Weight police will LOVE this one ...
Was looking at 2500HD GMC see a recent 'factory price increase' of a few grand -- which bumps the truck price a bunch. So, decided to compare Ford - never owned a Ford, always been GMC guy. SO, I e...
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trnfla wrote:
Ford 2014 F-150 Payload Guide so the salemans was correct, you can get a 3120 payload F-150
Looks like he was mistaken about the F-250 Super Duty Payload Guide F-350 can handle the 7260lbs.
Shows that you certainly need to be careful which options you tick - would be easy for someone not familiar with truck weight ratings to hear the salesman say 3120#, then tick all the options they want and worst-case end up with 980# :S
It is encouraging to see though that even with the long bed, 4x4 and crew cab you can still get a healthy payload as long as you select the heavy duty payload package. I'm really pleased to see them taking payload seriously and allowing you to specify a truck from the get go which can carry a reasonable load.
It would be interesting to drive the 5.0L and 3.5L turbo to compare them. That ecoboost engine has almost as much torque as the 6.2L but you get it 2000 RPM lower.
Steve.
