If you asked me what "model" of Ford F-150 I have and I said "I have a 2014 F-150 Heavy Duty", would you think:

a) I know nothing about the Ford F-150 truck models available in 2014
b) I have a Ford F-250 Super Duty
c) I have a Silverado 2500 Heavy Duty, not a Ford
d) I have a serious drug and/or drinking problem
e) your answer here: _______________________

(I know the correct answer here. But I just want to know what other normal, intelligent truck guys and gals think. )

 

e) Most people would probably think you're a Superduty wannabe and laugh. You could word it differently to avoid that by not over stressing the Heavy Duty part.

No different than me saying, I have a Tow Max. No I don't, I have an XLT with Tow Max.

 

with that description, and without seeing the truck, i would say you have an f150 with the max payload package.

if i saw the truck, and didn't see a long box, 7 lug wheels, and 10 ply tires, then i would think you had no idea what you were talking about.

 

Completely agree with Mike. I'm thinking you have a heavy payload package with maybe Max tow as well. Seeing as that would truly be the heaviest duty F-150 built. But pictures in this case surly would help.

 

d.................

 

I am guessing this is not your truck and you're simply annoyed by somebody you know because you're both too **** to have a normal conversation.

 

The correct answer is "there is no such model as an F-150 Heavy Duty".

You can buy an F-150 XL, an F-150 XLT, an F-150 Lariat, an F-150 King Ranch or an F-150 Lariat. But I defy you to find a model of truck called an "F-150 Heavy Duty" on Ford's web site, in a dealer show room, on a used car lot or anywhere else you can think of.

An F-150 XLT with a Heavy Duty Payload Package is an F-150 XLT model. If you want to know what optional equipment your XLT model has, then that's another question entirely.

Yet Tire Rack would tell you differently.





What is an "F-150 2wd Heavy Duty"? What is an F-150 4wd Heavy Duty". There is no such model of F-150 truck.

Just for the record, I have a 2014 Ford F-150 4WD XLT with extended cab, 8 ft. box, Trailer Towing package, Heavy Duty package. Of course I know this because I did a special order for the truck and requested these options in the special order.

The quiz above was just that - a survey to solicit your thoughts on what some confused person - such as the Tire Rack web site designer - might mean by "F-150 Heavy Duty".

 

Ok, but what tire rack means by F-150 heavy duty is simply the heavy payload package trucks. The ones that get the 7 lug wheels. Not quite sure what was so confusing here. And FWIW you can get the heavy payload package trucks in both 2wd and 4wd configurations.

 

Well, I got the **** part right.

 

based on the results of your pole, it would appear that 3 out of 4 people are NOT confused by what "heavy duty" means when referring to the F-150.

QwkTrip got the hole shot on this one, though.
swing by the crow's nest at the end of the thread and pick up your prize, bud.

 

By the way, that data doesn't come from Tire Rack... they purchase third-party database content to drive those menus. The Heavy Payload Package vehicles are sufficiently different (tires, wheels, axles, etc.) that they get their own entry.

Honestly, you have nothing better to do than argue this? You know what they say about arguing on the Internet...

 

At least I have better things to do than reading and responding to posts on forums.

The point is if you want to know what options a truck has, then that's what you should be asking. Don't confuse "model" with "options".

QwkTrp got it right when he said "No different than me saying, I have a Tow Max. No I don't, I have an XLT with Tow Max." Absolutely correct.

If you were having open heart surgery and the surgeon asked for a forceps when he/she really meant a scalpel, don't you think that would be an important distinction?

Use the right terms for things and you generally can't go wrong. Unless you're on an internet forum, that is.

 

After all that you spell my name wrong.

 

Forums are hilarious!

Let's be honest; We wouldn't be here unless we have a little too much time on our hands or we need a quick escape from whatever is bringing us down.

Thanks for the laughs fellas...keep em coming.

 

to take your argument one step further, they should also remove 2wd and 4wd.

of course, to do so would add another step into figuring out what tires your truck needs.

furthermore, XL, XLT, Lariat, Platinum, and Limited also have no place in the "model" category, as they are simply option packages on the F150 model, despite the fact that they have a defining difference on tire options.

if you feel that semantics is your forte, then enlighten the group on the best way to make the distinction, particularly in this case, between truck with the max payload and trucks without?

FWIW, your own poll is not supporting your cause. Most on here seem to "get it" rather than getting caught up in the semantics of ford's nomenclature, vs tire rack's (or the 3rd party, as noted above).