F150 or F250
My husband and I have been looking for the perfect travel trailer for about 6 months. We found one two weeks ago and were so excited for our first family camping trip in a TT and not a tent. Before we...
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forgot to mention using pure marketing badging...confusing and great risk of getting
the wrong sized TV...
"Half ton" covers a tremendous range of GVWR's (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
My 1980 Silverado is a 'half ton' and the 'HD' version for that era. Meaning not
a regular 'half ton', but almost a 3/4 ton for that era. It's a 6,200 lb GVWR
whereas today's 'HD' half ton's are in the +8K GVWR's
Today's 'regular' half ton's are in the +7K GVWR's...PLUS there are
still some of today's 'half ton' that have +6K GVWR's
Why you have been given several GVWR's within each class (half ton
and 3/4 ton). There was one guy who constantly advised that 'sure a
half ton can do it...mine is a half ton and do it all the time with
no problems'....well he is only kinda sorta right, as his is a half
ton, but the HD version. Three lurkers followed his advice and them
PM'd me complaining that their F150's had problems. One guy burned up
his differential based on that advice. If they and he used their
respective GVWR's...there would have been no confusion on 'which'
half ton was in discussion
Best to use their truest badging that does NOT change with time and has no
confusion factor....use their GVWR's and the rest of the ratings when shopping
Another part of the confusion is that many newbies have never owned
a pickup and is the biggest they have EVER owned. On top of that, the
body is pretty much the same from half ton to 3/4 ton to 1 ton. Just
some minor body panel differences. So in their mind...there is little
difference between them...
The main difference is no easily visible. That is the frame and drive
train (engine, tranny, drive shaft, diff, suspension, wheels, tires..etc)
the wrong sized TV...
"Half ton" covers a tremendous range of GVWR's (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
My 1980 Silverado is a 'half ton' and the 'HD' version for that era. Meaning not
a regular 'half ton', but almost a 3/4 ton for that era. It's a 6,200 lb GVWR
whereas today's 'HD' half ton's are in the +8K GVWR's
Today's 'regular' half ton's are in the +7K GVWR's...PLUS there are
still some of today's 'half ton' that have +6K GVWR's
Why you have been given several GVWR's within each class (half ton
and 3/4 ton). There was one guy who constantly advised that 'sure a
half ton can do it...mine is a half ton and do it all the time with
no problems'....well he is only kinda sorta right, as his is a half
ton, but the HD version. Three lurkers followed his advice and them
PM'd me complaining that their F150's had problems. One guy burned up
his differential based on that advice. If they and he used their
respective GVWR's...there would have been no confusion on 'which'
half ton was in discussion
Best to use their truest badging that does NOT change with time and has no
confusion factor....use their GVWR's and the rest of the ratings when shopping
Another part of the confusion is that many newbies have never owned
a pickup and is the biggest they have EVER owned. On top of that, the
body is pretty much the same from half ton to 3/4 ton to 1 ton. Just
some minor body panel differences. So in their mind...there is little
difference between them...
The main difference is no easily visible. That is the frame and drive
train (engine, tranny, drive shaft, diff, suspension, wheels, tires..etc)
