A little off topic but I'am surprised how heavy

[Pacific]

My brother borrowed a 04 F-450 to haul some scrap metal and I was looking at the weigh scale slip and the tare weight on the 04 is 1000lbs heavier than my truck

Heres the thing my truck has a 12x8 steel flatdeck with wood decking and its 161wb truck IDI power of course. Now the 04 has the same wheelbase it has a 10.5 aluminum flatdeck and its a 2wd 6.0 auto.

What I can't figure out why does the 04 weigh 1000lbs more than my truck is the Superduty Cabs that much heavier ?

I know its off topic but I was wondering :Sly

Both trucks have 15,000lb gvws so technically I can haul 1000lbs more but that is beside the point. I can see why the owner of the truck says its too heavy to drive around as a daily driver it weighs 8700lbs and my truck is 7700lbs.

 

[Roland_Jenkins]

Don't worry about it KW. Its okay to be of topic as long as you put in the "just wondering" disclaimer.

 

[Pacific]

Like I meantioned I was just wondering I can see why the newer Superduty P/Us have "Legal Payload" problems

 

[Agnem]

Have you had your truck on the same scale? The older trucks do have heavier materials used in their construction, so I would be surprised that a new truck would outweigh an old one of identical configuration.

 

[ajd257]

my brother has a 99 supercab shortbed PSD. it wieghs 6800 and my truck only wieghs 6450, and its a long bed. kinda the same thing, I dont get it??

 

[Agnem]

Fuel. Driver on board. Tires? Spare present? There are a lot of small things that could make up the difference.

 

[Pacific]

I can't figure it out because the 04 truck is a 2wd it has a much lighter flatdeck being aluminum and its shorter. The fuel tank prolly holds the same amount of fuel as mine. I find it really odd the truck weighs 1000lbs heavier than mine. I know the tare weight on my truck from the landfill scale which is bang on or close to the same everytime I scale out.

Its no big deal as I said before I can't believe the Superduty cabs themselves are that much heavier. The 19.5 wheels and tires can't add up that much weight over 16" baby budd wheels.

I personally like the pre 99 body style anyhow its what I will prolly buy next something in the 91-97 range I'am not overly fond of the brick body style of the 88-91 but they are not ugly. Atleast Ford changed their body design not like Dodge I think they had the same front clip design since the early 80s

 

[yARIC008]

I can't figure it out because the 04 truck is a 2wd it has a much lighter flatdeck being aluminum and its shorter. The fuel tank prolly holds the same amount of fuel as mine. I find it really odd the truck weighs 1000lbs heavier than mine. I know the tare weight on my truck from the landfill scale which is bang on or close to the same everytime I scale out.

Its no big deal as I said before I can't believe the Superduty cabs themselves are that much heavier. The 19.5 wheels and tires can't add up that much weight over 16" baby budd wheels.

I personally like the pre 99 body style anyhow its what I will prolly buy next something in the 91-97 range I'am not overly fond of the brick body style of the 88-91 but they are not ugly. Atleast Ford changed their body design not like Dodge I think they had the same front clip design since the early 80s

Well the engine i know weighs a bit more than ours, especially wet, and the transmission weighs alot more too.

 

[Agnem]

Of course! It's the COMPUTER! Probably in some kind of hardened titanium alloy chassis. Very tough. Very smart... oh wait, I'm thinking of that Terminator movie I just watched.