Posted by LA in WI on February 25, 2009 at 20:32:36 from (71.98.24.199):
In Reply to: How Come? posted by Allan In NE on February 23, 2009 at 17:08:30:
Allan, Bob Kerr's truck will give you an idea of why your truck is a "2 ton".
Years ago, when the first pickup trucks were produced, they were maxed out at hauling 1000 lbs.
Then serveral companies added a slightly heavier pickup that could carry 1500 lbs. Thence "1/2 ton" and "3/4 ton" designation. Ford used F1 for 1/2 ton and F2 for 3/4 ton.
My father drove a 1938 Ford F5, on his milk route hauling 10 gal. cans, which was rated as a "ton and 1/2". My uncle had an F6 which was a "2 tonner" and was used for hauling hogs, cattle and grain.
I remember seeing an F7 (2 1/2 T) working as a gravel hauler, and an F8 (3 T) was used for semi truck tractor; this was the biggest truck made by Ford at that time. I loved the sound those big flat head V-8s made.
The "size numbers" never moved, but trucks of all sizes just kept getting slightly larger thru the years. F1 went to F100 (marketing here), then to F150 (more marketing). F2 went to F200, then to F250. F3 to F300, then to F350.
Today, an F350 has more hauling capacity than the old F5; both for carrying and moving a load.
Chevy and other brands had the same system, but I don't recall the real old Chevy numbers.
IHC had the KB-5, which was "ton & 1/2", while a KB-6 was a "2 ton".
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