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Re: Origin of names half-ton, one-ton, deuce and a half, etc.
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Originally Posted by davepl
Yeah, but I want a source!
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The source was the auto industry in general, the manufacturers. They made a truck and rated it's capacity. Back to the beginning trucks have been identified by their weight capacity, then came marketing schemes using names (with light trucks). Just like in this new century they decided to start calling anything bigger than a 1/2t a HD. It's just a 3/4t and yes, they are heavier duty than a 1/2t. It started off with automobiles and heavy trucks. Pickups came along once cars became more common and people were converting them to haul light loads. It's no different than full-size, mid-size, compact general designations. All for the sake of comparison, not an actual measurement. Just a general classification that is the standard manufacturers follow, since what one does determines what the other does.
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