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**Grumpy old man** · 12-31-2015, 01:58 PM

I hauled 4 tons (8,000 lbs) of wet pea gravel just yesterday it took two trips in my 1995 3/4 K2500 4wd Z-71 with 10 ply Michelin tires and the load was over the top of the bed ,I've also hauled 2 full pallets of bricks and that's about 4600 lbs in a 3/4 ton truck and it wasn't fun .Out here in the country on back roads is one thing but I'd never do it in stop light traffic .

12-31-2015, 01:58 PM	#13
Grumpy old man Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: Gods country East,Tn Posts: 8,545	Re: Origin of names half-ton, one-ton, deuce and a half, etc. I hauled 4 tons (8,000 lbs) of wet pea gravel just yesterday it took two trips in my 1995 3/4 K2500 4wd Z-71 with 10 ply Michelin tires and the load was over the top of the bed ,I've also hauled 2 full pallets of bricks and that's about 4600 lbs in a 3/4 ton truck and it wasn't fun .Out here in the country on back roads is one thing but I'd never do it in stop light traffic .