maxwell11 wrote:
what bothers me some on these 1/2 pickup numbers,
braking power, the ability to stop and maintain the load.
I have had a 3/4 ton truck since 2000, just always felt a little safer with the bigger brakes and heavy frame.
The loads that these new "1/2 ton" trucks can tow today are because they have more power and probably bigger, better brakes than your 2000 era 3/4 ton. Many of them still lack payload, although some configurations have 1600-1800 available. That being said, the "3/4" and "1 ton" trucks have bigger brakes and frames yet, and their towing numbers are still considerably higher. In many cases, towing capacities have nearly doubled in the last 25 years.
