F150 or F250
My husband and I have been looking for the perfect travel trailer for about 6 months. We found one two weeks ago and were so excited for our first family camping trip in a TT and not a tent. Before we...
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sh410 wrote:
GVCWR is the total weight of the TV and trailer that the TV is rated for.
Payload: "The combined weight of occupants and cargo should not exceed XXXX lbs." per the sticker on the door post. The wording does not seem to be a rating.
GCWR is Gross Cargo Weight Rating. I have not seen this but it seems to be the payload described above.
GCVWR not to be confused with GCWR
CORRECT!
GCWR IS your vehicle "payload" and on the NEWER Fords, it IS CLEARLY printed on the driver side sticker in extremely bold font and it is at the bottom of the sticker all by its self.
Even if it is not on the sticker it CAN be calculated by taking the GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) and subtracting the UNLADEN (empty or curb) weight which is on the same drivers side door sticker.
There IS NO EXCUSE to being over any of those ratings (including being too cheap to buy a better suited heavier vehicle)..
Interestingly enough if you take a F150, add in all the REQUIRED options (including the HD payload package)to get the HD payload the F150 will be about the same price as a loaded F250 (which doesn't require additional options to get a higher payload)..
