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).
Learn the difference between a short ton, a long ton and a metric ton. A short ton equals 2,000 pounds. A short ton or U.S. ton or net ton (sometimes just ton) equals 2,000 pounds, a long ton or an avoirdupois ton is 2,240 pounds and a metric ton or tone is 2,204.62 pounds. The difference between a short ton, a long ton and a metric ton are given below: