Why do you still call it a "half ton"?
We have all heard and used the terms "half ton", "three-quarter ton", or "one ton" before. In fact these terms are tossed around here on a daily basis without even thinking about. But why? Most...
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The old designations still apply.
Why do I say that?
The manufacturers rate their payload with a 150lb driver in one seat, half a tank of gas, and a low-optioned model.
If you fill every seating position with a burly 200 lbs dude, fill up the gas tank, throw another 200 lbs of tools and junk in the bed, add some options, then what you have left is half a ton.
Even a regular cab which lists 2000 lbs as a payload, will be down to somewhere around half a ton of payload available, if you seat 3 people across the regular cab seat.
For an extended cab, or crew cab with 5-6 seating positions, same rule applies. Even if the thing lists at 2200 lbs payload, subtract 1200 from that, you have a half a ton left.
Simple.
Why do I say that?
The manufacturers rate their payload with a 150lb driver in one seat, half a tank of gas, and a low-optioned model.
If you fill every seating position with a burly 200 lbs dude, fill up the gas tank, throw another 200 lbs of tools and junk in the bed, add some options, then what you have left is half a ton.
Even a regular cab which lists 2000 lbs as a payload, will be down to somewhere around half a ton of payload available, if you seat 3 people across the regular cab seat.
For an extended cab, or crew cab with 5-6 seating positions, same rule applies. Even if the thing lists at 2200 lbs payload, subtract 1200 from that, you have a half a ton left.
Simple.
