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Where does all this fit into the conversation?
Both the F250 and F350 may have the same combined rating.....say 23000 pounds.
Both trucks can weigh the same if they are the same body models and equipped the same.
The F250 will have a Gross Vehicle Weight Rating of 10000 pounds.
The F350 will have a GVWR of 11400.
This means the F350 is rated to carry 1400 pounds more weight ( payload )
Everything we put in a truck or on a truck is payload,......... people,fuel,pin weight of a fifth wheel, bumper weight of a regular trailer, it is all payload, so if your F250 has a payload of 2300 pounds and your fifth wheel has a pin weight of 2300 pounds , you are completely loaded up, everything else you load in the truck will be overloading it.
This exact same situation with an F350 will give you an extra 1400 pounds of extra payload so you can load up your truck with people, supplies, etc and not be overloaded.
I hope I made it a little clearer and you have a lot of company if you have trouble with this.
Most car salesmen and RV salesmen have no idea how GVWR and GCWR work.
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