Payload rant (sort of)
I have a friend with a 2011 F250. I don't know a lot of details but it has the diesel for that year and 3.31 gears. He was looking to buy a fifth wheel after previously owning a 35 foot TT. Unfortunately he is one of those RV owners that doesn't know a lot about his truck's capability.
He told me what he wanted so I looked it up to check the info on it and found it had a 2485 lb pin weight. I told him to make sure he had plenty of towing capacity AND payload capacity and that they were two entirely different things. I also told him 3/4 tons are beasts but can't tow everything. He didn't know the payload so I asked him to look in the door jamb for the sticker. He took a pic and sent it to me and his payload capacity is a grand total of 2113 lb! I explained to him that by the time him and his wife were in the truck, stuff in the truck bed including the hitch, and stuff in the bedroom of the 5er (right over the king pin) he could be over 3000lb.
He talked with a guy from his Ford dealership and they said that "you have plenty of towing capacity." (That statement is actually true.) He asked the wrong question and got the wrong answer. He also has another friend that told him he would be fine because, again, he asked the wrong question and never told him about the door sticker. Of course the place where he bought the 5er never once asked him about payload capacity. I guess they assumed being a 3/4 ton it had plenty of it. How irresponsible can the salesperson be? But, as we all know, WE should know what the heck we're talking about.
He took possession of the new 5er and is ready to camp. I told him I was concerned for his truck and his safety but it fell on deaf ears because "no one else gave me reason for concern." You can lead a horse to water.......
One thing that surprises me is the low payload capacity. I thought 3/4 tons had about 3000 plus, give or take. With the limited info I have on the truck, can anyone tell me what would cause the capacity to be that low or is that pretty common?
He told me what he wanted so I looked it up to check the info on it and found it had a 2485 lb pin weight. I told him to make sure he had plenty of towing capacity AND payload capacity and that they were two entirely different things. I also told him 3/4 tons are beasts but can't tow everything. He didn't know the payload so I asked him to look in the door jamb for the sticker. He took a pic and sent it to me and his payload capacity is a grand total of 2113 lb! I explained to him that by the time him and his wife were in the truck, stuff in the truck bed including the hitch, and stuff in the bedroom of the 5er (right over the king pin) he could be over 3000lb.
He talked with a guy from his Ford dealership and they said that "you have plenty of towing capacity." (That statement is actually true.) He asked the wrong question and got the wrong answer. He also has another friend that told him he would be fine because, again, he asked the wrong question and never told him about the door sticker. Of course the place where he bought the 5er never once asked him about payload capacity. I guess they assumed being a 3/4 ton it had plenty of it. How irresponsible can the salesperson be? But, as we all know, WE should know what the heck we're talking about.
He took possession of the new 5er and is ready to camp. I told him I was concerned for his truck and his safety but it fell on deaf ears because "no one else gave me reason for concern." You can lead a horse to water.......
One thing that surprises me is the low payload capacity. I thought 3/4 tons had about 3000 plus, give or take. With the limited info I have on the truck, can anyone tell me what would cause the capacity to be that low or is that pretty common?
