Huge discrepancies
We have been looking at F-150s. Each time we find one that looks like a likely candidate, we call the dealership and ask about it, including the payload capacity. Four out of four people have given ...
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TomG2 wrote:MargaretB wrote:
.......snip..................and not a single one that we've seen - all with tow packages - has a payload greater than 1380. Not one.
So where are these super-payload trucks? We don't believe that we have to go to 3/4 ton to get the number we need.
Where? In the television commercials that say that F-150's can haul something like 3,000 pounds. What they don't say is that is only true for a small percentage of the pickups that they actually have on the dealer's lots. All the manufacturers do this to some degree or the other. Best advice is to quit looking for a super half ton and get a heavier duty model to start with.
That difference in GVWR, based on various packages, is also done on the Super Duty trucks, but, they have a higher starting number.
Finding one of those super F150's, sitting on a lot, almost like winning the lottery.
