a package and it has a yellow sticker payload of #1920.. I looked at some other F150's on the lot when I bought mine and found a Platinum optioned truck with only #7050 GVWR and it's yellow sticker was a whimpy #850... Yes, #850...

I have weighed my truck and with me and a full tank of gas, it was pretty much over by my fat ass 220# weight when I went to the dump..

Anyway, in the end, your truck weighs what it weighs, whether if it's an 150, 250, 350, 450, 550...... You get the idea...

Go from there with your own weight tolerances and you will likely be fine... :)

Mitch

Dollarbill60 wrote:
Hello all! I am in the process of calculating GVWR and GCWR for my 2015 F-250 Super Duty and decided to get an actual base curb weight at a Cat Scale. It is a 6.7 Power Stroke, Crew Cab / short bed.I weighed with a full tank of fuel and nothing else in the truck, not even myself in the truck. It came in at 8,071 pounds. Does that sound reasonable to anyone who has weighed similar? To try and Google the weight was all over the map.

You state 2015 truck, what have you added to it besides fuel? Do you have an in bed tool box,bed cover, or other items?
I will say this makes the 10,000# our 2016 Ram 3500 DRW weighs with DW, me, the 30# dog and a fairly full in bed tool box and hitch seem also reasonable.

The only way you will be able to tow a 5er of any size id ignore the 10,000# GVWR and got by GRAWR.Once you and DW and anything else in that truck you will likely be at 8,500# leaving 1,500# to GVWR.

When I weighed mine it had a full tank of fuel and both my wife and I were inside. The total came to almost 8300 pounds.

I am happy with the number. Getting ready to upgrade to a new fifth wheel in the near future and want accurate calculations.

Base, tare wieghts van vary by a ton. Variations include options like a diesel engine, adding 1000 lbs, power windows 30-40 lbs per door, cruise control 1 lb, trailer hitch 40-60 lbs, leather interior with power seats, 300-500 lbs.....
With this said, you number is correct for YOUR truck.

Marty

That's what it weighs. Reasonable or not.

Per Ford F-250 5,677 to 7,538 lbs