what defines a 3/4 ton?

valhalla360 wrote:

ShinerBock wrote:



Then what is a Titan XD? Some people say it is a 1/2 ton and others say it is 3/4 ton due to its GVWR. What about the F450 pickup? Is is a 1 ton since it is in the same GVWR class as the rest of the 350/3500 trucks or is it a 1 1/4 ton? People have different opinions about that as well.

Already addressed in previous posts:
- The asian trucks are odd man out not following industry convention and it shows in the sales numbers.
- 4 series and higher aren't being bought as grocery getters. The people buying those are almost exclusively looking at the ratings not the series. They really aren't marketed to the general public.

Yes, but as I keep saying, that is your opinion which you are allowed to have. However, opinions change from one person to the next. There are no set criteria on what constitutes a truck being a 1/2 ton, 3/4 ton, or 1 ton. It is all subjective depending on who you ask.

Just like the old GM 2500LD and 2500HD pickups I mentioned. People used to debate whether the LD is a 3/4 ton or 1/2 ton all the time with no definitive answer. It was purely based on opinion which changed from person to person and nobody could really say the other is wrong since there are no set criteria on what defines a 3/4 ton.

There used to be definitive rules what determines each truck type decades ago. A 1/2 ton was only rated to haul half a ton, a 3/4 ton was only rated haul three quarters of a ton, and a 1 ton could haul one ton. These rules no longer apply because you have trucks that many consider to be a 1/2 ton able to haul more than a ton.

So whatever set criteria you have as to what constitutes a 3/4 ton to you or anyone else is purely opinion because there are no rules. Again, you are more than allowed to have that opinion, but you have to keep in mind that it is purely opinion and not fact. So you can't expect others to have the same opinion.