OK, all you truck wonks...

RedRocket204 wrote:
^^ yes, the lines are definitely blurred, but it really should be:

But to many...the confusion is to use or call them by their marketing
badging (name)

Full size truck = today's 1/2 ton (aka grocery getter)

AKA 6,xxx GVWR through 7,xxx GVWR for the 'car' crowd...I call
the Fashion Statement Crowd

Medium duty full size = today's 1/2 ton HD

8,xxx GVWR

Heavy duty full size = today's SRW 1 ton

9,xxx GVWR

Heavy duty full size DRW = today's DRW 1 ton

In reality, there is really no reason for the 3/4 ton truck

Unless there is no other choice

I wanted a 1 ton full sized van, but they don't come OEM with 4x4.
All of the after market kits were not to my liking, but Bryon's is
of great interest to me

My Sub has the same rear end as the 1 ton dually of the same year,
the wheel cylinders are larger bore; Both mine and 1 ton dually has
a RGAWR of 6K

Ordered the F60 option to get the 1 ton front torsion bars

Why, tongue n cheek, refer to my 3/4 ton Sub as a K3500 :B

Then you go on to have the commercial segment of 450(0), 550(0) etc.

The real confusion, or one of them, is that most of these use the
same body as the half ton full sized...so they think not much
difference other than that they don' ride as cushy as the half ton...like
the car they are upgrading from

I'd love to have higher MPG, but not at the expense of ratings. Nor
am I a diesel person...looked but not enough for 'me' to change


Another is that too many don't understand it is a whole package and
not just 'go'. Manhandling is the biggie for me and newbies have no
clue what that means...heck...many old timers seemingly do not either... :S