Towing capacity vs max cargo weight rating

ognend wrote:
Nope. It is a 2016 Ford F-250 Powerstroke XLT crew cab, 6.7L 4x4 truck with a short bed. If you google "Ford towing guide" and go to the 2016 towing guide and find the row/column for the particular configuration, that's the max payload for camper. The towing guide does not say what the actual max weight can be on the gooseneck pin, I guess Ford doesn't want to publish this information and they leave it up to you to weigh your truck and calculate what you can put on the rear axle?

I just don't understand why Ford can't provide the information online like RAM does for their trucks. RAM has a web page where you can select the exact configuration (engine, trim, 3/4 or 1 ton, so on and so on) and it will tell you what exact max payload is and what max towing capacity is. Chevy will put this info in their new trucks inside the driver door (I have heard). Only Ford refers you to their stupid 20 page towing guide and still doesn't tell you the full story.

GM DOES have a complete towing specs sticker on the door frame now, pretty cool. Ford needs to get with the program.
That RAM chart helps but it doesn’t give you the value for a specific optioned truck, just a few more specs taken into account compared to Ford. RAM lists MAXIMUM payload, not your specific payload.
Ford lists variables of 250/350, engine, axle ratio, wheelbase, cab type, DRW/SRW, Payload packages, GCWR.