Towing capacity vs max cargo weight rating
Hello all! Can someone clarify something for me? If a truck's max gooseneck trailer loaded weight is 15,100 lbs (as per manufacturer towing guide - it is a Ford) - how can the max cargo weight rati...
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valhalla360 wrote:Boomerweps wrote:valhalla360 wrote:Boomerweps wrote:
GM DOES have a complete towing specs sticker on the door frame now, pretty cool. Ford needs to get with the program.
Ford is with the program. They do put the payload sticker on the door jam.
No, they aren’t. Payload sticker is truck payload only and tongue weight becomes part of that payload. Important in towing considerations, yes.
GM has an actual towing sticker stating towing capacity on the specific truck. They have a payload sticker, too, as required by law now. Towing sticker 2019 lists GCWR, GVWR, GAWR RR, Max Payload, Max tongue weight, curb weight. 2020 got reformatted and added Max conventional towing weight, tongue weight, gooseneck Max tow, tongue weight.
This could also be covered by a GCWR sticker, which now has to reverse calculated using the Ford towing Guide ;(
Love my F150, Ford is my go to vehicle manufacturer, but they could do so much better.
The OP wasn't complaining about finding the tow rating. They were complaining about the PAYLOAD (which is on the door jam)...then referencing an unrelated number.
You are correct.
