Dumb newbie question: Truck tonnage
06-15-2004, 01:16 PM
#1
Guest
Posts: n/a
Dumb newbie question: Truck tonnage
Ok, I know this is a really dumb question, but I honestly don't know
the answer.
I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
capacity?
the answer.
I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
capacity?
06-15-2004, 02:25 PM
#2
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Dumb newbie question: Truck tonnage
Yup, payload including the tongue weight of a trailer.
A Jeep could be called a 1/4 ton vehicle. LOL!
You just look at the door or glove box sticker for the GVW number and
subtract what the Jeep weighs in at. I hear TJ's are a little over 4000
lb and the CJ7's are in the 3000 lb range. Not sure for a YJ, they are
somewhere in between I think.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"ezeppelin@msn.com" wrote:
>
> Ok, I know this is a really dumb question, but I honestly don't know
> the answer.
>
> I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
> or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
> truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
> that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
>
> So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
> ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
> capacity?
A Jeep could be called a 1/4 ton vehicle. LOL!
You just look at the door or glove box sticker for the GVW number and
subtract what the Jeep weighs in at. I hear TJ's are a little over 4000
lb and the CJ7's are in the 3000 lb range. Not sure for a YJ, they are
somewhere in between I think.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"ezeppelin@msn.com" wrote:
>
> Ok, I know this is a really dumb question, but I honestly don't know
> the answer.
>
> I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
> or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
> truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
> that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
>
> So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
> ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
> capacity?
06-15-2004, 02:25 PM
#3
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Dumb newbie question: Truck tonnage
Yup, payload including the tongue weight of a trailer.
A Jeep could be called a 1/4 ton vehicle. LOL!
You just look at the door or glove box sticker for the GVW number and
subtract what the Jeep weighs in at. I hear TJ's are a little over 4000
lb and the CJ7's are in the 3000 lb range. Not sure for a YJ, they are
somewhere in between I think.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"ezeppelin@msn.com" wrote:
>
> Ok, I know this is a really dumb question, but I honestly don't know
> the answer.
>
> I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
> or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
> truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
> that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
>
> So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
> ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
> capacity?
A Jeep could be called a 1/4 ton vehicle. LOL!
You just look at the door or glove box sticker for the GVW number and
subtract what the Jeep weighs in at. I hear TJ's are a little over 4000
lb and the CJ7's are in the 3000 lb range. Not sure for a YJ, they are
somewhere in between I think.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"ezeppelin@msn.com" wrote:
>
> Ok, I know this is a really dumb question, but I honestly don't know
> the answer.
>
> I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
> or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
> truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
> that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
>
> So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
> ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
> capacity?
06-15-2004, 02:25 PM
#4
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Dumb newbie question: Truck tonnage
Yup, payload including the tongue weight of a trailer.
A Jeep could be called a 1/4 ton vehicle. LOL!
You just look at the door or glove box sticker for the GVW number and
subtract what the Jeep weighs in at. I hear TJ's are a little over 4000
lb and the CJ7's are in the 3000 lb range. Not sure for a YJ, they are
somewhere in between I think.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"ezeppelin@msn.com" wrote:
>
> Ok, I know this is a really dumb question, but I honestly don't know
> the answer.
>
> I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
> or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
> truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
> that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
>
> So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
> ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
> capacity?
A Jeep could be called a 1/4 ton vehicle. LOL!
You just look at the door or glove box sticker for the GVW number and
subtract what the Jeep weighs in at. I hear TJ's are a little over 4000
lb and the CJ7's are in the 3000 lb range. Not sure for a YJ, they are
somewhere in between I think.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"ezeppelin@msn.com" wrote:
>
> Ok, I know this is a really dumb question, but I honestly don't know
> the answer.
>
> I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
> or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
> truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
> that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
>
> So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
> ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
> capacity?
06-15-2004, 02:25 PM
#5
Guest
Posts: n/a
Re: Dumb newbie question: Truck tonnage
Yup, payload including the tongue weight of a trailer.
A Jeep could be called a 1/4 ton vehicle. LOL!
You just look at the door or glove box sticker for the GVW number and
subtract what the Jeep weighs in at. I hear TJ's are a little over 4000
lb and the CJ7's are in the 3000 lb range. Not sure for a YJ, they are
somewhere in between I think.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"ezeppelin@msn.com" wrote:
>
> Ok, I know this is a really dumb question, but I honestly don't know
> the answer.
>
> I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
> or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
> truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
> that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
>
> So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
> ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
> capacity?
A Jeep could be called a 1/4 ton vehicle. LOL!
You just look at the door or glove box sticker for the GVW number and
subtract what the Jeep weighs in at. I hear TJ's are a little over 4000
lb and the CJ7's are in the 3000 lb range. Not sure for a YJ, they are
somewhere in between I think.
Mike
86/00 CJ7 Laredo, 33x9.5 BFG Muds, 'glass nose to tail in '00
88 Cherokee 235 BFG AT's
"ezeppelin@msn.com" wrote:
>
> Ok, I know this is a really dumb question, but I honestly don't know
> the answer.
>
> I often hear guys talking about a half-ton truck, or a 1 ton truck,
> or even a 2.5 ton truck. But obviously, when they talk about a 1-ton
> truck, their vehicle weighs more than 1000 lbs, and I somewhat doubt
> that the truck I saw called a "2.5 ton" weighed 5000 lbs.
>
> So what does this expression mean? When people call something an "x"
> ton truck, what is it that really weighs that much? The payload
> capacity?
Thread
Thread Starter
Forum
Replies
Last Post
jeepadmin
Jeep News
0
10-14-2014 09:51 AM
lanceandrew@aol.com
Jeep Mailing List
3
01-30-2005 12:26 PM
Chuck Bremer
Jeep Mailing List
12
05-19-2004 09:57 PM
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests)