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#11145 06/22/2004 2:59 AM | Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 108 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2003 Posts: 108 | OK, maybe I am asking this question in the wrong forum.
I have a 46 Chevy 1.5 Ton Flatbed/Stake truck.
I need to know how much it weighs.
I need to purchase a car hauler for it and I don't want to smash it flat with a heavy truck. | | |
#11146 06/22/2004 3:31 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | My guess, depending on the weight of the box, would be around 6000 to 7000 lbs. My truck with around 3 ton of gravel on weighed 12,500lbs.
Just a guess,
Scott | | |
#11147 06/22/2004 3:49 AM | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Safest bet would be to take it to a truck scale and weigh it...
The Restoration Pack from Chevrolet for a '48 would tell you what it should weigh but the bed configuration could make a lot of difference, so that number would only be an estimate.
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#11148 06/22/2004 4:00 AM | Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall | | Moderator: Welcome Centre, Southern Bolters, Legion Hall Joined: Dec 2001 Posts: 14,522 | tT be "on the money" take it to a truck stop that has a set of certified scales. I did that with my 37 pickup since I had made modifications to it. The place I went to charge me 5 bucks and gave me a certified ticket. Then you will know EXACTLY.  | | |
#11149 06/22/2004 4:27 AM | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 20 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 20 | I have an Art Deco Truck Sales Data Book. If you can tell me the wheelbase, whether you have single or dual rear wheels, and if it is a conventional or cabover, I can give you the curb weight according to the factory. | | |
#11150 06/23/2004 3:22 AM | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 3,068 | Today I got you an actual weight on a 1.5 ton truck. I was haulling gravel today and had the truck weighed empty. It's a '48 1.5 ton truck with a 12' grain box with sides and a single cylinder hydraulic lift. PTO drive and a 240 lb. driver, the truck weighed 7360 lbs.
Just thought you would like to know,
Scott | | |
#11151 06/23/2004 11:10 AM | Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 Extreme Gabster | | Extreme Gabster Joined: Jan 2000 Posts: 1,586 | I took my 45 Chevy 2 ton to the scrap yard recently to drop off a load of junk.The truck with a full tank of gas weighed 4460 lbs empty.This is a 134 inch wheelbase,all oak 9 foot flat bed. A 1-1/2 ton is slightly lighter. | | |
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