Fifty percent more payload in a F-150
I picked up 2017 F-150 Supercab with the 5.0 Liter engine last month. No tow package, no suspension upgrades. 2,312 pounds of Payload on the yellow sticker which is fifty percent more than most of th...
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I've got a good underwear joke but I probably better not post it here.
I think everyone is a little mislead by those stickers. If two trucks both physically have the same axles under them they can both carry the same weight. The factory sticker limits can be affected by the original wheels/tires, the gear ratio, the engine or transmission, and sometimes by options that actually place extra weight up front where it doesn't make any real difference.
The heavier 3/4 and 1-ton trucks with the silly-low payloads are due to legal posturing, not actual capability. They want to keep the total GVWR rating under a certain number so the truck fits a certain class, on paper. It's got nothing to do with reality.
When a guy says "Look, my sticker said I could put 800 pounds more in my truck!" I understand why that's a good thing but it's an imaginary hurdle you've jumped. The guy with the 1600 pound sticker on his F150 doesn't have to leave his generator and tools home.
These trucks can all do a lot more than those stickers say! Ask any stone mason or landscaper or other tradesman who successfully uses these things every day to really work.
I think everyone is a little mislead by those stickers. If two trucks both physically have the same axles under them they can both carry the same weight. The factory sticker limits can be affected by the original wheels/tires, the gear ratio, the engine or transmission, and sometimes by options that actually place extra weight up front where it doesn't make any real difference.
The heavier 3/4 and 1-ton trucks with the silly-low payloads are due to legal posturing, not actual capability. They want to keep the total GVWR rating under a certain number so the truck fits a certain class, on paper. It's got nothing to do with reality.
When a guy says "Look, my sticker said I could put 800 pounds more in my truck!" I understand why that's a good thing but it's an imaginary hurdle you've jumped. The guy with the 1600 pound sticker on his F150 doesn't have to leave his generator and tools home.
These trucks can all do a lot more than those stickers say! Ask any stone mason or landscaper or other tradesman who successfully uses these things every day to really work.
