I spent 16 years at the local Ford dealer...among my duties...was speccing and bidding trucks for municipalities. The information you're looking for is available if your salesperson knows where to look. It used to be in a huge binder that included many hundreds of pages of everything you wanted to know about various trucks. A number of years ago...that information became computerized. You just need to find the right person at a given dealership.

Why wouldn't you take the dealership up on their more than generous offer to order a truck for you...no deposit...no obligation??? After the truck arrives...take it to a weigh station...weigh the truck...subtract that from stated GVWR...voila...your payload capacity. If you're not happy...it's the dealers truck...absolutely no risk on your part.

 

What you’re saying is a bunch of BS. If you have any concrete knowledge of this subject post it instead of you use to. Ford never posted this information ever and still hasn’t to this date. Wait 3 months for something that you know there is no answer to is absurd. If you have something to post of relevance do so but not this crap!! You’re like so many others on this site that just spew ignorance without a clue what there talking about.

 

OK....my apologies for trying to offer advice.

 

Glad to hear this from someone knowledgeable about what information does exist---how could ANY manufacturer sell the heavier duty vehicles without such information. Its not like Ford or anyone keeps this information to themselves but the key is finding the salesperson or dealership with the desire to sell more than what's currently sitting on their lots.

That follow-up insult shows a lot about why someone may avoid such a customer who'd be more problem than a few dollars profit.

 

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If your plans for the truck put you so close to the maximum payload that you have to worry about the differences made by power seats or window tint, then you should buy the next up vehicle with a good "cushion" in capacity.

 

I know SHINOLA, she's great in the sack. LMAO

 

I am trying to figure out a truck's actual weight limitations based on the VIN. But each VIN produces multiple weights for each condition - Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt. 8900, 10800, 9000, 9000, 8900, 10800, 7000, 7000, 7000, 5000 lbs 5000.0 min 11700.0 max

Which one can I plan on??? Thanks in advance for any help!

Example VIN: 1FTFW1EF9HFB36342
I run a VIN on the Ford VIN decoder and get the following:Gross Vehicle Weight Rating Cap6500, 7000, 6900, 6350 lbs 6350.0 min 7850.0 maxFuel Economy Est-Combined17, 19 MPG 17.0 min 20.0 maxEPA Fuel Economy Est - City15, 17 MPG 15.0 min 18.0 maxEPA Fuel Economy Est - Hwy21, 23 MPG 21.0 min 23.0 maxGross Combined Wt Rating14300, 16200, 14400, 14400, 14300, 16200, 12400, 12400, 12400, 10100 lbs 10100.0 min 17100.0 maxDead Weight Hitch - Max Trailer Wt.5000 lbs 5000.0 min 5000.0 maxDead Weight Hitch - Max Tongue Wt.500 lbs 500.0 min 500.0 maxWt Distributing Hitch - Max Trailer Wt.8900, 10800, 9000, 9000, 8900, 10800, 7000, 7000, 7000, 5000 lbs 5000.0 min 11700.0 max - How do I know which one is the "real" maximum???Wt Distributing Hitch - Max Tongue Wt.890, 1080, 900, 900, 890, 1080, 700, 700, 700, 500 lbs 500.0 min 1170.0 maxFifth Wheel Hitch - Max Trailer Wt.8800, 10000, 8900, 8900, 8800, 10000 lbs 7000.0 min 11400.0 maxFifth Wheel Hitch - Max Tongue Wt.2200, 2500, 2225, 2225, 2200, 2500 lbs 1750.0 min 2850.0 maxMaximum Trailering Capacity8900, 10800, 9000, 9000, 8900, 10800, 7000, 7000, 7000, 5000 lbs 5000.0 min 11700.0 max

Axle ratios are:

Axle Ratio (:1) - Front3.55, 3.31, 3.31, 3.55, 3.73 3.31 min 3.73 maxAxle Ratio (:1) - Rear3.55, 3.31, 3.31, 3.55, 3.73 3.31 min 3.73 max

 

Will you have a weight distributing hitch or not?

The real maximum is what's on the payload sticker once all options are figured into the mix. Ford publishes the max GVWR for each configuration, but the payload varies depending on the final option load.

Once again, if you are looking at a truck and you expect to be consistently near or at the max GVWR and are worried you will go over if you carry an extra blanket, buy a higher capacity truck. F450 instead of an F350 for example.

 

I currently have a 5th wheel RV rated at 1585 pin weight. My 2011 F250 Payload Tag says Max Payload of 2213. I'm sure I've consistently loaded Over Max.
I'm planning on selling my F250 XLT for a new F350 XLT. I'm sure the F350 XLT will have a greater Payload Capacity.
I SIMPLY WANT TO KNOW WHAT IT WOULD BE BEFORE ORDERING.
My garage would be very tight with a duelly.

 

Thank you for the reply and information. I am understanding now - I was approaching this issue thinking the VIN would give me specifics based on the actual build but it is more generic than that it seems.

Thanks again!
Kim