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| | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 173 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 173 | Had my truck across the scales recently... The weight of it unloaded, with all fluids, driver (me), and flatbed with a front bulkhead was a grand total of 6400 lbs.
I'm more impressed now that it can run 60 mph, but the 5-6mpg makes more sense. | | | | | Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 Big Bolt Forum Moderator | | Big Bolt Forum Moderator Joined: Dec 2015 Posts: 2,063 | I guess I should not feel too bad about getting ~8 in my 58 2 ton, it weighs 9,000 empty. What engine are you running in yours? | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,214 | My '57 10500 Fire Engine would run 65 mph at 7 mpg with the stock 322 V8 and a 5+2 trans/rear. It weighed 14,400 pounds with no water in the tank...I put 30k miles on it driving to shows and in parades...fun memories! Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,450 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2018 Posts: 2,450 | 69 cuda My 51 6400 pickup with 8.25x20 rubber scales 53 hundred gets 8or 9 MPG on straight propane,HEI, had a noise I fixed with .002 under bearings turned into it in the truck. Now it keeps the 30 pound gage pegged summer and winter,best pickup iv'e had drive it daily. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 173 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2007 Posts: 173 | I guess I should not feel too bad about getting ~8 in my 58 2 ton, it weighs 9,000 empty. What engine are you running in yours? 235, 4 speed, single speed rear end. That’s mostly highway, WOT… But I also had a rear brake a bit snug. If it matters, my intake heat riser valve is/was stuck on. I just unstuck it yesterday, and loosened the brake. That valve though probably won’t work right. The counter weight broke off so I had to drill a new hole for the pin. Beating on the shaft mushroomed the end so that resulted in some adjustments to get the weigh back on - so it’s not tight on the shaft anymore. With it now free the weight doesn’t pull the valve shut as the spring warms up and relaxes. Oh well for now.
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