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burningman
Feb 05, 2019Explorer II
New 1/2 tons with higher payload than old 3/4 tons don’t actually have stouter chassis parts.
They just hung a bigger number on the sticker.
I have an ‘86 GMC one ton dually that has about a 2500 pound rating sticker.
Rest assured that truck is way stouter than any 1/2 ever made.
My point being the rated payload numbers on pickups are utter BS.
Don’t buy a 1/2 ton because the book said it’s payload was the same as a 3/4.
The 1/2 ton is straining and the 3/4 or 1-ton is grossly underrated.
They just hung a bigger number on the sticker.
I have an ‘86 GMC one ton dually that has about a 2500 pound rating sticker.
Rest assured that truck is way stouter than any 1/2 ever made.
My point being the rated payload numbers on pickups are utter BS.
Don’t buy a 1/2 ton because the book said it’s payload was the same as a 3/4.
The 1/2 ton is straining and the 3/4 or 1-ton is grossly underrated.
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