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The Chevrolet Silverado/GMC Sierra 3500, Ford F-350, and Ram 3500 are known as "one ton" pickups. [26] Similar schemes exist for vans and SUVs (e.g. a 1-ton Dodge Van or a 1 ⁄ 2-ton GMC Suburban), medium duty trucks (e.g. the 1 1 ⁄ 2-ton Ford F-550) and some military vehicles, like the ubiquitous deuce-and-a-half.
1 ⁄ 2 ton 4,550–5,700 pounds 4x4: 5,250–6,500 pounds F150 F151 "heavy" 1 ⁄ 2 ton 6,050–6,500 pounds F250 F250: F251 F252 F253 F254 F255 F256 F257 F258 F259 F260 (4x4): F261 F262 F263 F264 F265 F266 3 ⁄ 4 ton 6,200–8,100 pounds 4x4: 6,500–8,400 pounds F350 F350: F350 F351 F352 F353 F354 F355 F356 F357 F358 F359 F35P F360 (4x4 ...
Now names in order from lightest to heaviest, the range started with the 1-short-ton (907 kg) Model 21 and continued with the 1 + 1 ⁄ 2-short-ton (1,361 kg) Model 31, 2-short-ton (1,814 kg) Model 41, 3-short-ton (2,722 kg) Model 61, and ended with the 5-short-ton (4,536 kg) Model 101; the Model 101 only entered production during 1922. [6]
The Chevrolet Task Force (or in some cases, Task-Force) is a light-duty (3100-short bed & 3200-long bed) and medium-duty (3600) truck series by Chevrolet introduced in 1955, its first major redesign since 1947.
Microsoft Corporation is an American multinational technology conglomerate headquartered in Redmond, Washington. [2] Founded in 1975, the company became highly influential in the rise of personal computers through software like Windows, and the company has since expanded to Internet services, cloud computing, video gaming and other fields.
As banks began to give out more loans to potential home owners, housing prices began to rise. Lax lending standards and rising real estate prices also contributed to the real estate bubble. Loans of various types (e.g., mortgage, credit card, and auto) were easy to obtain and consumers assumed an unprecedented debt load. [253] [222] [254]
The high birth rate, and the availability of cheap land caused the rapid expansion of population. The average age was under 20, with children everywhere. The population grew from 5.3 million people in 1800, living on 865,000 square miles of land to 9.6 million in 1820 on 1,749,000 square miles.