"Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor" (aaronp1) 03/04/2015 at 19:49 • Filed to: RATOTD

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472CID > Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor 03/04/2015 at 19:52

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Basically it used to correlate to it's payload in pounds, but the trucks got more capable and the terminology stuck.

AthomSfere > 472CID 03/04/2015 at 19:55

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I was always told because it's a 1 half (500 being half 1000) ton, same with Ford and F150...

Birddog > Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor 03/04/2015 at 20:43

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I always thought it was just a model designation.

Before 1988 Chevy and GMC used C/K/R 10, 20, 30.

Dodge didn't switch from D/W 100, 150, 250 to the "1500" stuff until 1994.

Coty > AthomSfere 03/04/2015 at 20:50

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Are you saying a ton is 1000 lbs?

Chuck 2(O=[][]=O)2 > Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor 03/04/2015 at 21:02

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I thought it was off of the name F-100, and then iterations just expanding upon the original number. Because, big numbers, right?

AthomSfere > Coty 03/05/2015 at 00:15

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No, just 500 is half of 1000...

Doesn't actually hold up though anyway, as by that metric 2 half tons (2500) should be a one ton, not 3/4...

But I always liked it anyway.

norskracer98-ExploringTheOutback > Aaron Paul: Oppo's Resident Fake British Actor 03/07/2015 at 16:57

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When light-duty trucks were first produced in the United States, they were rated by their payload capacity in tons (e.g., 1  2 -, 3  4 - and 1-ton). Over time, payload capacities for most domestic pickup trucks have increased while the ton titles have stayed the same. The now-imprecise ton rating is presently used to compare standard sizes, rather than actual capacities.

From wiki.