We have been looking at F-150s. Each time we find one that looks like a likely candidate, we call the dealership and ask about it, including the payload capacity. Four out of four people have given us numbers in the 1500#-1900# range, based on the manufacturer's website.When we arrived to look at the trucks, every single one of them had a sticker in the door jamb that showed a payload capacity of less than 1250#. Every one.So... I've read here, many times, that the door sticker is the number we should go by. But the mfr's websites are giving totally different numbers, and when we do the math we get a third number that bears no relationship to the other two.So who should we believe? The sticker? The website? Our own math?

Believe the sticker - it is the final word.You may have to order to get what you wan't or... Move up to a 3/4T and no more worries about such things.

The sticker. Although unlikely, it's the same one that a cop would use if you caused an accident due to being overloaded.

I am not in my F-150, but my sticker is 2,200+, but I have max tow AND the HD package on my Ecoboost.

We talked to a dealer today about building our own F-150 and the max we came up with was just about 2000#. The frustration for us is that half the people are towing with these trucks, and not a single one that we've seen - all with tow packages - has a payload greater than 1380. Not one.So where are these super-payload trucks? We don't believe that we have to go to 3/4 ton to get the number we need.

OK, so we go with the door-jamb stickers.But the math is compelling. If you subtract the curb weight from the GVWR, you should get the payload, no? Math doesn't lie. So why is the sticker so much less? Where does the mfr. come up with these figures?

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MitchF150
Explorer III
Dec 13, 2014
Here's my stickers.. Got lucky and found it sitting on the lot near the back.. Almost like they didn't want to sell it!

Here is the window sticker with the 'options'. :)

They are out there.. Just gotta get lucky I guess?

Mitch
fla-gypsy
Explorer
Dec 13, 2014
It's all about options and cab configuration. If the idiots knew how to read their own brochures they could come up with the right number. In the absence of dealer intelligence you should just rely on the door sticker. With the correct options the payload can approach 3k on an F-150.
Dennis_Smith
Explorer
Dec 13, 2014
We went from a 1/2 ton to 3/4 and only pull a 23 foot tt. Love it. More room, a lot more steady driving down the road. Never will we go back.
MargaretB
Explorer
Dec 13, 2014
OK, so we go with the door-jamb stickers.

But the math is compelling. If you subtract the curb weight from the GVWR, you should get the payload, no? Math doesn't lie. So why is the sticker so much less? Where does the mfr. come up with these figures?
MargaretB
Explorer
Dec 13, 2014
We talked to a dealer today about building our own F-150 and the max we came up with was just about 2000#. The frustration for us is that half the people are towing with these trucks, and not a single one that we've seen - all with tow packages - has a payload greater than 1380. Not one.

So where are these super-payload trucks? We don't believe that we have to go to 3/4 ton to get the number we need.
Merrykalia
Explorer II
Dec 13, 2014
I am not in my F-150, but my sticker is 2,200+, but I have max tow AND the HD package on my Ecoboost.
TucsonJim
Explorer II
Dec 13, 2014
The sticker. Although unlikely, it's the same one that a cop would use if you caused an accident due to being overloaded.
ScottG
Nomad
Dec 13, 2014
Believe the sticker - it is the final word.
You may have to order to get what you wan't or... Move up to a 3/4T and no more worries about such things.

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