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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rhagfo wrote:
Yes I know. And at one point they even made a F250 with 7 lugs. This has been going on a long time, (though mostly with 1/2 tons) and is now so rampent as to cause the confusion.Huntindog wrote:
A 3/4 ton truck used to have 8 lug wheels and a full floating rearend. These are signifignant things.
But the manufacturers have been marketing 1/2 tons which do NOT have those important items as having 3/4 ton capabilities.... Sadly it has gone on so long now that many do not remember, or never knew the difference.
During the early 90’s Ford made an F250 with 8 lug semi floating rear axle.- What he ^^^^ (Huntingdon) said.
Huntindog wrote:
A 3/4 ton truck used to have 8 lug wheels and a full floating rearend. These are signifignant things.
But the manufacturers have been marketing 1/2 tons which do NOT have those important items as having 3/4 ton capabilities.... Sadly it has gone on so long now that many do not remember, or never knew the difference.
During the early 90’s Ford made an F250 with 8 lug semi floating rear axle.- A 3/4 ton truck used to have 8 lug wheels and a full floating rearend. These are signifignant things.
But the manufacturers have been marketing 1/2 tons which do NOT have those important items as having 3/4 ton capabilities.... Sadly it has gone on so long now that many do not remember, or never knew the difference. - Hell, my Canyon is almost a 3/4 ton with 1,470lbs of payload on the door.
- 6 lug wheels on 1/2 ton and 8 lug wheels 3/4 ton.
Grit dog wrote:
GMs new > 10klb 2500 rating is a bad thing kids.
Well it’s good for the weight watchers on the Internet but bad in the real world.
For the millions that use trucks as tools, keeping 3/4 tons at 10klbs allows everyone to have a HD pickup for commercial use without the layer of regulations that come with trucks over 10k gvw by the state and federal DOTs.
The cops around here don’t go out of their way, but they do ticket people sometimes or at least mention they could when someone gets pulled over in a 1 ton and trailer and no drivers files or DOT numbers.
I think you can order them with a 10k gvwr sticker. I'm assuming same truck just different sticker for this reason?
Dan- GMs new > 10klb 2500 rating is a bad thing kids.
Well it’s good for the weight watchers on the Internet but bad in the real world.
For the millions that use trucks as tools, keeping 3/4 tons at 10klbs allows everyone to have a HD pickup for commercial use without the layer of regulations that come with trucks over 10k gvw by the state and federal DOTs.
The cops around here don’t go out of their way, but they do ticket people sometimes or at least mention they could when someone gets pulled over in a 1 ton and trailer and no drivers files or DOT numbers. - I'm gonna put a 3/4 race cam in my 3/4 ton truck.
- Wasn't thinking this before, but you made me look. And consider.
My new 2019 F150 has a CCC of 1990#, so that makes it a 3/4 ton, almost a one ton!
