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Old 12-31-2015, 02:28 PM   #14
Keith Seymore
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Re: Origin of names half-ton, one-ton, deuce and a half, etc.

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Originally Posted by ERASER5 View Post
Yes, not a actual measurement. I've had 6 tons of wet gravel/sand in my 3/4Ton. Maybe I shouldn't have, but I did. I will agree that the moniker are somewhat confusing. A 10 is a1500 is a 150. And a 20 is a 2500 is a 250. A 30 is a 3500 is a 350. Weird.

As for cars, lets compare a 2016 full size car with a 1968 full size car. Those land yachts make todays full size look like compacts!
It's all marketing. The marketing groups can call it whatever they want without respect to reality.

Doesn't a "1500" sound heavier duty than a "10" series?

Once you've worked with truck marketing groups it all becomes readily apparent.

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