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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ShinerBock wrote:IDoMyOwnStunts wrote:
So why are the "3/4" and "1" tons called HD or Heavy Duty trucks and the classes of trucks just above them but below big-rigs called "Medium Duty"?
They are called HD or SD by their manufacturers for marketing, but in reality they are light duty trucks going by the overall truck classification.
Classes 1, 2, and 3 are light duty.
Classes 4, 5, and 6 are medium duty.
Classes 7 and 8 are heavy duty.
Sorry, I meant it tongue-in-cheek. It seems humorous to me when somebody has to step up from a 3500 HD to a medium duty.
