kenn921

im picking up my new f150 screw long bed tomorrow morning. does anyone know the empty weight of the vehicle? dealer is telling me i cant transfer passenger plates because truck is over the weight limit of 5500lbs. i need to get commercial plates.

MXD

I have a Platinum EB and it weighed 6220 with a full tank, WD hitch, 2 empty car seats and no passengers. The hitch and car seats are about 100# total.

kenn921

thanks. i just chatted on ford website. they say mine weighs 5731lbs. which 230 lbs over the weight limit to get passenger plates with no modifications to vehicle. STUPID NYS DMV LAWS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

XtraLargeTall

My 09 SCab 6.5' bed weighs 6200# without me in it

kenn921

any other NY members out there? what type of plates do you have?

Highwaystreets

Weird... Your plates are based on weight and not the vehicles purpose? That's so bizarre

kjo43

Commercial plates here, and I've still got nice white plates too, not those hideous yellow things that look like they are from the late 70's.

I assume you must live downstate? That's the only reason to care... Can't go on the Parkways with a commercially registered vehicle.

On the MCO paperwork from ford there will be an official weight, iirc mine was well over 5500. I'd still push the issue with the dealer - I suspect it's all in how they fill out the paperwork.

kenn921

for me to get passenger plates, being over the weight limit of 5500lbs, i'd have to put a cap on, permanently mount seats and seat belts in the truck bed. im not using it for commercial purposes. but this is NYS here. i had pass plates on my f250 psd that i thought i could transfer on to new truck. dealer says new 150 is over the weight limit. so i guess ill have to get comm plates, wait for perm reggie to arrive in mail, then go down to dmv to switch back to pass plates, telling them i put a cap on the bed, like i did last time to get pass plates on my f250.

medic579

I'm in Florida and mine is same way the Honda is on my wife's bday but mine is every December due to vehicle weight and 3 times as much. Just dumb

kenn921

so i have to go through this for being 230lbs over the limit. ill see what happens tomorrow at dealer. maybe ill walk away.