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- kw_00ExplorerYep all gm 2500HD trucks since 2000- up have at least 9200GVWR, my last 1500HD had 8600. So where the 8500 came in I'm not sure cause I have never seen that....
ShinerBock wrote:
2010 Chevy 2500HD 6.0 GVWR 8,500 lbs <--- this one is technically a "1/2 ton" since it is below 8,501
My 2005 2500HD had a 9200 GVWR as have all other 2001+ 2500HDs that I've seen. The 1500HD had an 8600 GVWR.- blt2skiModerator
ShinerBock wrote:
Bedlam wrote:
I would prefer to call trucks by class rather than name to avoid confusion. I have owed two Class 1's, a Class 2b and now a Class 5. Payload is definitely an inaccurate way of describing trucks with the same name but configured vastly differently.
I am with you there.
x millions - ShinerBockExplorer
Bedlam wrote:
I would prefer to call trucks by class rather than name to avoid confusion. I have owed two Class 1's, a Class 2b and now a Class 5. Payload is definitely an inaccurate way of describing trucks with the same name but configured vastly differently.
I am with you there. - BedlamModeratorI would prefer to call trucks by class rather than name to avoid confusion. I have owed two Class 1's, a Class 2b and now a Class 5. Payload is definitely an inaccurate way of describing trucks with the same name but configured vastly differently.
- ShinerBockExplorer
blt2ski wrote:
ShinerBock wrote:
I take back what I said earlier, it was less than ten years ago that 250/2500 trucks had the same GVWR of this Titan XD.
2010 Ford F250 5.4L GVWR 8,800 lbs
2013 Ram 2500 5.7L GVWR 8,800 lbs
2010 Chevy 2500HD 6.0 GVWR 8,500 lbs <--- this one is technically a "1/2 ton" since it is below 8,501
Depends upon YOUR definition of a half ton, or what "I" would call a class 1 truck. Since over 6001 lbs, it is a class 2 or 3/4 ton! Along with a LOT of 15/half ton badged trucks frankly.
I believe the split between an HD and LD class 2 is 8400, not 8500, but I could be wrong.
Marty
The split is at 8,500 and 8,501.
DieselHub - Truck Classifications
Wikipedia - Truck Classifications - blt2skiModerator
ShinerBock wrote:
I take back what I said earlier, it was less than ten years ago that 250/2500 trucks had the same GVWR of this Titan XD.
2010 Ford F250 5.4L GVWR 8,800 lbs
2013 Ram 2500 5.7L GVWR 8,800 lbs
2010 Chevy 2500HD 6.0 GVWR 8,500 lbs <--- this one is technically a "1/2 ton" since it is below 8,501
Depends upon YOUR definition of a half ton, or what "I" would call a class 1 truck. Since over 6001 lbs, it is a class 2 or 3/4 ton! Along with a LOT of 15/half ton badged trucks frankly.
I believe the split between an HD and LD class 2 is 8400, not 8500, but I could be wrong.
Marty - ShinerBockExplorerI take back what I said earlier, it was less than ten years ago that 250/2500 trucks had the same GVWR of this Titan XD.
2010 Ford F250 5.4L GVWR 8,800 lbs
2013 Ram 2500 5.7L GVWR 8,800 lbs
2010 Chevy 2500HD 6.0 GVWR 8,500 lbs <--- this one is technically a "1/2 ton" since it is below 8,501 - blt2skiModeratorTechniquely speaking from the federal truck stds,
up to 6000 gvwr is a class 1
6001-8400 is a ld class 2
8401-10000 is a HD class 2
10001-13.5K? is a class 3
13.5-16.5 class 4
16501-19500 class 5
19501-26K is class 6
not going into 7 and 8.......needless to say, yes, a 35 badged rig with a less than 10K gvwr would be considerd a class 2, or 3/4 ton style truck. Even my 89 GM duallie, with a 10K rating per GM back then, was a class 2, as its gvwr was not over 10001!
Marty - ShinerBockExplorerWhat would you call all of the 2004 and below 350/3500 SRW trucks? Most would say they are a "1 ton", but based on their GVWRs of less than 10,000 lbs, they were technically 3/4 tons going by class.
Hell, most 250/2500 just ten or so years ago were rated at the same GVWR of 8,800 lbs as this Titan XD. So are those trucks called "LD 3/4 ton" trucks too based on what is said here?
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