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).
As an example of the difference between contemporary 1/2-ton and 3/4-ton trucks, the 2014 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 3/4-ton pickup has a base payload capacity of 3,670 pounds. The lighter-duty, 1/2-ton 2014 Silverado 1500 has a base payload capacity of just 1,933 pounds.ickup trucks typically come in three weight classes: 1/2-ton, 3/4-ton and 1-ton. These numbers don't directly refer to the payload of the trucks, however. Rather, they are a hold-over from past.