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Originally Posted by jamesqf
Just the opposite: the 4Runner was (originally, IDK about current models) built by replacing the pickup bed with a shell and a couple of seats.
How do you define a truck as being a half ton? If it's rated cargo weight, the pickup (it's just called the pickup in the US) is rated at 1100 lbs, per the owner's manual of my '88. Though I'm sure I've had a good deal more on it at times - 30 years later, it's still a great truck :-)
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That is about the same as a Chevy S10. Ford Ranger has a 1300lb - 1800lb rated cargo weight.
The term "half-ton truck" is about 100 years old. Between WW1 and WW2, a half ton truck actually had about 1000lb payload capacity, so they were advertised as such.
Today, the terms are just hanging around and don't actually indicate capacity. Think of it like T shirt sizes. Small = Compact Truck. Medium = Half Ton Truck. Large = 3/4 Ton Truck. XL = 1 Ton Truck. For anything bigger, head over to the "big and tall" section
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_classification