--- jon@dakota-truck.net wrote: (in part)
> Heck, as long as we are sort've off topic -
> something I don't
> understand about those trucks is that they are
> called a deuce and
> a half, because their payload is 2.5 tons
> (5,000lbs).
More info I found, still no real explanation but a
clarification:
This model is an M35A2 2-1/2 ton cargo truck which
could carry 5000 pounds cross country or 10,000 over
roads.
Its also possible the empty weight of the truck is 5K
pounds.
Ray
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