what defines a 3/4 ton?

philh wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Is this really a serious discussion or have the last 77 posts been tongue in cheek?

I started this as a serious question after watching a F150 struggle with a 5th wheel. I don't know the wt of the trailer or capacity of the truck, but I was thinking that given the common mantra, you need a 3/4 ton for a 5th wheel, and it is technically possible to have a F150 with a 1500+ payload capacity, what is a 3/4 ton?

Oh, I thought even the original post was just to get folks fired up.
Oops, my bad. Well, it worked anyways.
I guess the answer is, aside from the inane banter that has now become this thread, "1/2ton, 3/4ton, 1ton" is not an accurate designation or literal description that relates to anything at all really other than general order of magnitude, but rather they are kinda like synonymous terms like Kleenex and Thermos.
It takes a special breed to take things so literally though and that type of behavior is typically exhibited in children of a young age, but for some reason, it is also exhibited by many members of this forum. Probably 10x more at least than any other forum chat I frequent.