new F150 towing capacities

How can an F-150 have better payload and tow capacity than 3/4 ton trucks? Our F-250 has 1800 lb payload capacity, confirmed by going to a scale, but an F-150 can now have 3,000 lbs?. Are they rejigging numbers for 3/4 and 1 ton trucks too?

How do the chassis, brakes, etc. compare on the new F-150 to F-250s and other 3/4 ton TVs?

Maybe they should have one class/rating of pickups and combine 1/2, 3/4 and 1 ton trucks into the same truck. Payload and tow capacity figures seem to get more confusing as time goes on. I'd still rather have an F250.

majorgator wrote:

Or a boat. The other factor is the wind resistance. A 12k flat bed is MUCH easier to tow then a 12k RV.

^^^^THIS^^^^
Published towing capacities are basically useless. Still, they don't address major issues like stability and handling. I still contend that its absolutely unsafe for these smallish trucks to haul such heavy loads.

While that may be true and I agree, but you rarely see a 1/2 ton in the ditch while towing. In fact as long as I've been reading on here I can remember if I've actually read about a 1/2 ton getting in a wreck. SUV's seem to be the more common occurrence.

Really? If so, that's a bummer. I knew the 7 lug went to 6 lug this year (2015) but I figured they'd stay at 8200#. If the 7700# is now the top GVWR, they have effectively done away with the HD pkg.

Glad I got my 2014 with Max Tow & HD pkg. 8200# GVWR & 2280# +/- Payload Capacity.

APT wrote:
The 2015 F-150s lost some weight, maybe 700 pounds for a crew cab 6.5' bed truck. That 700 pounds did not go straight to payload. The former HD payload 8200 pound GVWR package is now 7700 pounds I believe. 7 lug wheels down to 6 lug.

The 2015 F-150s lost some weight, maybe 700 pounds for a crew cab 6.5' bed truck. That 700 pounds did not go straight to payload. The former HD payload 8200 pound GVWR package is now 7700 pounds I believe. 7 lug wheels down to 6 lug.

Or a boat. The other factor is the wind resistance. A 12k flat bed is MUCH easier to tow then a 12k RV.

^^^^THIS^^^^
Published towing capacities are basically useless. Still, they don't address major issues like stability and handling. I still contend that its absolutely unsafe for these smallish trucks to haul such heavy loads.

Gr8life wrote:

smkettner wrote:
Properly equipped the payload is just over 3,000#

GM and RAM have many models with that kind of payload, they call theirs 2500's. Ford insists on winning the name game. I wish one of the others would rebadge a 1000 to show how silly that ploy really is. I have looked at a lot of new pickups in the last twenty years and have never seen one of these "Properly equipped" F-150's on the lot, or I might have purchased one. Instead, I got stuck with the regular models which were just okay.

:) Hi, I'm very close to buying a new F-150 and you are right about not finding any "Properly Equipped" on the lot. I need Max Trailer Tow Package for the towing mirrors and enough payload to handle my trailer and things. The dealer has to trade with another Ford dealer out of state to get one.

8iron wrote:
Most here are assuming that published max trailer weights are referring to an RV trailer. It's all advertising trickery but a triaxle flatbed trailer loaded with cinder blocks can easily weight 12,000# yet have a tongue weight that does not exceed the payload if a half ton.

Or a boat. The other factor is the wind resistance. A 12k flat bed is MUCH easier to tow then a 12k RV.

Most here are assuming that published max trailer weights are referring to an RV trailer. It's all advertising trickery but a triaxle flatbed trailer loaded with cinder blocks can easily weight 12,000# yet have a tongue weight that does not exceed the payload if a half ton.

My Father's 2009 F150 has 2600# of payload. It's not unheard of to see high payload F150s, however he did order his, which he does with all his trucks. He has a 2013 F250 now, and swears his F150 (which he still has) towed better, admittedly with a different 5er.

Yes I think the properly equipped F150 is often special ordered often in fleet for a business.
Just a 60 day wait to have the truck exactly the way you want.