Now what is with all you toyota geeks? Come on. With our 18 year old 3/4 ton silverado, we can put 4000 pounds in the bed, and do it all the time The newer ones can do a LOT more too. How you gonna tow large trailers full of riprap with your little toyota?
Tough guys drive bowties.
We have a 1989 3/4 ton Silverado with 5.8l 350, with somewhere between 380,000 and 400,000 miles. (odometer broke at 230, and we did the math knowing how long the daily commute was for how many years, and how much we averaged on the weekends.)
and a 1994 3/4 ton Suburban with 7.4l 454, with just over 200,000 miles,
and a 1998 Tahoe, with 5.8l, and about 130,000 + miles (haven't looked in quite a few months, and it has a long daily commute.
None of these show any signs of dying anytime soon, and still pull their weight around well.