Many have us have participated in, been entertained by, and/or been dismayed by various threads dealing with "weights". A key reason why my wife and I bought the 2017 F350 (and now the 2019 F350) was because my back-of-the-envelope calculation clearly indicated that our MY2000 F250 CCSB 5.4 (8800 lbs. GVWR) could not handle even a light-but-loaded truck camper and us and all the rest of our stuff.

I weighed the new 2019 F350 today at our local CAT scale today; it weighed in at 6680 lbs. including ~60 lbs for the four (4) frame-attached Torklift tiedown receivers (not the inserts) and the mudguards. So, let's say 6620 lbs. curb weight (including a full fuel tank but otherwise empty of people, cargo, and other "stuff"). The truck's official payload rating is 3912 lbs. (the upgrade from the 2017 to the 2019 cost me 56 lbs. of payload.) Added to 6620, the total is 10,532 lb.s, which is pretty close to the official GVWR spec of 10,600 lbs., which is limited by the load rating of the OEM LT275/65R18E A/S tires.

One future trip to the local CAT scale will be with a worst-case full load ("damp" camper with supplies, three adults, dog, etc.) to compare loaded weights against GVWR and GAWRs. I'll also do one of with an empty camper on the truck. I plan to make these visits to the scale over the next month or so.

I hope this turns out to be a useful exercise.

Regards,
Jim / crewzer

 

Careful bud, you are about to venture into fantasy land.

 

I'm calling B.S. here. I've followed your posts and I doubt you've EVER simply calculated anything on just the back of an envelope. I can see three monitors, Ford docs open on one of them, an electronic CAT scale sheet on the next and a spreadsheet (with multiple sheets for different scenarios) on the third.

 

Ford is putting tires with a 114-116 load index on Super Duties? What's wrong with the normal 275/70R18 with a 123 load index?

 

 

 

Ok, that makes more sense. The base 265/70R17s in my year were 121. I was worried this was like when P-metrics started coming on the F-150s, that they were neutering the higher trim tires for ride quality at the expense of spare capacity in the place where it matters the most. Tire load index is a rating you don't screw around with.

 

Waiting for update on weight....i always like weight calcs....i seriously dislike people that tow/haul way higher than gross....they put themselves and more importantly my family at risk....so i sure do respect guys like u that take it seriously.

 

 

 

What are you saying he would make something like this?

 

Something like that. The weight columns needs an actual weight classification: Lbs or Kg. Are those distance columns in feet, inches, centimeters, chickens, cows or pigs? Important details, you know?

 

Pounds and feet (the ones used in the usa). Just need to verify some measurements on the trailer and the center of gravity of the tractors. I have the weight of them within a hundred pounds and know about where it is centered but need to front and rear weights to know for sure.

 

 

sounds like your son needs to get his own truck lol....EVERYTHING is always higher than expected....my 5th wheel is suppose to gross 21k with toy in garage....when i travel all set im 21k without side x side...wife has to follow with her truck and little trailer.