Payload rating on F-450.
Ok, looked at F-450 Platinum 4wd, with all the bells, and whistles, has the fifthwheel prep pkg. The stamped limit was 4770 lbs for cargo payload carrying capacity. My question is, is that enough for ...
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Huntindog wrote:FishOnOne wrote:11-14 is about when I remember Ford wimping out the 450. I knew quite a few people in the Dog trial world that had them when they first came out.Huntindog wrote:
I remember for some years the 450 pickup had smaller axles, and IIRC, the wide track front axle was an option, then I believe they made different GVWRs available. Some actually had LRE tires. Not sure if that is still the case.
The wide track front axle was always standard for the F450 and was an option for the F350.
The F450 ran 17" tires from '11-'14. All other years they ran the 19.5" tires.
The F450 has a larger rear axle, larger brakes, heavier front suspension components, and a different rear spring pack than a F350.
The F450 is simply a beast...
They went away pretty quick due to reliability issues.
IIRC, the available gear ratios changed in the 11 models... I assume that they came back in the 15s... But by then they were no longer being used in the circles I ran with.
IIRC, when the 17" tires were being used, the brakes got smaller as well.
So smaller brakes, taller gears, and weaker tires, along with the reliability issues... All that put together pretty much ended their run in my community.
Those F450 with the 17" tires were essentially a F350 Tow Boss with the wide track and in the farming and ranching community I see they have been very reliable and continue to prove it every day just like my Super Duty.
