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Re: Why's it called a 2 ton???

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Originally Posted by C10 - C90 Bill

So not to be confused, there are GVW's, GVWR's and GCVW's.

No confusion there, lol.

I wasn't confused. I just meant that technically there was no stated limit from GM as to how much I could tow with my truck

The truck as I recall was 16K GVWR but I'm guessing that I often ran 20-25K combined with the truck, loader, bolster, trailer, and logs.

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