I have seen people post "I have an 03 F150 7700". What does the 7700 mean?

 

It can tow 7700#. It is what used to be called the Light Duty F250.

 

What he said...

Ford even put out badges that said F-150 7700 on them. I've only seen two or three EVER but, they're out there.

RP

 

I see them quite regularly. If i bought another Ford, it would be a 7700 4x4 with a 5.4--that would be a stout truck....oh well so much for wishing

 

I think the 7700 is not the tow rating. It is the max Gross Vehicle Weight of the truck.

 

Dirt Bike dave is correct. 7700 is not the tow rating, but the Max Gross Vehicle Weight. Regular F150's are more like 6000-6500lbs vs. the 7700 lbs (this truck formerly was called the Light Duty F250). It CAN tow more than a regular F150 because of gearing, springs, etc.. though, but that isn't where the 7700 comes from.

 

my truck only weighs 4400lbs

 

GROSS Vehicle weight does not refer to its weight when ugly. It means the max allowable weight loaded...er...with everything in it...

 

GVW includes the Truck.
F150's are rated at 6,500 (I think)
The old HD F150 which had a body like a LD F150, turned into the LD F250 which had a body like a SD F250 aound 98-99 and was rated at 7,700, but the problem with that was the truck body weighed more too, so it only added a couple hundred lbs to the allowable payload. You won't see many of them for that reason.
Now, F250's are rated at 8,800 and are "the baby" of the Super Duty series.

 

the 7700 package is for the 7700 lb Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) - which is max recomended weight of the truck and it's payload. My F150 is rated at 6400 lbs.

To figure max payload, subtract the weight of the truck from the GVWR.

Until 2000, their were F250 LDs, even in the old (now old-old) body styles They are the ones w/ the inline 6, 302, and 351 V8s. The F250 heavy-duties had the engine options of the diesel or 460 V8.

the 7700 GVWR was formerly the F250 light duty. The F250 LD were made into 7700 GVWR as a marketing program (the last F250 LDs were sold in 1999). Ford now has the highest payload and towing capacity w/ their F150s by a large margin. Additionally, the people that needed F250s were now having to buy the SD models to have a rating over 8000 lbs. If I recall correctly, the F250 LD was rated ~8200 GVWR.

Currently the F250 SD are under rated at 8800 lbs, as the difference between the F250 and F350 (single rear wheels) are the tires. I believe the F350s are rated at 9900 lbs.

 

plus they are a bitch to find rims for since they are 7-lug

 

My God, my GVWR is 7300 pounds!

 

the 7700 package is for the 7700 lb Gross vehicle weight rating (GVWR) - which is max recomended weight of the truck and it's payload. My F150 is rated at 6400 lbs.

To figure max payload, subtract the weight of the truck from the GVWR.

Until 2000, their were F250 LDs, even in the old (now old-old) body styles They are the ones w/ the inline 6, 302, and 351 V8s. The F250 heavy-duties had the engine options of the diesel or 460 V8.

the 7700 GVWR was formerly the F250 light duty. The F250 LD were made into 7700 GVWR as a marketing program (the last F250 LDs were sold in 1999). Ford now has the highest payload and towing capacity w/ their F150s by a large margin. Additionally, the people that needed F250s were now having to buy the SD models to have a rating over 8000 lbs. If I recall correctly, the F250 LD was rated ~8200 GVWR.

Currently the F250 SD are under rated at 8800 lbs, as the difference between the F250 and F350 (single rear wheels) are the tires. I believe the F350s are rated at 9900 lbs.



36, you are almost correct..

F250LD's were always L6/4.6L/5.4L engines and were then replaced with F150 "7700" models, all had 7-bolt wheels.

The old style F250 was always known as the HD ( later known as Superduty) series and could be had any of the engines.. L6/5.0/5.8/7.5/ or 7.3 diesel
There were two gvwr ratings of F250 hd's but you could get any engine in them.

 

Look again. The higher GVWR F250 were tagged 'heavy duty' and only were available w/ the diesel and 460, and the lower GVWR F250s were referred to as the 'light duty' F250.

 

You said F250 LD's had L6/5.0/5.8. Incorrect, the F250 LD was the same as a F150 only stiffer springs and heavier axles with V6/4.6/5.4.

There were 2 GVWR in the F250HD's both of them were still considered F250HD's however!!

F250LD had 7-bolt wheels

F250HD had 8-bolt wheels