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Way back when (1940s and 50s) the ratings meant what they sound like.

There were 1/4 ton 1/2 3/4 and 1 ton pickups

1/2 ton had 1000 pound carrying capacity and so on.

Somewhere in the 1950s this really lost its meaning. now it means a relative to the other trucks out there.

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