R-pod Owners Forum : 2021+ F150 will have built in scales https://www.rpod-owners.com/ This is an XML content feed of; R-pod Owners Forum : Miscellaneous / Off-topic : 2021+ F150 will have built in scales Copyright (c) 2006-2009 Web Wiz Forums - All Rights Reserved. Sun, 12 Jul 2026 21:15:21 +0000 Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:27:35 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 9.64 360 https://www.rpod-owners.com/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=14594 R-pod Owners Forum https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.rpod-owners.com/ 2021+ F150 will have built in scales : The anti-sway system has been... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142154#142154 Author: GlueGuy
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Posted: 29 Apr 2021 at 12:27pm

The anti-sway system has been in their big SUVs for a while now.]]> Thu, 29 Apr 2021 12:27:35 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142154#142154 2021+ F150 will have built in scales : It is definitely interesting,... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142134#142134 Author: campman
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Posted: 28 Apr 2021 at 8:01pm

It is definitely interesting, and should help quite a few people when loading their truck. So many people don't care what they do so this won't help them of course. It can't replace a lot of basic knowledge that is passed along here regularly, but it certainly can complement it.

I love my truck and take care of it so it will last as long as possible so I can't envision having to deal with this tech for quite awhile. We will see how this develops over the next 10 or 15 years! ]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 20:01:13 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142134#142134 2021+ F150 will have built in scales : Keep It Simple Stupidreally meant... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142125#142125 Author: Pod People
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Posted: 28 Apr 2021 at 4:17pm

Keep It Simple Stupid
really meant what it says
]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 16:17:17 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142125#142125 2021+ F150 will have built in scales : It seems that the "KISS"... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142124#142124 Author: Pod People
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Posted: 28 Apr 2021 at 4:15pm

It seems that the "KISS" principle has been lost for a while.
Vann
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Posted: 28 Apr 2021 at 3:25pm

The measurement for bed weight won't cut it for towing. You'd need the hitch weight sensor also so you knew the moment (torque) placed on the F150 which is lifting the front axle. And even then you'd still have to know the trailer axle weight to know if you're within the MCGVWR. If it can't tell you the whole story then it seems like just another gimmick to me.


Ditto for the antisway unless that actually activates the trailer brakes. If it tries to stop sway only by differential braking of the F150 wheels then not so good.

]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 15:25:08 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142122#142122 2021+ F150 will have built in scales : Wow, that is a whole lot of... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142121#142121 Author: jato
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Posted: 28 Apr 2021 at 12:02pm

Wow, that is a whole lot of stuff to go wrong as the truck ages.  And I think back to my '94 F-150 with 5.0 V8 and stick shift w/clutch - how simple that was.  Yet, people love new gadgets and am sure this will be a huge selling point for the F-150's.

Kind of funny this time of year as I see a lot of turf maintenance trucks and trailers moving up and down our road.  Some trailers are loaded so heavy that the rear end of the trucks are maybe 6-8" away from dragging pavement while the front ends look the the Mopar's of the 50's and 60's with the torsion bars adjusted all the way up so the headlights shoot way into they sky.
]]> Wed, 28 Apr 2021 12:02:20 +0000 https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142121#142121 2021+ F150 will have built in scales : Yes, that's right. Beginning... https://www.rpod-owners.com/forum_posts.asp?TID=14594&PID=142120#142120 Author: GlueGuy
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Posted: 28 Apr 2021 at 11:20am

Yes, that's right. Beginning in June 2021, the F150 will have a built-in sensing system to give you the approximate weight of cargo in the bed. There will be a display on the console informing you of the approximate weight, plus there are 4 LED indicators on the sides of the rear tail lights that light up kind of like a battery indicator showing low, medium, high. They will blink if it thinks you are over the capacity of the truck.

Second, it can be ordered with a "smart hitch" that indicates the weight on the hitch and whether it thinks you need to add a WDH. It also will help you adjust the WDH.

Finally, it will have an automatic sway dampener system to help keep you under control when pulling a trailer.

More details: https://www.autoblog.com/2021/04/28/2021-ford-f-150-trailering-hauling-tech-dampers/
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