Re: GVWR - was: Re: Towing

["Jason and Maria Colavecchia" <jasoncolavecchia@domain.elided>]

My 69 1200D has a GVW of 7500lbs on the plate.  Are you sure it was a 1200?
 sounds like it was closer to a 1/2 ton, if that's the case...

Jason and Maria Colavecchia
1979 IH Scout II,  V304, modifications ongoing
1969 IH 1210D Travelall 3/4 ton, V345,  restoring slowly
:  I was amazed when I looked at a '70 Travelall 1200 once, and on
: checking 
: the VIN plate, I found that the GVWR was only 6100 lbs - on a vehicle 
: that's got to way at least 5500 lbs empty. My '75 has a 6900 lb. GVW - 
: were they just really conservative in earlier years, or what?