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Join Date: Jan 2007
Location: Riverside Calif
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trucks I know now days when you want to find a 1960--72 chevy trucks.the most you find are the 3/4 ton and 1 ton's.That's why they say if you ever look for a nice truck find a 3/4 ton A lot of people battle over this one back in the day.Did the 1/2 ton or did the 3/4 ton get used more.Well now days the only ones you can find in haft way shape and form is the 3/4 tons and 1 tons.I'm not sure if the 3/4 ton or 1 ton base modal cost more then the 1/2 ton trucks
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Re: what gets used more 1/2 ton or 3/4 - 1 ton
I guess one needs to define work? I would assume the 3/4 and 1 ton trucks were purchased for heavier work than a C10 (1/2 ton). But the C10's did a lot of work but just not of the heavy type required of a 3/4-1 ton trucks.
The 67-72 trucks were the generation of trucks that combined work and because of the car typr options were used as a source for transportation as a back up to the car.
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Location: Petersville KY
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Re: what gets used more 1/2 ton or 3/4 - 1 ton
The half tons were cheaper unless you got into the more optioned trucks. The heavier suspension has always cost a bit more. I know growing up most people around here were running half tons, you'd see some of the farmers with 3/4 tons, but they usually had a ton and half flatbed for most of the heavier hauling duties. Used to see several tons with cattle racks or a dump bed or wreckers. Just personal observations from growing up in a rural area.
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Location: San Diego, CA
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Re: what gets used more 1/2 ton or 3/4 - 1 ton
My 3/4 ton was used by the original owner with a cab-over camper, so it was used for vacations and not for every-day driving. This kept the mileage down and probably helped it survive so long.
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Re: what gets used more 1/2 ton or 3/4 - 1 ton
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Same thing with my 3/4 ton camper truck, plus mine had been stored inside most of it's life. I don't think it ever saw any work except for hauling the camper around. LockDoc
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Re: what gets used more 1/2 ton or 3/4 - 1 ton
My 3/4 ton has 213k on her and was used for haulin racecars to go do some fine drag racing. (:
Exactly what she's gonna do once I get 'er back together (: |
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