what defines a 3/4 ton?
If it's payload capacity, then why isn't a properly equipped F150 considered a 3/4 ton truck?
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ShinerBock wrote:
...Most 3/4 tons are in class 2b which has a GVWR range from 8,501 to 10,000 lbs.
About a decade a ago, all 3500 SRW trucks were in this class. Now most 350/3500 SRW truck are in class 3 which has a GVWR from 10,001 to 14,000 lbs. There is no law that states a manufacture has to put a 250/2500 truck in class 2b, and they can put them in class 3 if they want just like GM. They can also put a 350/3500 in class 2b like Ford does.
The only point of contention here is that the F350's are class 2b. SRW are up to 11,500, and DRW well above that. Ford does over a 'paper derate' to 10,000 for the SRW, but that is to address the licensing and other government restrictions of being over 10,000#.
GM is certainly shaking things up with their new release, and pushing the boundaries that had become common. It will be interesting to see how Ford and Ram respond. I think for the most part it just show how they have derated the 250/2500 for a while now.
