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smiller, this is off topic (to a certain extent) but something that I found very interesting in another post a while back:

The 3/4 ton series was originally built as a compromise for those who lived in areas where the 10K GVW was the turning point in expensive registrations/taxes/licensure. It was conceived as an "inbetween" for the 1/2 ton to 1 ton market. Designed originally to have a gas engine, it was projected to carry roughly 3500 lbs and it fit that niche very well. Then along came the demand for diesel engines (about 1000 to 1200 lbs more weight than a gas engine) and the payload dropped from 3500 to 2500 lbs. Still, the truck fits the needs of those who mainlly need a "heavy half" and want a diesel but don't want to pay the increased fees associated with the 350/3500 series over 10K GVW.

We, in the RV market still look at it as a versatile tow vehicle for our use. In many cases it is, but it's nowhere near an "almost 350 or 3500 vehicle"

Many 3/4 trucks are at or over the GVW when towing a fifth wheel, yet we don't really get that critical because it's always been that way. Hmmmmm