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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I think I have to say this because some are not understanding what I am saying. I am not saying that the manufacturers should rename their trucks from 1500,2500, and 3500 to class 2a, class 2b, and class 3. No where am I saying that nor am I saying that the manufacturer has to do anything extra to their trucks than what they're doing now.
What I am talking about is changing the incorrect and half a century old terms that we , the consumer, use to identify trucks. Why? For one it has long passed its legitimacy. For two, how people distinguish a truck to be called a "half ton" and such is not the same from person to person to where the class system is very specific. Some people say the number on the door determines whether a truck is called a "half ton" and such, but there are trucks like the Tacoma, Tundra, or Titan XD that don't have numbers so how do you know where they go? Others may say it is payload that determines if a truck is called a "half ton" and such, but there are midsize trucks that have more payload that what you would call a "half ton" and there some "half tons" that have more payload than what you would call a "three quarter ton".
The only cut and dry way to classify trucks is by the class system since it uses GVWR, and no class can overlap each other. You will never have a class 1 truck having a higher GVWR than a class 2a truck and so on like you would with using the payload method determining what term to use on a truck. If a truck has a GVWR of 8,500 lbs then it is a class 2a and if it has a GVWR of 8,501 then it is a class 2b. Like I said, it is very cut and dry.
What I am talking about is changing the incorrect and half a century old terms that we , the consumer, use to identify trucks. Why? For one it has long passed its legitimacy. For two, how people distinguish a truck to be called a "half ton" and such is not the same from person to person to where the class system is very specific. Some people say the number on the door determines whether a truck is called a "half ton" and such, but there are trucks like the Tacoma, Tundra, or Titan XD that don't have numbers so how do you know where they go? Others may say it is payload that determines if a truck is called a "half ton" and such, but there are midsize trucks that have more payload that what you would call a "half ton" and there some "half tons" that have more payload than what you would call a "three quarter ton".
The only cut and dry way to classify trucks is by the class system since it uses GVWR, and no class can overlap each other. You will never have a class 1 truck having a higher GVWR than a class 2a truck and so on like you would with using the payload method determining what term to use on a truck. If a truck has a GVWR of 8,500 lbs then it is a class 2a and if it has a GVWR of 8,501 then it is a class 2b. Like I said, it is very cut and dry.
