So all of you 1500 haters
We were driving up 321 earlier running 70 MPH. A 3500 with what looked like a 28' toy hauler passed us. We watched it as it SWAYED, wiggled, wondered around on the road, and nearly went in the ditch. ...
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06Fargo wrote:
What's a "1500" ? lbs of payload ?
It is a pretty much meaningless numerical designator for a certain class of pickup trucks. The truck is likely a pickup cab and box on a station wagon frame, with semi-floating axles like a car, springs and shocks designed for a smooth ride, and it may have been built with P-rated tires.
Such trucks were originally designated 1 (Ford F-1), or 10 (Chevy or GMC C or K-10) or 100 (Dodge, Plymouth, or Fargo D or W-100 or Ford F-100).
Then some marketing genius decided that there was a need for a "Heavy Half Ton" pickup, so everybody jumped on the band wagon, adding a "5" to the numerical designation (Ford F150, Dodge, Chevy, and GMC 1500).
Supposedly, these trucks had a higher GVW than the old ones without the 5 in the designator. Actually, the numbers for the 150 or 1500 trucks ARE higher. In fact, most of the "half tons" today will carry as much or more than the old 3/4 ton trucks! The weight they can carry is limited mostly by the light duty axles, wheels, and tires.
