For trucks, 15/150/1500 for 1/2 ton, 25/250/2500 for 3/4 ton, etc. I know the ton rating is the max recommended load for long term use. The 150/1500 is not the max payload either. So what do the numbers signify?
2006-06-30 05:55:11 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Other - Cars & Transportation
Only in the USA, like F250, Chevy 3500, Dodge Ram 1500. (I know an F150 cannot carry 1500 Kg.)
2006-06-30 09:32:53 · update #1
you answered most of your own question as you listed the numbers-they are just an easy way to communicate the load capacity of a certain vehicle.99% of all people in the car business know instantly that 15,150,1500 all equal a half ton truck and likewise a 25,250,2500 are three qtr ton designators that makes 35,350,3500 bingo! 1 ton trucks.where they came from is marketing and oneupmanship among the manufacturers, when trucks started to get a little fancy in the 1950's ford and chevy/gmc had small pickups all the way up to over the road tractors .with all those models to sell and service and taking into account the shall we say less than savy fleet buyers etc. an easy to use number system made sense-hope this helps
2006-06-30 19:56:23 · answer #1 · answered by badmts 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
in this country the numbers signify tare weight
15/150 etc is a 1500 kilo tare
25/250 etc is a 2500 kilo tare
it's the unladen weight of the vehicle for registration purposes.
2006-06-30 06:24:30 · answer #2 · answered by leadbelly 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
its not tare. youcan get a 1500 and a 2500 with the same angine and they will pretty much wiegh the same. I dont know what they really mean.
2006-06-30 11:52:18 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps they are just levels. Like version 1.2 etc.
2006-06-30 06:02:09 · answer #4 · answered by Jen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I dont know engineer error.
2006-06-30 05:59:23 · answer #5 · answered by twocooldrew 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋