IronJoce

The 150lbs driver isn't clear to me anymore. Depending what and where you read it may or may not be included. I weighted my truck many times already and now, I would have to think it is not included.

Hunttman01

150# I weigh more then that and I'm a string bean

Tyssa'sRide

I got stuck in a commercial vehicle safety inspection and I had to be in it for weighing, according to the man with the all important clipboard and gun on his hip! His words were along the lines of, gross vehicle weight includes anything and everything in it at time of inspection.

IronJoce

That I understand and it only makes sense. What I'm saying is the payload on the sticker might not include the 150lbs driver as opposite to what I was thinking before.

Cheers

jjm1024

Payload marked on the truck does not include any driver weight per Ford. There is a pdf that was posted on these boards somewhere that was created by Ford that explains everything you would need to know about gvwr on the F-150. If I remember when I get off of work I will try to post it. I don't know how the 150 lb driver thing got started, but it is 100% false when it comes to our trucks.

ilmo

Base Curb Weight
– The weight of the vehicle including standard
equipment, oil, lubricants and a full tank of fuel
(less fuel on F-650/F-750 models). It does not
include the weight of driver, passengers, cargo or
any optional or aftermarket equipment


Payload
– Maximum payload is defined as the weight of all
passengers, optional and aftermarket equipment,
and cargo
– Net payload is defined as the weight that can be
placed in the truck after subtracting for driver,
passengers, and optional and aftermarket equipment


Passenger Weight: Defined as 150 lbs. multiplied
by the number of safety-belted seating positions,
including the driver, that the vehicle can carry

ilmo

https://docs.google.com/open?id=0B7D...TlxT3pVeDhBX2s

RES4CUE

Just checked and yep, just the fuel no driver.

I did see in their loading examples that they used 150 as the per person so maybe that is where it was started.

I do know as mentioned that the only real way to know is to know is to weigh it ready to go camping.

Tyssa'sRide

Bottom line here is that the GVW number is what it is. To be sure, weigh the truck with you in it and a full tank. Subtract that from the GVW and you have your payload. If you get weighed by the "Enforcers" that number on your sticker is it. If you go over it, you can be fined and possibly pulled off the road. Been thru it.

schrod

I was wondering how you came up with a potential tongue weight of 1200 if it says 945 tongue weight?