Load Capacities
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From: Burnsville, MN
Definitely with Redford on this one. Its all those little things that add up. In no time the larger cab, the automatic transmission, the air conditioner, the extra helper springs, etc., add up to hundreds of pounds. In fact a 350 DRW is actually rated to tow less than an SRW specifically because of the weight of the extra wheels, etc.
Lead Driver
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From: South Jersey
i know that a larger truck will be a little under in payload beacause of the extra weight. im just saying ford should sell a f-350 with a factory six leaf pack and f-250 with a five leaf pack like how the older trucks use to be like. if im paying more for a 350 with insurance and everythong then i want a spring pack thats made to handle it. i had to spend money to get a extra leaf put in the back to do this. ford should have done that from the getgo.
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From: South Jersey
look at the olddd trucks 70's era when you bought a 250 or 350 they had standard packages and then if you got a camper package some trucks came with factory nine leafs!! why? because they bought a f-350 for weight and thats what it was for. i bought this f-350 to hold weight not give me a soft caddy like ride, only to be able to put 3000 to 4000 pounds in it and be fine with it not squat like a 1/2 ton truck
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From: Stillwater, OK
A regular cab 4x2 with a 5.4L will have the highest payload capacity with its respective weight class...
for instance, if you're in a state where you have to stay below 9,000# GVWR on a non-commercial vehicle, you will have to get the 8,800# GVWR package... a Crew Cab, 8' Bed, 4x4 PSD will be close to your GVWR with nothing except fuel and 3 passengers...
however, a Regular cab, 8' Bed, 5.4L, 4x2 will have 2,500# of wiggle room before it hits that 8,800# mark.
for instance, if you're in a state where you have to stay below 9,000# GVWR on a non-commercial vehicle, you will have to get the 8,800# GVWR package... a Crew Cab, 8' Bed, 4x4 PSD will be close to your GVWR with nothing except fuel and 3 passengers...
however, a Regular cab, 8' Bed, 5.4L, 4x2 will have 2,500# of wiggle room before it hits that 8,800# mark.
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From: Burnsville, MN
Clintusa - There are actually three kinds of "loads" - the kind you carry in the bed, the kind you tow, and the kind you STOP. Starting in 2005, the superduty chassis became beefier, and so did the brakes, all of which increases the dead weight of those bags of groceries.....
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From: Whittier, CA
In a way they do. But instead of a leaf, they use extra spring travel and an auxilliary leaf. Nothing wrong with that IMO, and you get a little better ride out of the deal. But of course some people are going to overload it, no matter what the factory provides.
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From: Northwest Florida
This is an interesting thread. On the RV site I frequent some guys have it down to perfected science. They're known as the weight police! 
So many people overload, it's hard to tell how much over is actually unsafe. I also believe ya gotta weigh it to know what ya got.
So many people overload, it's hard to tell how much over is actually unsafe. I also believe ya gotta weigh it to know what ya got.
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From: Breckenridge, TX
Sorry the pic is dark and fuzzy, but it's all that I could get with my phone.
Want to talk about overloading? This is an '03 F-250 with a 32' stock trailer, loaded with 12-16 bucking bulls, averaging at least 1500lbs each, meaning the bulls alone weigh around 18,000-24,000 pounds, plus about 6,000 pounds for the trailer. We go maybe 10 miles loaded like this, and the 6.0 sounds like it's gonna blow a piston out through the hood, but it gets it done somehow.
The truck on the left is mine, so if it looks WAY too short, that's just because mine has 4" blocks and had 35s at the time.
Want to talk about overloading? This is an '03 F-250 with a 32' stock trailer, loaded with 12-16 bucking bulls, averaging at least 1500lbs each, meaning the bulls alone weigh around 18,000-24,000 pounds, plus about 6,000 pounds for the trailer. We go maybe 10 miles loaded like this, and the 6.0 sounds like it's gonna blow a piston out through the hood, but it gets it done somehow.
The truck on the left is mine, so if it looks WAY too short, that's just because mine has 4" blocks and had 35s at the time.
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From: Isanti, MN
Want to talk about overloading? This is an '03 F-250 with a 32' stock trailer, loaded with 12-16 bucking bulls, averaging at least 1500lbs each, meaning the bulls alone weigh around 18,000-24,000 pounds, plus about 6,000 pounds for the trailer. We go maybe 10 miles loaded like this, and the 6.0 sounds like it's gonna blow a piston out through the hood, but it gets it done somehow.
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From: Texas
You can get anything rolling with 4L. With 2wd, your right.
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Weight of a truck
I want to buy a 1987 4X4 Diesel Dually, but it does not run. I will have to trailer it 200 miles. I need to rent a trailer to do the job, or just take my car hauler rated at 7,000 pounds. The car hauler was really carrying a big load when I hauled a 6,500 pound Chevy Suburban. What do I do?
I would know if I knew the approximate weight of this truck. Does anyone know offhand, or is there a website that might list this sort of information?
Thanks in advance.
I would know if I knew the approximate weight of this truck. Does anyone know offhand, or is there a website that might list this sort of information?
Thanks in advance.
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From: Mid Atlantic
I want to buy a 1987 4X4 Diesel Dually, but it does not run. I will have to trailer it 200 miles. I need to rent a trailer to do the job, or just take my car hauler rated at 7,000 pounds. The car hauler was really carrying a big load when I hauled a 6,500 pound Chevy Suburban. What do I do?
I would know if I knew the approximate weight of this truck. Does anyone know offhand, or is there a website that might list this sort of information?
Thanks in advance.
I would know if I knew the approximate weight of this truck. Does anyone know offhand, or is there a website that might list this sort of information?
Thanks in advance.
Token Redneck
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From: Breckenridge, TX
Oh yeah. I honestly don't know how the thing runs, but somehow it still starts every time. We normally use a dodge dually for those loads, this truck usually only pulls horses and roping steers, but every once in a while something happens and we end up stacking 20,000 pounds on something I'd be scared to drive across the county when it was unloaded.