RE: 1/2 ton; 3/4 ton; 1 ton

["Ron Schmittou" <rs1121@earthlink.net>]

Since the subject came up on the van question - Who knows why the truck and
van designations for capacity were chosen?

IE ford 150=1/2ton 250=3/4 and 350=1ton
chevy 1500= 1/2ton 2500=3/4ton etc
the newer dodges also use same as chevy but older ones were same as ford
really old chevys were 3200=1/2 ton, don't know about older Fords

Is there some reason for these numbers?

It seems it would make more sense if they were labeled 1000, 1500, 2000

Curious

Ron Schmittou