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I'm not sure if this is the right place to post this, but I'll ask. I'm a new guy to trucks. My first truck was a full size, '83 Bronco 4x4 I owned for two years. I was currently looking for an '87-'91 F150 4x4 LB, found one and put a deposit for it. Now here's my question. I helped my father today with some yard work. We picked up a total of 1200 lbs. of soil at Home Depot. The first trip, in his '97 Isuzu Rodeo was with 400lbs. of the soil. The SUV rode OK. The next trip was with 800 lbs. and the rear suspension sat lower and rode like @#$%. I know Imports stink, but basically a 1/2 ton should carry a 1/2 payload, right? A 1 ton should carry a ton of payload, right? If this is true, I want my money back and I'll find a 3/4 or 1 ton. Please excuse my ignorance with trucks.
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40 years ago, a "1/2-ton" truck could only carry about 1000 pounds. But with competition, the actual ratings have gone up. A truck called a "1/2-ton" will actually carry over a ton easily for short distances with conservative driving. Check the sticker in the door jamb for the actual weight ratings (GAWRs & GVWR).
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yeah you have to calculate by looking at the GVWR on the door sticker. the 1/2 ton 3/4 ton ratings are misleading. for instance i have a 1988 f250 4x4 x/cab long box lariat and with me and the dog it weighs 6200 lbs. the door sticker says max GVWR (gross vehicle weight rating) is 8800 lbs. that means the truck can carry 8800 - 6200 or 2600 lbs (legally that is). the 1/2 ton trucks can not carry much weight. i forget their GVWR, i think it's something like 7200 lbs?
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I just remembered - the correct info to look at on that sticker are the axle reserve capacities, i.e., the capacity still available for passengers & cargo considering the factory weight of the truck. They're on the R side of the sticker inside an inverted "L" line. The top one that begins with F is the front, and T is the total reserve capacity in pounds.
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