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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mich800 wrote:
Just to refocus this post as I think I may have missed something trying to go back 23 pages.
The problem stated is if you take a fresh from the factory truck and weigh it, subtract that from the GVWR that is not what is on the payload sticker?
No that's not a problem. Original factory payload is what's on the yellow sticker for most of us. There's another thread on this in the tow vehicle section with people reporting their measured weights, and they seem to be right on.
Not sure what the problem is with myredracer's (?) yellow sticker, but it appears to be unique. For everybody else, the yellow sticker payload seems to be the payload available when the truck left the factory.
On the other hand, what is reported in the brochures is the MAX possible payload for a given configuration. It does not include any options (like the diesel engine in the F250!), and in the past Ford and others used a really stripped model. Apparently they don't do that any more. But still, you use that number at your own risk.
