Hope this isn't a dumb question... here goes:

What does 3/4 Ton pickup imply? That the weight of the cargo shouldn't exceede 1,500 lbs?

The reason I ask is, that I loaded up 2670 lbs of lead acid batteries and hauled them about 20 miles (sold them as scrap).

The truck seemed to do OK... nice stable ride, braking took a little more effort. The tires needed additional air. There seemed to be plenty of power still.

Any thoughts anyone?

samckernan

 

Sac...years ago..thats the way they were rated for rear load cap.. F100 and F150s 1000lbs...F250 3/4 ton 1500lbs, F350 1 ton 2000lbs..
Chebby 10s, 20s,30s....and GMC 1500...2500...3500....

Russ

 

Acually that is a good question, as my 3/4 ton F-250 shows that it can hold over 3000lbs.

 

When I was farming we regularly loaded 3/4 ton Fords with 2 tons or more - that is why we bought Fords!

Ford rated their trucks as if granny was driving on ice and snow. You can safely load your truck to the limit of your tires, and walk away with a load that would break the back of any Chev.

Same with towing - you can move anything you got guts enough to grab and brakes enough to stop.

OOPS, one disclaimer - watch aftermarket wheels, I have seen mag wheels split from overpressure and heavy loads. They are not over-built like the ford stock ones are.

 

Duplicate, the server was lagging and caused me to post twice. Sorry.

-Scouder

 

Now I think it's a comparison to other models more than a representation of any specific capacity. A 3/4 carries more than a 1/2, but less than a 1 ton. The actual capacity of any given model/manufacturer changes yearly it seems.

-Scouder

 

I got to thinking...

The door decal indicates GVW of 7500 lbs. If you knew the weight of the truck empty, it would only be a matter of subtracting that from 7500 to get the maximum cargo capacity. Let's say the truck empty weights: 4800 lbs... 7500-4800=2700lbs. Significantly more that 3/4 of a ton. Anyone have any thought on the validity of that idea? Sounds reasonable to me.

samckernan

 

That sounds about right. As to why it doesn't match the "3/4 ton" description, I dunno. I think it's something to do with the Feds. I know that the 3/4 and 1 Ton trucks get treated quite differently than the 1/2 Tons.

 

This is true, but as I said in an earlier post, 1/2, 3/4, 1 ton was how they use too rate them.. and as Greg just said, it had ti do with putting a SAFE rating on them for safety and drivabilty...

I have hauled wood with the Old 80 F100 short bed I had...with so much Pacific Northwest Hardwood in it..If I went over 10 mph the front Tires would come off the ground..and under 10 mph the steering was very **** poor at best...

But Like I said it hauled it...But just not safely!

 

I also live in the great northwest and have hauled cords and corda of wood in my old fords. I've got a set of cattle racks for the sides that stand about 4-1/2 feet above the bed rails and my 75 F250 390 Hi-boy squats when there's about 4 cords in er. (Then again, she's got tired springs!)

On the other hand.......I've got a 69 F250 camper special (i.e. overload springs) converted to 4 wheel drive and she don't squat a bit. And the nice thing about her is she's got POSI, with a 4 speed. I don't think twice about backing off the road up to a few logs. She's never let me down and aint about to. I was never really a fan of the 400 when I bought the truck and she's got one in er. But like I said, she's never let me down. I'm pretty impressed with the damn thing.

Mike

 

the "driveability" of that weight rating may have to do with safe stopping distance. i can't put enuff gravel (4000# + ) or wood to overload mine. i think u would put too much weight for the clutch before u ever put too much for the rear end. i agree that camper special (72 here) is hell for stout with those overload springs. it'll hold all that gravel and not even hit those rubber stoppers. i might not be so smart doing that with ancient snow tires on the original split rims....

 

4 cord?? My one tonne dually tipped the scale at 13 400lbs with 2 1/4 cord in it and thats dry Canadien douglas fir..... 4 cord is like 8x7x9 feet, that pick up got a large box and some uber-heavy springs to haul 12 000lbs of wood....