Could use some advice / insight on what truck to be looking at.
What I need: daily driver, so something more efficient / easier to park then my current 99 F350 4 door 8' 7.3 that is just getting old. In the winter 75% of the time I have no sled on my deck, 20% of the time I have 1 sled on my deck, and 5% of the time I have 2 sleds on the deck. Average drive to trail head is 25 miles for me, so no long distance sled trips normally. If we do that, we would probably grab the trailer. I like the sled deck as its convenient for me with only 1 sled, and provides dry storage underneath for skis and snowboards and gear. Deck gets pulled out in the summer so the moto can go in the back.
I'm back and forth on F150's. I'm lured toward a F150 as they drive so much nicer commuting then a F250. It seems like there is a unicorn that exists, not many out there, of a SuperCrew 6.5 bed F150 with the V8 with the optional payload package. I would say no way to putting a deck in any F150 without this extra payload package, even though it looks like it can be done it just seems to close.
Ford lists the truck as 2650 payload (without this package payload is 2100, so you gain 550 with beefier springs, different gears, etc.), this would be my fully loaded setup:
All this added up is 2200 of which is 450 pounds under max payload. I would still probably add airbags just to cut down on any sway in the truck.
For reference, a 99 F250 crewcab/8' had 2775 payload, so the F150 today is almost the same as the 250 from 20 years ago. I would not blink an eye at putting a deck in a 99 F250.
So, question is, is my math off or does this unicorn of a F150 seem very capable to haul a sledeck???
What I need: daily driver, so something more efficient / easier to park then my current 99 F350 4 door 8' 7.3 that is just getting old. In the winter 75% of the time I have no sled on my deck, 20% of the time I have 1 sled on my deck, and 5% of the time I have 2 sleds on the deck. Average drive to trail head is 25 miles for me, so no long distance sled trips normally. If we do that, we would probably grab the trailer. I like the sled deck as its convenient for me with only 1 sled, and provides dry storage underneath for skis and snowboards and gear. Deck gets pulled out in the summer so the moto can go in the back.
I'm back and forth on F150's. I'm lured toward a F150 as they drive so much nicer commuting then a F250. It seems like there is a unicorn that exists, not many out there, of a SuperCrew 6.5 bed F150 with the V8 with the optional payload package. I would say no way to putting a deck in any F150 without this extra payload package, even though it looks like it can be done it just seems to close.
Ford lists the truck as 2650 payload (without this package payload is 2100, so you gain 550 with beefier springs, different gears, etc.), this would be my fully loaded setup:
- 550 pounds per sled wet/with snow (2020 Expert 154x2.5)- 1100 pounds
- about 400 pounds for my aluminum deck
- 2 dudes in truck - 200 pounds each - 400 pounds
- 2 dudes gear in truck 100 pounds each - 200 pounds
- Misc truck **** (tools, etc) - 100 pounds.
All this added up is 2200 of which is 450 pounds under max payload. I would still probably add airbags just to cut down on any sway in the truck.
For reference, a 99 F250 crewcab/8' had 2775 payload, so the F150 today is almost the same as the 250 from 20 years ago. I would not blink an eye at putting a deck in a 99 F250.
So, question is, is my math off or does this unicorn of a F150 seem very capable to haul a sledeck???