The confounding 3/4 ton truck...

troubledwaters wrote:

FlimFlamJIM wrote:

troubledwaters wrote:
I don't need the 2014 Ford Fleet Specs, I have the more up to date 2017 and 2018 specs. But the whole point (which apparently needs repeating), all of the payload doesn't go on the rear axle.

LOL....Your reading and comprehending skills need to be addressed.
Let me repent one more time for you....I said "when all the payload is placed in the bed". And I gave numbers to show how gvwr based payloads can overload the trucks rear axle.
I also have looked at Fords newest fleet specs up to 2018 and just like the 2014 models some 2018 F150 trucks can be overload "when all the gvwr based payload is placed in the bed".

Anyways.... just another reason to use RAWR for how much payload the truck can carry in the bed.

Next time you see a truck with all the payload in the bed, please get me a picture. I'd like to see how the driver managed to steer the thing sitting on top of 3000 lbs of payload in the bed of the truck.

And Now I return you to the Real World of trucks and towing.

Very easy to overload an RA with load in the bed! We Chhris mention with pics of in bed campers. If I put a 3000 lb pallet in the back 4' of pickup, or worst yet, Transit ext body van! I pull weight from front axle to rear! Been there done that!
Or put a heavy ball/Intel hitch weight behind the axle, again, not hard to overload an RA.
I've also weighed my navistar dump truck, 5900 on front. 5700 rear empty. Me and my 200+ lb body. 5900 front! 5900+ lbs on rest. With me sitting in drivers seat! Even tho I am only 3-4' behind FA, ALL of my weight went to the RA!
Those body building guides are pretty accurate as to how much weight, water level in a bed will go to the front and rear axles. Rarely, do I see more then 30% going to the front. Usually only 10-20%. That's been my experience hauling towing commercially for 35+ years.

Marty