Yeah, the one ton will pull just about anything, although very slowly. The other day I had it out running up and down my drive way (1/4 mile long) and got it up to nearly 4 mph in first! Luckily I don't plan on driving this on expressways, which we don't have around here anyway. I'd have to drive an hour just to find one.
Years ago, when I was actually driving this as my daily driver, we hauled about 2 yards of gravel for our road. It was sitting on the overloads and the rear rims were about 2" above the pavement. Didn't go very fast, and had next to no steering, but we got it home!
Tim
I am currently digging back in to a 1953 3800 (one ton) with a nine foot bed. I've owned it since 1979, and drove it until 1982 (or so). My wife got me involved in restoring it back in 2002, got the body removed and the frame redone, then things came up. Now I am retired and starting again. If anyone is interested I have photos on Imagur (
https://timwhiteblues.imgur.com/ ). I live way back in the woods in the Ozarks on 40 acres at the end of a 2 1/2 mile private road.
Tim
