myredracer wrote:
The OP may have been talking about 1/2 ton trucks but I'd like to know - can you really trust the payload sticker on your pickup whether it's a 1/2, 3/4 or 1 ton? Some say the sticker figure is an accurate figure and is a legal requirement but as we have found, it's not even close and I know others have found the same thing. (And then there's some that say ratings don't matter at all anyway.) What about someone who has researched pickups to death before buying, then finds that the actual payload capacity is a lot less than what they were lead to believe? Maybe this is a lot less likely to happen with the new SAE requirement? Why even buy a 3/4 or 1 ton when you can get a 2015 F150 with it's huge 3300 lb payload cap?
Your one size fits all doesn't work either. You don't need a 3/4 ton diesel dually to tow a popup. If a 1/2 ton is adequate, then you got one of the many proper tools that will work. I don't need to be force fed more than I want or need.