Here it is, to my way of thinking: A 1/2-ton is an automobile. A station wagon with an open back. A car, that you can load with a backhoe. Don't get me wrong here; With my '53 3100 I moved a lotta freight, easily and well.
[img]http://thumb11.webshots.net/t/28/28/6/5/29/2946605290096215731ZQPyXX_th.jpg[/img] All right, well, this WAS a gag photo. Even so, the one thing that truck wasn't comfortable with was packing a camper. Epic #2, on the other hand, a '51 3800, has a heavier frame and a heavier most everything else, and appears ready for whatever I can inflict on her. Click on this:
[img]http://thumb11.webshots.net/t/53/753/1/87/18/2078187180096215731SvWDHj_th.jpg[/img] Here lies a load! Around 3,000 # of treated timber; lengths to 14', on its way to my sister's house at the top of a mountain. There's a guy lives hereabouts who put longer leaves under his 3800 and he says it rides smoothly, even empty. Mine rides like a truck, I admit it. But I've changed the gear ratio from the factory 5.14 - which rendered a fast cruise of 45 mph - to 4.10, and I COULD head off cross-country if it pleased me. 50 - 60 mph on a good road, no sweat!
