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Reminds me of the various old guys I've seen driving around in just about every model of small pickup ever made (S10, Ranger, Mazdas, Toyotas, Isuzus, etc etc etc) loaded over the cab with shit and riding so low the springs are negatively arched. Some even on the freeway!

Right...but no one here said that. 1/2 ton and 1 ton are just names basically. The actual capacities listed in the specifications of these trucks are more along the lines of what the Government uses and gives. That's why the government calls these 5/8 ton (M1009) and 1.25 ton (pickups)...

They did actually have a rear cover. Confuses a lot of people.

'72 would have had one of the BEEG Eaton 3rd member rear ends. Big round housing.

The M715 at least has the old school D60 and D70 axles. They're not up to the strength of their later ancestors but they're better than what GM, Ford, and Dodge were putting in their 1 ton pickups of the era.

Just read the manufacturer's capacity specs on the trucks. You'll find they can haul more than 1 ton. This is why the military considers them 1.25 ton trucks. The M1009/K5 issue is the same. Granted I think 10 bolts suck donkey balls but eh, GM gave us what they gave us. Didn't know the...

...and this matters in any way how? You've got it backwards. The military ratings are the more realistic. Also the M1009's are rated as 5/8 tons I believe. Just as a modern 1/2 ton pickup can tow and haul more than a 1 ton could 30 years ago or a 2 ton could 40 years ago the "1/2" ton, "3/4"...

Just out of curiosity where did you read this? It's wrong at any rate but I'm curious to know.