Ford Ranger Super Duty: slide-on camper payload

Name: Ford Ranger Super Duty Australian vehicle mass and payload records
Creator: Beyond RV

Ford Ranger Super Duty has a recorded GVM of 4,500 kg. Kerb mass is 2,518 kg to 2,803 kg; payload calculated as GVM minus that mass is 1,697 kg to 1,982 kg across 4 recorded variants. After a stated 390 kg allowance for occupants, accessories and gear, the remaining camper load allowance is 1,307 kg to 1,592 kg. [1]

What the allowance assumes

We subtract 160 kg for occupants, 150 kg for accessories and 80 kg for luggage and gear: 390 kg total. These are assumptions, not measured weights. Published mass bases differ; some already include a driver or fuel. Avoid counting those twice when entering your actual weights.

This is remaining mass allowance, not an approved camper dry weight. Allow for any excluded tray or body, mounting frame, water and camper equipment. No camper fitment verdict is available without verified camper mass, dimensions and centre of gravity.

Change the assumptions in the weight calculator. Enter your occupant, accessory and gear weights there; these assumptions are not automatically filled.

Recorded variants, highest calculated payload first

Model years: 2026. Match your exact variant and mass basis. “Verified” describes the research record, not approval for a camper.

All figures in kilograms unless stated. Sources and review status apply to each row.
Variant / year	GVM / GCM	Kerb mass	Payload / allowance	Tray / axle limits	Source and caveats
Super Duty2026 · single cab · 4x4Calculate Super Duty 2026	4,500 kgGCM: 8,000 kg	2,518 kgFord 'Kerb Weight': full tank of fuel, without occupants, luggage or cargo, with the standard combination of factory-fit equipment. Excludes the weight of a tray body.	Calculated: 1,982 kgPublished payload: 1,982 kgAfter 390 kg: 1,592 kgArithmetic: matches published payload	Tray excluded: subtract its actual mass as well. A steel tray can use 150–250 kg.Front axle limit: 1,900 kg Rear axle limit: 2,800 kg	[1] Ranger Super Duty 2026.50MY Specifications (super-duty-specs-17-april.pdf)Official Ranger Super Duty 2026.50MY specification sheet, PDF p.2, table “4x4 Single Cab, Super Cab, Double Cab Cab-Chassis and Double Cab Pick-up 2026.50MY Specifications”, row group “Vehicle Masses (kg)”, column “4x4 Single Cab Cab-Chassis”; kerb and payload basis in disclaimer note 3 on the same page. Maximum Braked Towing Capacity from PDF p.4, row group “Towing and Hauling”.source verifiedFord derives payload by subtracting Kerb Weight from GVM; the stored figures reconcile exactly. Kerb weight uses the standard factory-fit equipment combination, not the lightest orderable one, so no optimistic-kerb caveat applies. Cab-chassis kerb and payload exclude tray bodies, so the tray must be deducted from payload before a camper is added. Ford warns figures are approximate and subject to individual variance; weigh the actual vehicle. Check state licence requirements after body fitment and final GVM.Official Ford Australia specification sheet, supplied as a PDF by the site owner and read directly. The canonical ford.com.au download URL was not confirmed because ford.com.au returns HTTP 403 to automated retrieval; the showroom page the sheet is published from is recorded instead. Publishes a full Vehicle Masses table for all four cab types. Ford's kerb basis here is the STANDARD combination of factory-fit equipment, not the lightest orderable combination used in the 2026.50MY Ranger brochure, so these figures carry no optimistic-kerb caveat.
Super Duty2026 · super cab · 4x4Calculate Super Duty 2026	4,500 kgGCM: 8,000 kg	2,615 kgFord 'Kerb Weight': full tank of fuel, without occupants, luggage or cargo, with the standard combination of factory-fit equipment. Excludes the weight of a tray body.	Calculated: 1,885 kgPublished payload: 1,885 kgAfter 390 kg: 1,495 kgArithmetic: matches published payload	Tray excluded: subtract its actual mass as well. A steel tray can use 150–250 kg.Front axle limit: 1,900 kg Rear axle limit: 2,800 kg	[1] Ranger Super Duty 2026.50MY Specifications (super-duty-specs-17-april.pdf)Official Ranger Super Duty 2026.50MY specification sheet, PDF p.2, table “4x4 Single Cab, Super Cab, Double Cab Cab-Chassis and Double Cab Pick-up 2026.50MY Specifications”, row group “Vehicle Masses (kg)”, column “4x4 Super Cab Cab-Chassis”; kerb and payload basis in disclaimer note 3 on the same page. Maximum Braked Towing Capacity from PDF p.4, row group “Towing and Hauling”.source verifiedFord derives payload by subtracting Kerb Weight from GVM; the stored figures reconcile exactly. Kerb weight uses the standard factory-fit equipment combination, not the lightest orderable one, so no optimistic-kerb caveat applies. Cab-chassis kerb and payload exclude tray bodies, so the tray must be deducted from payload before a camper is added. Ford warns figures are approximate and subject to individual variance; weigh the actual vehicle. Check state licence requirements after body fitment and final GVM.Official Ford Australia specification sheet, supplied as a PDF by the site owner and read directly. The canonical ford.com.au download URL was not confirmed because ford.com.au returns HTTP 403 to automated retrieval; the showroom page the sheet is published from is recorded instead. Publishes a full Vehicle Masses table for all four cab types. Ford's kerb basis here is the STANDARD combination of factory-fit equipment, not the lightest orderable combination used in the 2026.50MY Ranger brochure, so these figures carry no optimistic-kerb caveat.
Super Duty2026 · double cab · 4x4Calculate Super Duty 2026	4,500 kgGCM: 8,000 kg	2,675 kgFord 'Kerb Weight': full tank of fuel, without occupants, luggage or cargo, with the standard combination of factory-fit equipment. Excludes the weight of a tray body.	Calculated: 1,825 kgPublished payload: 1,825 kgAfter 390 kg: 1,435 kgArithmetic: matches published payload	Tray excluded: subtract its actual mass as well. A steel tray can use 150–250 kg.Front axle limit: 1,900 kg Rear axle limit: 2,800 kg	[1] Ranger Super Duty 2026.50MY Specifications (super-duty-specs-17-april.pdf)Official Ranger Super Duty 2026.50MY specification sheet, PDF p.2, table “4x4 Single Cab, Super Cab, Double Cab Cab-Chassis and Double Cab Pick-up 2026.50MY Specifications”, row group “Vehicle Masses (kg)”, column “4x4 Double Cab Cab-Chassis”; kerb and payload basis in disclaimer note 3 on the same page. Maximum Braked Towing Capacity from PDF p.4, row group “Towing and Hauling”.source verifiedFord derives payload by subtracting Kerb Weight from GVM; the stored figures reconcile exactly. Kerb weight uses the standard factory-fit equipment combination, not the lightest orderable one, so no optimistic-kerb caveat applies. Cab-chassis kerb and payload exclude tray bodies, so the tray must be deducted from payload before a camper is added. Ford warns figures are approximate and subject to individual variance; weigh the actual vehicle. Check state licence requirements after body fitment and final GVM.Official Ford Australia specification sheet, supplied as a PDF by the site owner and read directly. The canonical ford.com.au download URL was not confirmed because ford.com.au returns HTTP 403 to automated retrieval; the showroom page the sheet is published from is recorded instead. Publishes a full Vehicle Masses table for all four cab types. Ford's kerb basis here is the STANDARD combination of factory-fit equipment, not the lightest orderable combination used in the 2026.50MY Ranger brochure, so these figures carry no optimistic-kerb caveat.
Super Duty2026 · double cab · 4x4Calculate Super Duty 2026	4,500 kgGCM: 8,000 kg	2,803 kgFord 'Kerb Weight': full tank of fuel, without occupants, luggage or cargo, with the standard combination of factory-fit equipment. Excludes the weight of a tray body.	Calculated: 1,697 kgPublished payload: 1,697 kgAfter 390 kg: 1,307 kgArithmetic: matches published payload	Pickup tub; a tray conversion needs new mass and dimensions.Front axle limit: 1,900 kg Rear axle limit: 2,800 kg	[1] Ranger Super Duty 2026.50MY Specifications (super-duty-specs-17-april.pdf)Official Ranger Super Duty 2026.50MY specification sheet, PDF p.2, table “4x4 Single Cab, Super Cab, Double Cab Cab-Chassis and Double Cab Pick-up 2026.50MY Specifications”, row group “Vehicle Masses (kg)”, column “4x4 Double Cab Pick-up”; kerb and payload basis in disclaimer note 3 on the same page. Maximum Braked Towing Capacity from PDF p.4, row group “Towing and Hauling”.source verifiedFord derives payload by subtracting Kerb Weight from GVM; the stored figures reconcile exactly. Kerb weight uses the standard factory-fit equipment combination, not the lightest orderable one, so no optimistic-kerb caveat applies. Factory pick-up tub: a Beyond RV slide-on cannot mount on it. A tray conversion would be required, and the tub removal and tray fitment both change the stored kerb figure. Ford warns figures are approximate and subject to individual variance; weigh the actual vehicle.Official Ford Australia specification sheet, supplied as a PDF by the site owner and read directly. The canonical ford.com.au download URL was not confirmed because ford.com.au returns HTTP 403 to automated retrieval; the showroom page the sheet is published from is recorded instead. Publishes a full Vehicle Masses table for all four cab types. Ford's kerb basis here is the STANDARD combination of factory-fit equipment, not the lightest orderable combination used in the 2026.50MY Ranger brochure, so these figures carry no optimistic-kerb caveat.

Rear axle headroom cannot be calculated from these records: the rear GAWR is a limit, but the kerb front/rear axle split is not recorded. A weighbridge measurement of each axle is needed.

GVM upgrade arithmetic

If GCM stays unchanged, each extra kilogram of loaded vehicle mass leaves one kilogram less under GCM for a trailer. The Ford Ranger Super Duty table uses published GCM minus hypothetical GVM; it does not certify an upgrade or override the published towing limit. No certified upgrade figures are recorded. The increments below are illustrative scenarios, not available or approved upgrades. They assume the vehicle is loaded to the stated hypothetical GVM and GCM stays unchanged.

Combination-mass allowance for a trailer at full GVM, before towing and other limits
Variant	Published GCM	At stock GVM	GVM +150 kg	GVM +300 kg	GVM +500 kg	Published braked towing limit
Super Duty · 2026 · single cab · 4x4Variant and source [1]	8,000 kg	3,500 kgGVM 4,500 kg	3,350 kgHypothetical GVM 4,650 kg	3,200 kgHypothetical GVM 4,800 kg	3,000 kgHypothetical GVM 5,000 kg	4,500 kg
Super Duty · 2026 · super cab · 4x4Variant and source [1]	8,000 kg	3,500 kgGVM 4,500 kg	3,350 kgHypothetical GVM 4,650 kg	3,200 kgHypothetical GVM 4,800 kg	3,000 kgHypothetical GVM 5,000 kg	4,500 kg
Super Duty · 2026 · double cab · 4x4Variant and source [1]	8,000 kg	3,500 kgGVM 4,500 kg	3,350 kgHypothetical GVM 4,650 kg	3,200 kgHypothetical GVM 4,800 kg	3,000 kgHypothetical GVM 5,000 kg	4,500 kg
Super Duty · 2026 · double cab · 4x4Variant and source [1]	8,000 kg	3,500 kgGVM 4,500 kg	3,350 kgHypothetical GVM 4,650 kg	3,200 kgHypothetical GVM 4,800 kg	3,000 kgHypothetical GVM 5,000 kg	4,500 kg

A negative result means the hypothetical vehicle mass already exceeds GCM. A positive result is not permission to tow that mass: the manufacturer's towing rating, towbar, towball load, axle limits and actual certification also apply.

Manufacturer sources and currency

These are stored research figures, not a live check of current specifications. Access dates below identify when each source was recorded.

Ranger Super Duty 2026.50MY Specifications (super-duty-specs-17-april.pdf) — Ford Australia. Accessed 2026-09-04.
Official Ford Australia specification sheet, supplied as a PDF by the site owner and read directly. The canonical ford.com.au download URL was not confirmed because ford.com.au returns HTTP 403 to automated retrieval; the showroom page the sheet is published from is recorded instead. Publishes a full Vehicle Masses table for all four cab types. Ford's kerb basis here is the STANDARD combination of factory-fit equipment, not the lightest orderable combination used in the 2026.50MY Ranger brochure, so these figures carry no optimistic-kerb caveat.

Ford Ranger Super Duty payload questions

What is the payload of a Ford Ranger Super Duty?

How much can a Ford Ranger Super Duty carry with a slide-on camper?

The calculated allowance is 1,307 kg to 1,592 kg after 160 kg for occupants, 150 kg for accessories and 80 kg for gear. Any tray or body excluded from the recorded mass, camper water and camper equipment still have to be allowed for. This is not a camper fitment verdict.

Does a GVM upgrade reduce a Ford Ranger Super Duty's towing capacity?

Check your actual weights in the calculator

This tool provides an estimate only. Final suitability depends on your exact vehicle variant, compliance plate, manufacturer specifications, towbar rating, axle limits, tyre ratings, accessories, real loaded weights and certified weighbridge results. Beyond RV weighs your vehicle at the factory before build, and those figures decide the final answer.