Mules are slightly smaller than their horse parent, and when they grow they share traits of both a donkey (the long ears), and the horse (color, tail, etc.). A Mule in the grass.
For example, a 2014 Ford F-150 is considered a half ton truck but most variants can carry a lot more than 1,000 pounds in the bed. Since these terms are probably not going away any time soon, it's best just to think of them as smaller, mediumest, and more than medium.. (Pause for laughter).
Typically a 1/2 ton is going to be 6000 pounds. The truck empty likely weights around 5000 so this leaves 1000 for cargo and people. A 3/4 ton is usually around 7500 so that you have a 6000 pound truck so 1500 for load, a 1 ton dually can be 10,000 so the empty may weigh 7000 leaving 3000 for load.eport Abuse. 1/2 ton is 1,000 pounds but any modern 1/2 ton pickup can easily carry 1,500 pounds, some can handle 2,000. Here are the payloads for the Silverado which is identical to the Sierra. Source(s): http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts...