I kind of ask the question with a smirk. I ask because I do a lot of drywall work and today I wound up delivering my own drywall. I didn't have a chance to take a picture of the truck, but I loaded her up with 2,200 lbs. of sheetrock. The truck was ssquatting pretty good, but it didn't seem to mind. Actually, the ride was quite nice. I didn't have to go too far, only about 12 miles, but I was so surprised at how well everything went. I had a '07 before the '10, and the '07 was 'horrible' (relatively speaking in comparison to the new truck). I would put 1,500 lbs in the old truck and she would yell at me the entire trip. I don't have an aal or air bags. I can't imagine how much more it would haul with air bags, although my rear tires might give.

I'm very pleased with the '10, everything about it, except the stripper pole. That needs to go.

 

It is an old generic term meaning a pickup that can carry 1,000lbs of cargo or a half ton. If you look on your door jam sticker it will tell you how much cargo you can carry including passengers and cargo. Most of our screws are between 900-1200lbs.

 

I'm almost positive that is referring to the legal weight you are allowed to haul. There is no difference between the suspension between a regular cab, super cab, or a SCREW. But the larger the cab = more weight (truck) and more people you can fit. So the regular cab is listed to haul more weight than the screw. Don't quote me on this though. You could also probably get it registered for 3/4 ton, but that will cost you over $100 for registration.

 

Google is your friend

http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-p...-ton-truck.htm

 

My 6750 GWR truck has been over the scales at my local landscape supply store @ over 8300 pounds. Not quite on the bump stops either. Something I'm willing to do a few times a year at most. If I were a contractor that needed that kind of capacity every day, a half ton would not be my tool.

 

I found out the hard way that power train warranty doesn't cover wheel bearings, and wheel bearings cost a bundle now that they have the ABS sensors embedded in the bearings. $600 for one friggin' front wheel bearing. It happened at 60,000 total miles which was about 10,000 miles after I overloaded it hauling 2,000 pounds of landscape rocks a distance of 20 miles. My wheel bearing failure was on an '01 Chevy 1/2 ton, but I think premature wheel bearing failure could be possible on any overloaded 1/2 ton pickup truck. And the bad thing is, the damage doesn't show up until thousands of miles later.

Once the new vehicle warranty expires, you might be in for some expensive wheel bearing replacements. Or maybe you get lucky and the wheel bearings last for 100,000 miles.

 

Yes it is. While reading this I was thinking maybe the terms half-ton, three-quarter-ton, and one-ton are more relativistic nowadays. With the three-quarter ton capable of handling a cargo capacity of 50% more than a half-ton, and a one-ton 100% more (twice as much).

My friend has a Chevy 2500HD with a cargo capacity of 2400 pounds compared to the 1600 pounds of my F-150. That's 50% more.

 

I'm pretty sure I've been misunderstood. I was asking the question fyesiciously since I loaded it up over the half-ton mark and was surprised by its performance. I don't make a habit of overloading it.