Lariat and Payload
Tuned
Joined: Feb 2009
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From: Alberta
My payload is 1462 Lbs and it is the no. 1 limiting factor. I have to be really careful loading truck and trailer and take it to the wt. scales to make sure I am within placarded limits. I even take off my 150 Lb bush bar to have a little extra for payload.
Love the 150 but every time I pull the trailer I miss my F350.
Love the 150 but every time I pull the trailer I miss my F350.
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From: Phoenix, AZ
If the OP wants to get a feel on what each option (Down to the Floor mats), weighs The attached file is for a 2018 (should still be somewhat relevant to a 2020 model). Look in the section " Actual Regular Production Content Weight". I dug this up in mid 2017 when I was looking for a new truck that could pull a reasonable load but still be a 1/2 class truck. I was moving from a F250 to a F150.
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Fleet Mechanic
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If the OP wants to get a feel on what each option (Down to the Floor mats), weighs The attached file is for a 2018 (should still be somewhat relevant to a 2020 model). Look in the section " Actual Regular Production Content Weight". I dug this up in mid 2017 when I was looking for a new truck that could pull a reasonable load but still be a 1/2 class truck. I was moving from a F250 to a F150.
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Lead Driver
Joined: May 2015
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From: Mts. S. of San Francisco
Just reading through this thread and it occurred to me how far we have come. In the "olden days", it was an unwritten rule that a half ton pickup could haul... a half ton, or 1000 lbs. A 3/4 ton 1500 lbs, and a 1 ton 2000 lbs. Now we complain when we can't get 2000 lbs into a half ton. We need to update our nomenclature or something.
Fleet Mechanic
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Do Ford, Chevy, Ram, or any other manufacturer still use that terminology? I haven’t checked, so I’m not sure, but I think they have already moved on. I could be wrong..
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From: Mts. S. of San Francisco
Maybe you're right. 1500 or 150 means what exactly? 2500 or 250 the same? I do hear the 150/1500 in whatever brand is referred to as "full size", and 250/2500 and up are superduty or HD depending on brand. I wonder what the 1500/150 originally stood for. It's not how I would have numbered them.
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It’s a class rating system now. Ton ratings are obsolete, but like tire ply ratings they are still used even though the weight (or plies) doesn’t actually stand for anything anymore.
As you can see most 1500 series trucks are in The class 2 range and technically 3/4 tons.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_classification
As you can see most 1500 series trucks are in The class 2 range and technically 3/4 tons.
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_classification
More Turbo
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From: Michigan
If the OP wants to get a feel on what each option (Down to the Floor mats), weighs The attached file is for a 2018 (should still be somewhat relevant to a 2020 model). Look in the section " Actual Regular Production Content Weight". I dug this up in mid 2017 when I was looking for a new truck that could pull a reasonable load but still be a 1/2 class truck. I was moving from a F250 to a F150.
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From: Phoenix, AZ
Yes - Published before there were any F150 Diesels and there are still many TBD's in the list where nobody knew what a certain component weighted.
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