Truck payload question

[MAN IN BLACK]

Hello ev1 !
Just a quick question about truck payloads...
When looking at truck specs...does the payload given includes the passenger + the cargo....or applies just to cargo.
I'm shopping for a new truck, and this will determine if I go 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton.
I don't trust sales person word on that issue :confused3:
Thanks for the info, and...great site !:thumbsup:
BLACK

 

[Marveltone]

The payload is derived from subtracting the curb weight from the gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR). The GVWR is the maximum allowable total weight of the vehicle, including driver, passengers, cargo, fuel, fluids, added accessories, etc.
Hope this helps.

Joe

 

[locknut]

Hello ev1 !
Just a quick question about truck payloads...
When looking at truck specs...does the payload given includes the passenger + the cargo....or applies just to cargo.
I'm shopping for a new truck, and this will determine if I go 1/2 ton or 3/4 ton.
I don't trust sales person word on that issue :confused3:
Thanks for the info, and...great site !:thumbsup:
BLACK

The maximum payload rating can be achieved as long as the front and rear gross axle ratings are not exceeded,nor the total GVW rating.But hey,what do I know? I've only been selling new trucks for 35 short years.....:laughing:

 

[camshawn]

Having be caught, I would take a truck With the options I will have across a scale and weigh it. The anti-sway bars, tow package, power train, fancy seats all are part of the load as written on the spec sheets.
You then must do the math, subtract the curb weight including passengers, coffee cups, tools, jumper cables, junk in the glove box, etc from the gross vehicle weight as written in the door post to get the available payload.
Cam

 

[Marveltone]

To be honest, It seems most people buy 1/2 ton trucks because of the much lower price, then expect them to to the job of a 3/4 or 1 ton truck. Most 1/2 ton trucks I see being used for something other than grocery getting (in my area, at least) are vastly overloaded. Lots of severely squatted 1/2 ton pickups around here.

Joe

 

[MAN IN BLACK]

The maximum payload rating can be achieved as long as the front and rear gross axle ratings are not exceeded,nor the total GVW rating.But hey,what do I know? I've only been selling new trucks for 35 short years.....:laughing:

No offence to you....but most sales person around here don't know muck about trucks.They are more concerned about selling you ...than selling you the right truck.
My experience anyway

 

[newbury]

A MAJOR problem is the nomenclature - for 2014
Typical "3/4 Ton" - F250 - payload capacity around 4000 lbs
Typical "1 ton" - F350 - SRW - about the same as the F250
Typical "1 ton" - F350 - DRW payload capacity around 6,000 lbs
Superduty specs

I always considered a ton to be about 2,000 lbs.

 

[KenB2920]

No offence to you....but most sales person around here don't know muck about trucks.They are more concerned about selling you ...than selling you the right truck.
My experience anyway

Ditto. Every salesman is different. I have ran across a few who you'd think designed, engineered, built, uses, sells and repairs the item your inquiring about. Others I have ran into wouldn't even know the name of the company if It weren't on their paycheck.

 

[Diamondpilot]

No offence to you....but most sales person around here don't know muck about trucks.They are more concerned about selling you ...than selling you the right truck.
My experience anyway

Got that right. Last dealer I went to tried to tell me the 7700# gvwr on the door sticker was the tow rating.

Chris

 

[chew]

I know ford when they print the payload its the GVWR -Curb weight and -150lbs for each passenger space, makes a difference with a crew cab when comparing numbers to a reg or ext cab.