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Average weight doesn't mean that is your trucks weight. And usually those weights that Ford uses are based on the lowest trim level in the smallest configuration so that they sound the biggest. Go with a crew cab and 4X4 and that adds quite a bit of weight, go diesel (which is sounds like you are?) and that's another big hunk of weight. It isn't hard for all those options to add up. And if those stickers that are on your truck are right, then your truck rolled out of the factory a little over 8k lbs. But here's the kicker, chances are, your payload is even less than that because as soon as you add anything else to your truck, that number keeps dropping. Bigger tires, tonneau cover, tools, etc... The best thing to do is to fill it up and roll it over the scales, then subtract that weight from 11500.
Can anyone explain this. Going by the average weight of 6500, my 2020 F350 SRW has a GWVR of 11500 lbs but only 3474 of payload capacity.
Where does this "average weight of 6500" come from?
My 2021 F350 long bed, crew cab, 6.2l 4x4 is 7600 on the scale. That's with the 48gal tank full, my fat butt (210lbs) in the driver seat, a Line-X bed liner and an aluminum cross-bed tool box that is about 75lbs including contents.
So I am 1100 lbs heavier than you, and I have a gas engine. My truck has an 11,300 GVWR spec, so I have 3,700lbs of available payload.
As mentioned above, every option and accessory reduces actual payload. The advertised "available payload" numbers are usually based on a regular cab XL long bed with a gas engine. But actual payload on the door jamb sticker is calculated for each truck as it leaves the factory. In your case, your truck would have weighed 8,026 lbs (11,500 is the maximum it CAN weigh - when you subtract what it DID weigh, that 3400 lbs is what you were left with). Even factory options like sunroof, leather, sliding rear window, tailgate step - those all add weight to the truck, and since the GVWR doesn't get bigger, the payload has to get smaller. Then you get it home and add all of your aftermarket favorites - winch & big bumper, bed topper, tool boxes, big wheels and tires - those all come off of payload pound for pound.
Funny thing is that accessories like airbags, which people *think* increases payload... actually decrease payload because it is weight that is added to the truck. The GVWR is the maximum amount that the truck can carry on its own tires. It's like putting sand in a bucket - the more sand you put in, the less room you have for more sand.
A F350 CC definitely weighs way more than 6500.
Take that 11,500 GVWR and subtract what it shows for cargo capacity, you'll be much closer to the weight of your truck.
I was looking at the wrong numbers for the average weight. I will go to the scales today and find the actual weight.
The math would indicate a curb weight of 8026 lbs. That's no occupants, as it rolls off the assembly line and with a full tank. Did it scale close to that?
The sticker math on my CCSB 6.7l equals 7761 lbs. When I scaled it, it had a Bakflip folding bed cover, aftermarket (heavy) AGM batteries, about 10 lbs of personal belongings, and me, approx 190 at the time. It weighed 7960. So after subtracting the weight of the myself add ons, the sticker calc was actually pretty close.
Hell, I don't want to know what mine weighs, might scare the poo out of me!
CC PSD 8' bed, 26K 5th wheel hitch, 60 gallon aux tank, toolbox, trailer battery, snow chains, shovel, kitty litter.
Full of fuel it might be almost 9K.
Although, 2WD makes it weigh a little less than most others.
[QUOTE=4wd6.7L;21781719]The math would indicate a curb weight of 8026 lbs. That's no occupants, as it rolls off the assembly line and with a full tank. Did it scale close to that?
The sticker math on my CCSB 6.7l equals 7761 lbs. When I scaled it, it had a Bakflip folding bed cover, aftermarket (heavy) AGM batteries, and about 10 lbs of personal belongings. It weighed 7960. So after subtracting the weight of the add ons, the sticker calc was actually pretty close.[/QUOTE
that’s what it was almost exactly. I was just reading the average weight completely wrong.
I do have another question on cargo on the fifth wheel that I cannot find anywhere. Are there charts that come with a fifth wheel that state weights depending how far you place it from the center of gravity. Like right over the the pin as compared to just in front of the axles. I know about the percentage of gross weight to pin weight
