Why does 150 = 1/2-ton?
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Why does 150 = 1/2-ton?
Anybody know how the F-100/150/250/350 nomenclature came to describe load ratings in Ford trucks? Why 100 for 1/4-ton, 150 for 1/2-ton, etc. Why were Chevy's & GMC's K-10, K-20, K-30, etc. for the same ratings and then changed to 1500, 2500, 3500, etc. Dodge also follows this numbering system.
So, why does 150 = 10 = 1500 for 1/2 ton? What does it all mean?
So, why does 150 = 10 = 1500 for 1/2 ton? What does it all mean?
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I thought a 7700 series was a light futy 250? maybe I am dumb oh well.....but even then 2500 is still more than 3/4 ton.....
I have also pondered this smae quistion, but I know I have loaded down my ranger with more than 1500 pounds of crap before.
I have also pondered this smae quistion, but I know I have loaded down my ranger with more than 1500 pounds of crap before.
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I think it sorta made sense at one point
F100- half ton 1000 lbs
then to get around some smog regs supposedly, they added the F150, which was a little tougher than the F100, then the F150 sold more, so a few years later they discontinued the F100
but I still can't figure out why the 3/4 ton was an F250
F100- half ton 1000 lbs
then to get around some smog regs supposedly, they added the F150, which was a little tougher than the F100, then the F150 sold more, so a few years later they discontinued the F100
but I still can't figure out why the 3/4 ton was an F250
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The C and K have nothing to do with weight. The C-series is a 4x2 model and the K-series is a 4x4 model. The C/K series stopped in '99.
Same goes for the old Dodges 6?-'93. The D-series was their 4x2 models and the W-series was their 4x4 models.
The numbers are what determines weight rating. I.E.: Ford F-250, Chevy C-20, Dodge W-250, for older models.
Same goes for the old Dodges 6?-'93. The D-series was their 4x2 models and the W-series was their 4x4 models.
The numbers are what determines weight rating. I.E.: Ford F-250, Chevy C-20, Dodge W-250, for older models.
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Originally posted by Torque1st
AFAIK drunkenmonk is correct. The numbers changed due to emissions laws.
AFAIK drunkenmonk is correct. The numbers changed due to emissions laws.
Chevy 1/2-ton capacity trucks, including pickups, the Blazer / Jimmy, and Suburbans, are model 10, so a C-10 Suburban is a 2WD, 1/2 ton. Using this system, a 4WD Blazer is a "K-10" except it has a "K-5" on the badge....................I think
'course, i'm a ford man
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The F150 was just fine until someone like Dick Gephardt decided to tax the recreational users of trucks more than the "commerical user" so any truck under a certain weight have a different tax rate. I think it was 4,000 lbs.
The domestic manufacturers then raised the weight of the F100 and now called it the F150.
End result: no addtional taxes raised, no emisions or gas saved. Brilliant.
Now lets have a luxury tax. Oh thats right, been there done that. Put 50,000 people out of work and raised about 700,000 dollars of tax revenue. This one was repealed due to being unpopular. Jobs didn't come back though.
Mark
The domestic manufacturers then raised the weight of the F100 and now called it the F150.
End result: no addtional taxes raised, no emisions or gas saved. Brilliant.
Now lets have a luxury tax. Oh thats right, been there done that. Put 50,000 people out of work and raised about 700,000 dollars of tax revenue. This one was repealed due to being unpopular. Jobs didn't come back though.
Mark