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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ROBERTSUNRUS wrote:
:) Hi, I was going to say that my F-150 with a payload of 1,745 lbs would be a half ton by stating that it will hold 1,000 lbs in the bed and 745 lbs in the cab. Also how many drivers weigh 150 lbs now days? I don't. Some people are twice that weight, or more.
:h Huh HI! Going by your logic, the old trucks would have been called "1/8 tons" since they started with only half a ton(1,000 lbs) of paylaod and adding the weight of passengers like you are saying would have only left them with 250 lbs of payload.
However, how does this work with a "half ton" like the HD F150 that has over 3,000 lbs payload? Or some diesel and specialty "three quarter ton" trucks that only have 1,500 or 1,800 lbs of payload? Adding the passenger weight like you are saying would make them a "half ton" by your logic?
