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:If you come to my table and start talking about class A, double AA, and triple AAA, I might think you are talking about batteries .Bedlam wrote:
I called my little Mazda trucks quarter tons back when I owned them for lack of a better term. I prefer to call trucks by class today and let marketing call them what they want. Some people may argue by calling trucks by GVWR class you don't know the payload, but I will argue back that anyone that has not taken their truck across the scales also doesn't know their payload. You would think the difference in trucks seems to follow Class, but marketing can always derate a higher class vehicle to sell in a needed niche. There will always be the question if the vehicle you own is really in the selected class by design or due to sales.
Good point about the payload. These days, the payloads on what some would call a "half ton" 150/1500/Titan/Tundra truck could range from 800 lbs all the way past 3,000 lbs so they still wouldn't know it's payload by referring to it as a "half ton".
