^^^^ The thing is the GAWR of the F450 pickup is the same as the GAWR of the F350 4x4 pickup.The 4x2 F350 is a little more. More than likely the axle rating is limited on the F450 not by the axle itself but by the truck's rear suspension. We always talk on this forum about what it is to overload a truck .... is it going over the axle rating? or the tire rating? or the GVWR? and when it comes right down to it the little bit of weight that most of us consider putting on our trucks would never hurt anything anyway. An F450 is certainly more truck than most any RVer will ever need. Even my little F350 SRW has had 11,000 lbs of payload on its back and the tires didn't pop, the frame didn't break and as far as I know there was no ill consequence. If I had an F450 I certainly wouldn't be afraid to load what needs loading on its back.