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I think we are all on the same page but just looking at it from different angles. Basically all I am saying is that I wouldn't look at the M1009 as some sort of heavy duty truck and that I would use the same caution and common sense when hauling with one as I would with a K5 Blazer of the same...

I'm not comparing CUCVs to trucks 60 years old or to trucks that are brand new. There is an '85 K5 Blazer in my family with the same axles as a M1009 and I would not trust it to be considered a 3/4 capacity in any way. I look at the military ratings the same way I do the fact that I can buy...

It's also important to note that the military is generous in their weight ratings. A M1008 is rated at 1 1/4 ton by the military but for all intents and purposes is basically equal to a stock 1 ton civilian model. It may have heavier springs than the civi model but the axles are the same and...