Newbie, need info on this truck, questions

[Hay Farmer]

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The default for the 5-Ton trucks (M939 Series) are the numbers that Simp mentioned earlier. 5 Tons of Cargo offroad and 10 Tons of Cargo on paved surface roads. The military didn't really buy trucks without a body. The wrecker version (also mentioned earlier) for example is heavier than the cargo version, but the frame was doubled to allow for that.

It's not that we are dodging your questions. It's just that if you want specifics, there should be a plate on the dash like the example below. And yes, that includes the bed.

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So the payload is 10,000lbs or 5 tons? The unit I was looking at sold last week.
It was a long wheelbase with hardtop.

 

[Mullaney]

So the payload is 10,000lbs or 5 tons? The unit I was looking at sold last week.
It was a long wheelbase with hardtop.

5 Tons, 10,000# on the dirt.
10 Tons, 20,000# on the highway.

AND, if you don't sink up to the bottom of the axles, that 5 tons can be more. But not officially.