Duty Cycle
If you don't know what is...look it up
Basically...normal usage will have most anything do...while a 'work' or a 'HD' usage will require much more stout everything (frame, suspension, tires, wheels, drive train, etc, etc, etc) and why so many won't buy next higher class over a 'half ton' because of their main concern: "ride quality", of which higher class trucks will NOT have as good a ride quality
A lower/lowest class pickup will NOT last long with it's lower Duty Cycle design. There is a fake half ton that is almost a 3/4 ton and is offered in very, very small numbers for those who really should have a higher class pickup, but insist on a 'half ton'...
-Ben
Picture of my rig1996 GMC SLT Suburban 3/4 ton K3500/7.4L/4:1/+150Kmiles orig owner...
1980 Chevy Silverado C10/long bed/"BUILT" 5.7L/3:73/1 ton helper springs/+329Kmiles, bought it from dad...
1998 Mazda B2500 (1/2 ton) pickup, 2nd owner...
Praise Dyno Brake equiped and all have "nose bleed" braking!
Previous trucks/offroaders: 40's Jeep restored in mid 60's / 69 DuneBuggy (approx +1K lb: VW pan/200hpCorvair: eng, cam, dual carb'w velocity stacks'n 18" runners, 4spd transaxle) made myself from ground up / 1970 Toyota FJ40 / 1973 K5 Blazer (2dr Tahoe, 1 ton axles front/rear, +255K miles when sold it)...
Sold the boat (looking for another): Trophy with twin 150's...
51 cylinders in household, what's yours?...
