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The Evolution of the Modern Truck

T HE E V OLUT ION O f The Modern Truck Brought to You by B&W Trailer Hitches DODGE CHEVY FORD TOYOTA Trucks Statistics Ford in 3 U.S. Households Owns or Leases a Pickup CHEVROLET DODGE 1910 1918 - Screenside Commercial Car - 4 cylinder engine, 35HP 1918 - Chevy Model 490 Light Delivery %-Ton - 4 cylinder, 26HP 1917- Ford Model T 1-Ton Chassis - 4 cylinder, 20HP 1920 1929 - Dodge Brothers Merchant Express - 6 cylinder engine, 78HP 1925 - Ford Model T Runabout with Pickup Body - 4 cylinder, 20HP 1921 - Chevrolet 490 Roadster - 4 cylinder, 26HP 1930 1936 - Dodge D trucks introduced- 6 cylinder engine, 74HP 1937 - GC Master 3/4-ton - 1937 - Ford Pickup-V8, 60HP 6 cylinder, 76HP 1940 www.STRETSIDEC 1948 - Ford F1 - 4 cylinder V8, 100HP 1946 - Dodge Power Wagon 6 cylinder engine, 94HP 1941 - Chevrolet Half-Ton Series AK - 6 cylinder, 90HP 1950 69% of People in the Farming, Forestry, and Fishing Occupations Own a Pickup Truck 1955 - Chevrolet Task Force - V8, 123HP 1954 - C1-B - Hemi V8, 133HP 1954 - Ford F100 - V8, 110HP 1960 TOYOTA/LAND CRUISER F5. 135 HP 1966 - Dodge D100 Sweptline body - V8, 160HP 1963 - Chevrolet K20 - 6 cylinder, 1965 - F-250 Crew Cab - 3.9L, 150HP 1963 - Toyota Land Cruiser - 6 cylinder, 135 HP 165HP 1970 . Mintel: Pickup Trucks- U.S.- March 2003 1973 - Dodge Club Cab - V8, 235HP 1971 - Chevrolet C20 Longhorn - V8, 350HP 1979 - Toyota Half-ton/Hilux - 4 cylinder 2.2L, 97HP 1975 - Ford F-150-3.9L, 130HP 1980 How American is Your Truck? To be considered American-made, at least 75% of its parts must be manufactured in the U.S. 1987 - Dodge Dakota - 3.9L V6, 1985 - Chevrolet C-10 Silverado - 4.3L, 160HP 1983 - F-Series 6.9L V8, 170HP 1989 - Toyota Pickup - 2.4/3.0L, 318HP 150HP 1990 Ford- F-150: 75% Dodge- Toyota- Ram: 72% Tacoma: 70% Chevy- Avalanche: 60% 1994 - Dodge Ram 1500 - 3.9L V6, 1996 - Chevrolet Vortec, V8, 255SHP 1995 - Ford F-150 XLT; 1995 - Toyota Tacoma - 2.4L, 142HP 2.4L 175HP 4.91. 6-cylinder; 150HP 2000 Nissan- Titan: 50% 2003 - Dodge Ram 2500 - 5.7L V8, 2007 - Silverado LT-4.8L V8, 29SHP 2005 - Ford F-250 - 5.4L, 300HP 2008 - Toyota Tacoma - 4.0L V6, 345HP 236HP 2010 150 2012 - Dodge Ram - 5.7L V8, 39OHP 2012 - Chevy Colorado - 2.9L, 185HP 2012 - F-150 3.7L v6, 302HP 2012 - Toyota Tundra - 4.0L V6, 270HP The Ford F-150, Honda Ridgeline and Toyota Tundra ranked among the top 3 most American trucks for 2012 using the AMI index with 75% of each having domestic-made parts. 3 Steps to Safe Towing It doesn't matter what's behind your truck as long as it's within the max towing capacity. Follow these steps to avoid dangerous and costly towing mishaps. 1. Check out the GCWR (Gross Combined Weight Rating) on your vehicle's data tag In 2011, U.S.-made Ford F-series trucks had sales of 584,917. 2. Determine the loaded weight (passengers + trailer + cargo) using a public scale. If there's not a public scale nearby, estimate by adding your vehicle's curb weight (what the truck weighs solo) to the cargo weight. units. Of that, 390,661 were F-150's alone Vs. 110,705 3. GCWR - Loaded weight = Maximum towing capacity. Toyota Tacomas. For safe and legal towing, never exceed the maximum towing capacity. Which Make Has the Most Pull? Ford F450 Ford 24,600 Ibs with a 5th wheel hitch Chevy Silverado 3500 HD 23,000 Ibs with a 5th wheel hitch CHEVROLET Dodge Ram 2500/3500 27,000 Ibs with a 5th wheel hitch Toyota Tundra DODGE 10,000 Ibs with a class IV hitch, 10,000+ with a Class V hitch 5,000 15,000 20,000 25,000 What Do People Typically Pull or Tow? Campers Boats Jet skiis Trailers B&W Trailer Hitches has been building towing products since 1987. They revolutionized the gooseneck hitch industry with the creation of the TurnoverballTM, the number one selling gooseneck hitch in America. This type of ball storage and mounting system is used by nearly every gooseneck hitch manufacturer today. B&W is one of the last remaining trailer hitch manufacturers to produce in the United States. In addition to gooseneck hitches, B&W also manufacturers rv hitches, ball mounts, receiver hitches, cab protectors, gooseneck trailer couplers, custom truck beds, and a line of farm and ranch equipment. &TRAILER HITCHES American-made Towing Products REFERENCES http://www.livinghistoryfarm.org/farminginthe70s/farminginthe1970s.html http://www.ramtrucks.com/en/ http://www.chevrolet.com/silverado-3500hd-pickup-truck/features-specs/ http://trucks.about.com/cs/vintagetrucks/a/ford_trucks.htm http://www.pickuptrucks.com/ http://auto.howstuffworks.com/ http://files.conceptcarz.com/img/Dodge/29-Dodge-Pickup-DV-10-CM_05.jpg http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/1946-1968-dodge-power-wagon-6.jpg http://www.mclellansautomotive.com/photos/B29952.jpg http://lotpro.com/blogphotos/Chrysler/1994-2001%20Dodge620Ram.jpg http://image.off-roadweb.com/f/9980257/0306_OFRP_05_z+2003_dodge_ram 2500 super duty+side_shot.jpg http://dodge.imagehostinghosting.com/pm-2012 dodge ram 1500 diesel-8fd48afc8cobb82071832a55dbc62c51.html http://www.allpar.com/trucks/ http://www.collectorcarmarket.com/content/profiles/chevtrks 55-59/55-59chevtrks.htm http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/1930-1939-ford-trucks-28,.jpg http://www.toyota.com/ http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/ http://www.edmunds.com/ http://www.tundraheadquarters.com/ www.turnoverball.com www.flickr.com http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/faq/ http://www.hitchinfo.com/index.cfm?event=viewpage&contentpieceid=5144 http://www.oldride.com/imgitem/63360026913500 tmp org.jpg http://static.cargurus.com/images/site/2010/07/27/17/51/1954 ford_f-100-pic-2231785483778192649.jpeg http://static.ddmcdn.com/gif/1960-1969-ford-trucks-37 jpg http://0.tgn.com/d/4wheeldrive/1/0/u/Y/JoshH_WV_Ford125 2RR.jpg http://www.maverickcarcompany.com/vehicle-details/86F759b23c7eb14f897f261doc354e2e/1989+toyota+pickup+sr5+v6+2-door+truck.html http://auto.howstuffworks.com/auto-parts/towing/equipment/hitch-accessories/10-most-popular-hitch-accessories2.htm http://www.edmunds.com/car-reviews/top-10/top-10-vehicles-for-towing.html http://www.bulldogproducts.net/content/aboutus.aspx http://www.dromone.com/About-Us/our-customers.html http://www.bing.com/autos/specs/Toyota/Tacoma/1995 http://www.autoobserver.com/2010/08/trucks-hitching-up-bigger-share-of market-in-recovery.html http://www.motorweek.org/reviews/road_tests/2004 toyota_tundra double cab_program 2325

The Evolution of the Modern Truck

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A timeline of trucks from the 1900s until 2012, showing the evolution in style and power. Also find interesting facts on how American Dodge, Chevy and Ford trucks really are and other useful informati...

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