Dave,
Probably so, but I wonder if it's just what the fella at the factory
felt like stamping in the plate that day!
The shop manual i have is for 1954, and it lists 1 tons GVW's from 6200
to 10000 lbs depending on tires, springs, shock absorbers, and
stabilizers. I does have a little asterisk to a foot note that says to
refer to the vehicle data plate for the GVW :-)
I always wondered as my 3800 panel has 8800 on the plate but not in the book!
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John Dorsey
Wauchula, FL
'52 GMC 640 Firetruck http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/fire/fire
'49 Chevy 1 ton Panel http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/truck
'51 Chevy 'burb (by proxy) http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/burb
Dave Quirt wrote:
>
> John:
>
> Mostly in the springs. As I noted earlier, a 9,600 GVW 1-ton is
> essentially the same as the standard truck except for the springing and
> wider tires, as both trucks have single rear wheels. But, perhaps the
> Canadian trucks were a bit different in this area than the US trucks??
>
> Dave Q.
>
> > From John Dorsey:
> > Justin, The dual rear wheels and helper springs boost the GVW from 7000 to
>8800.<
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John Dorsey
Wauchula, FL
'52 GMC 640 Firetruck http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/fire/fire
'49 Chevy 1 ton Panel http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/truck
'51 Chevy 'burb (by proxy) http://www.strato.net/~jrdorsey/burb
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