How Come?

Started hauling wheat today and it was nice to let the old truck out to stretch her legs again. Probably don't put 500 miles on that thing in a year.

Anyway, got to wondering; how come they call a C-65 a 2-ton truck?

I was crossing the scale at 32K hauling light loads 'cause I could have easily put on another 100 bushel. The goofy thing weighs something like 6 ton when totally empty?

Maybe the bare cab and chassis weigh in at 2-ton totally stripped down from the factory without the box or hoists? Dunno.

Old sister sure runs down the hiway nice for being 33 years old. :>)

Allan

Well, my 2006 1 ton (and the 97 1 ton before it) felt just about right with 1 ton in the back. It is rated for more the 2 ton though. So, I figured the nameplate was where the design was optimized. Just a guess, I may be all wrong.

Allan, you should know what to do. Why ask us dummys what to do? Have a day.

Nice truck you have showning. *S

I sure would like to find a truck like that. I really do not like pulling gravity boxes anywhere from 5-15 miles. I sure could get hired out as well for all the others that only have gravity boxes.

Allan I gonna take a stab at your question.

Years ago they were 2 ton and 1 ton trucks. That was the capacity they could haul back in the 40"s maybe.

As they were built heavier and able to haul more they just kept the title of 1 ton and 2 ton. Just to give a model size maybe.

Kinda like a #14 scoop shovel. What does that stand for?

Heck a 3/4 ton pickup will weigh 6000lbs empty.

This is a two ton also. By adding the little axle under it, it can haul 38,000lbs legally.

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Regulations probably haven't kept up with Manufacturing.I would be content to have it rated as 2 ton otherwise the rego may take a jump. Out here that would be about 8 ton.

Allen,
I thought a Chevy C60 was a 2 ton and a C65 was a 2 1/2 ton.

Nother truck like I need. Where do you guys find them?

Dave dad bought this one new in 76.

I bought it from him.

It has 40,000 miles on it.

Like Allan I only put about 1500 a year on it but when I need it I need it.

I am thinking of a larger truck but I would never get out of this one what it is worth to me.

Gary

I have this 1974 F600, and 1963 C60, and would sell the C60. Just have to keep the F600 because it dumps rear and side. I"m in the Denver area.

Here is the F600

Hi Allen, Here is my wheat truck. This one hauled a LOT of wheat in its day in Wolf Point Montana, and still is going strong. Runs great and drives nice too. It sure would be a lot of trips to the elevator now days with this ol gal.

when the C65s started out they were intended to have tiny 6 yard dump beds on'em and all work for the county.

Allan,
Bob Kerr's truck will give you an idea of why your truck is a "2 ton".

Years ago, when the first pickup trucks were produced, they were maxed out at hauling 1000 lbs.

Then serveral companies added a slightly heavier pickup that could carry 1500 lbs. Thence "1/2 ton" and "3/4 ton" designation. Ford used F1 for 1/2 ton and F2 for 3/4 ton.

My father drove a 1938 Ford F5, on his milk route hauling 10 gal. cans, which was rated as a "ton and 1/2". My uncle had an F6 which was a "2 tonner" and was used for hauling hogs, cattle and grain.

I remember seeing an F7 (2 1/2 T) working as a gravel hauler, and an F8 (3 T) was used for semi truck tractor; this was the biggest truck made by Ford at that time. I loved the sound those big flat head V-8s made.

The "size numbers" never moved, but trucks of all sizes just kept getting slightly larger thru the years.
F1 went to F100 (marketing here), then to F150 (more marketing).
F2 went to F200, then to F250.
F3 to F300, then to F350.

Today, an F350 has more hauling capacity than the old F5; both for carrying and moving a load.

Chevy and other brands had the same system, but I don't recall the real old Chevy numbers.

IHC had the KB-5, which was "ton & 1/2", while a KB-6 was a "2 ton".

LA in WI