Door Sticker Payload Question

I looked at a 2014 F-250 Diesel CC 4X4 which had a yellow sticker of 1300 lbs payload! When I asked the salesman about it, he brought out two more employees to verify that was not the real payload! I asked him why the yellow sticker said that and he said I should just ignore it. With my TT tongue weight of 900 lbs and two adults in the cab, I would have been at max payload before putting anything in the truck bed.

PUCampin wrote:
1968lbs is "just for the cab" WOW! Don't know what to say...

The Tire and Loading Information sticker is for THAT SPECIFIC truck model and package as equipped as it rolls off the assembly line. Includes full fuel, but no driver or passengers. It is required by law to be within a few pounds of the actual weight if you randomly picked one and weigh it. The sticker states exactly "The Combined Weight of Occupants and Cargo Should Not Exceed XXXX" That means EVERYTHING put in and on the truck counts against that number. If the dealer or aftermarket upfitter adds anything more than a few pounds they are legally required to make get a new sticker.

"The Book / Brochure" just gives the number for a basic truck, what the maximum possibility is. It doesn't list how much each option reduces the number. For example, there is a model and package of F150 that has a payload over 3000lbs! Will you find it on a lot? Not likely. The sticker on the truck represents it as it sits.

It is surprising how low those numbers can sometimes be, and usually you see it on top of the line diesels. The diesel engine weighs A LOT more than the gas engine, so that is part of it, and all the components of the fancy packages weigh in as well. A gas engine XLT will have a lot more payload than a diesel Platinum. Good luck with your hunt!

Correct!

I am always puzzled as to why anyone would intentionally buy a F250 configured with a Diesel engine plus 4x4 and any other cab size than a regular..

There is one heck of a lot of weight added to the vehicle with diesel and 4x4 which reduces the overall payload..

F250s are limited to a max of 10K GVWR, anything you can do to reduce the weight of the vehicle gives you more payload..

In my case, 2013 F250 2wd, super cab, short bed I have 3415 lbs of payload.. add diesel and 4x4 It would be just a bit over 2K payload..

If you REALLY NEED diesel and more than 2K payload you have to look at a F350 WITH A GVWR HIGHER THAN 10K lbs..

Care needs to be taken when playing the payload game with F350s, since they have 10K, 12K, 14K GVWRs..

Not to mention some states you will find yourself in commercial tags and higher insurance..

If you don't NEED diesel, a F250 can be had with much higher payloads..

Payload...........
EVERYTHING that goes in cab of truck (passengers/pets/kids/backpacks/stuff in console-door pockets/under seats etc.) PLUS EVERYTHING that goes in bed of truck (hitch/tool box/fire wood/bikes etc.) and ANYTHING installed in receiver or on bumper.

ALL of the above count against the available 'payload'

Or you could have just misunderstood that the payload listed was for that type of cab (truck configuration) as you seem to be a novice HD truck shopper. Either way you will want more payload than that in my opinion. My F-250 CC has 2900+ lbs of payload.

1968lbs is "just for the cab" WOW! Don't know what to say...

The Tire and Loading Information sticker is for THAT SPECIFIC truck model and package as equipped as it rolls off the assembly line. Includes full fuel, but no driver or passengers. It is required by law to be within a few pounds of the actual weight if you randomly picked one and weigh it. The sticker states exactly "The Combined Weight of Occupants and Cargo Should Not Exceed XXXX" That means EVERYTHING put in and on the truck counts against that number. If the dealer or aftermarket upfitter adds anything more than a few pounds they are legally required to make get a new sticker.

"The Book / Brochure" just gives the number for a basic truck, what the maximum possibility is. It doesn't list how much each option reduces the number. For example, there is a model and package of F150 that has a payload over 3000lbs! Will you find it on a lot? Not likely. The sticker on the truck represents it as it sits.

It is surprising how low those numbers can sometimes be, and usually you see it on top of the line diesels. The diesel engine weighs A LOT more than the gas engine, so that is part of it, and all the components of the fancy packages weigh in as well. A gas engine XLT will have a lot more payload than a diesel Platinum. Good luck with your hunt!

I think the the GMC with similar equipment may be 200 pounds higher. Again, go for the 3500 Sierra.

tbred wrote:
Was that f-250 a deisel? 1968 lbs. seems very low for payload.

About the same as ours was. Once all the stuff is added (diesel engine, 4X4, 20" wheels and off road tires, bells and whistles) the payload goes way down. But it was a really nice truck.

Yes, it was a diesel and that is why I was confused about the sticker. The book stated that the payloads were higher but I knew, from reading here, that I needed to check the sticker. However, since my husband is the one trading cars, he's picked a GMC truck so that's the way we will be going but I'm still going to be checking the stickers.

Was that f-250 a deisel? 1968 lbs. seems very low for payload.

Read what the sticker says, it will tell you what is and is not included in payload figure.