Door Sticker Payload Question
We are in the process of trying to buy a new TV and want to make sure we get more payload than we now have with our Navigator. We are looking at 3/4 ton trucks and the Ford F-250 we test drove had a p...
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Star Gazer wrote:
My 2000 F250 PSD 4x4 had a capacity of 1800lbs! What a joke for a big "Heavy duty" pick up truck. But it could pull a house.
My new Transit T250 has a yellow sticker that says 3450! Sounds amazing, but you have to read between the lines with new vehicles.
My GVW is 9000lbs, my tow capacity is 5700lbs, and my GCWR is 11,200lbs. Truck weighs 5500lbs.
Doing the math means that if I want to tow the full rating of 5700lbs then to stay within the GCWR I can't carry any cargo. If I carry a full load of 3450lbs cargo I can only tow 2250lbs.
So it is important to look at GCWR, cargo, and all the numbers to see just what you can/should be able to carry or tow in different combinations. I suspect that since the transit is a unibody construction it vs full frame it really limits it.
I am ok as I usually don't carry more than 2000 lbs and the casita max's out at 3000lb.
Dean
Dean,
Thanks so much for sharing your specs. I just spotted a full-sized Transit a couple of weeks ago and it got me wondering if one would be worth considering for us. Sadly not, but at least I found out without having to do the calculations you just walked me through.
Best regards,
Chris
