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Originally Posted by gr8fl4porsche
What do you think about putting a lift gate on a half ton?
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Why would it make any difference? An F150 1/2 ton 8200 GVWR, or a F250 diesel 3/4 ton 9900 GVWR are only 1700 pounds apart in what truck+fuel+passengers+cargo can weigh (total gross weight).
BUT the F250 diesel weighs more. So it has a 3550 max payload versus the 3120 pound max payload of the half ton. The big diesel will only carry 430 pounds more. But it's constantly lugging around the extra weight of the truck.
The GAWR of the rear axle on the F150 is 4,800 pounds. The truck itself weighs a little under 5,000 pounds. No problem hanging a lift on the back and then carrying 2000 pounds in the bed.