Payload Ratings are a farce
Spent months shopping for a new Superduty, ended up ordering one that fit our criteria- XLT, Powerstroke, 3.55 rear-end, Camper package, fifth wheel, etc. We were debating back and forth between a F2...
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You have to read all of the fine print and then (knowing all of the various add-ons and limitations) do the calculating to find the weakest link. Payload is typically the weakest link.
Then there are the local/state regulations. I need a 3/4 ton to tow the trailer my wife wanted. One of the problems I ran into was the maximum 6,000 lbs maximum curb weight to get passenger plates and ability to drive state parkways. This was going to be a summer tow vehicle and my regular commuting vehicle and I use parkways in commuting to work and just about every other place I have to go. Nothing in 3/4 ton with a crew/extended cab, 4x4, etc. made the weight so I had to keep searching until I found a regular cab F250 4x2 that just made it under the passenger vehicle weight limit (the curb weight on this truck is 5860 lbs).
There were a few other ways to avoid having to put commercial plates on what was going to be a passenger vehicle but it required making add-ons (seats attachments in the truck bed, camper shell, etc.) that I didn't want to make.
Then there are the local/state regulations. I need a 3/4 ton to tow the trailer my wife wanted. One of the problems I ran into was the maximum 6,000 lbs maximum curb weight to get passenger plates and ability to drive state parkways. This was going to be a summer tow vehicle and my regular commuting vehicle and I use parkways in commuting to work and just about every other place I have to go. Nothing in 3/4 ton with a crew/extended cab, 4x4, etc. made the weight so I had to keep searching until I found a regular cab F250 4x2 that just made it under the passenger vehicle weight limit (the curb weight on this truck is 5860 lbs).
There were a few other ways to avoid having to put commercial plates on what was going to be a passenger vehicle but it required making add-ons (seats attachments in the truck bed, camper shell, etc.) that I didn't want to make.
