Reddog1 wrote:
I also see it states "with" tire size given and psi. If you have the original tires, would you look and see the load capacity on the sidewall is?
What am I missing?
In reference to the inflation number for the tires on the sticker.
What Ford is saying is at the inflation numbers on the sticker the tires are capable of supporting the maximum GVWR of the truck ( loaded up to 6230 pounds) with what ever safety margin Ford deems acceptable as well as providing a balance between ride, handling, and fuel economy that they deem appropriate.
Adding up the tire rating on my truck is pretty meaningless. For example, the rears are derated to 2910 (because of the DRW configuration). Four of them gives 11,640 pounds. Add the fronts at 3195 each and you get a total of more than 18,000 pounds capacity. Clearly other components are limiting the GVWR of the truck. If you inflate the tires to the maximum 80 psi that is on the sidewall you are inflating beyond the needed carrying capacity of the truck. The 65 psi Ford recommends for the rear tires supplies the necessary carrying capacity for the trucks GVWR but balances out the other considerations.
Reddog1 wrote:
Maybe I don't understand what you are saying, but I do not see anything that states the weight of your truck. What I read is the most it can weigh (GVWR) is 14000 pounds. The second decal repeats the tire data of the first, and says the combined weight that should never exceed (6229). Neither number says the existing weight of anything that I can see.
Actually I find the two decals a little confusing. Gross Vehicle Weight Rating (GVWR) is the maximum allowable weight of a fully loaded vehicle, including the weight of the vehicle, options, passengers, cargo, gas, oil, etc.. The first decal says it is 14000 pounds. The second decal says combined weight of occupants and cargo should not exceed 6229 pounds. The numbers suggest the truck weighs no more than 7770 pounds, but without knowing how it is equipped they still do not know. My bet is if you took it to the scales it would not weigh 7700 pounds.
I also see it states "with" tire size given and psi. If you have the original tires, would you look and see the load capacity on the sidewall is?
What am I missing?
The difference between the GVWR and the max occupant load is pretty much the weight of the truck as Ford manufactured it with the options it came with (Though I believe the maximum occupant load is with a full load of fuel and fluids) Weighing your own truck will give somewhat different numbers depending on your fuel state and how much stuff you have added to your truck (bed liners, mud flaps, tools, yourself 🙂 and what not).
Before ordering my truck the dealer gave me a Ford PDF available to dealers:
This document (136 pages) lists every Ford pickup model, all of the options available, and the weight of the option as well as the distribution of weight to the front and rear axles. For example (probably not readable but you get the idea):
My understanding is this data allows Ford to individualize both the carrying capacity sticker and the truck camper inset for the particular configuration ordered.
