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Jul 21st, 2025 | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 32 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 32 | I know they mean Gross Vehicle Weight and Gross Combined Vehicle Weight, at least that what I think they mean. But does that mean the weight of the Vehicle and the weight it can carry or what? How about an explanation for us dumb country boys? :confused: | | | | | Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 23 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jun 2006 Posts: 23 | You are correct in what they mean and the way I understand it GVW is the weight of the vehicle and load combined for one weight. GCVW is the same thing with a trailer included. I hope this helps and I hope I am correct! Oh yeah, I resemble that dumb country boy remark!! Ha, Ha! :p R&G | | | | | Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,708 | obsa,
I might not be much up the food chain from you...I had to look it up myself a few days ago.
GVW means the total weight of the truck, driver, his dog and cat, and all the stuff in the back that the truck is designed to carry.
Could GVCW be a derivation of GVW?
I am not sure what the designation for the empty truck [tare weight] would be, maybe "curb weight".
Stuart | | | | | Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 32 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Jul 2006 Posts: 32 | That is about what I thought, so the tag on my Truck (actually a GMC 350 series) has a GVW of 16000 and a GCVW of 26000. What I am really wondering is what is this , 1 1/2 ton, 2 ton, or what? Thanks again. | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | 16,000 GVW is generally called a 2-ton.
It's the same rating as a 5000 or 6000 series Chevrolet, both of which are called 2-ton trucks.
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 17 Junior Member | | Junior Member Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 17 | How do they come up with the 1 1/2 ton, 2 ton... ? I thought my c50 was a 1 1/2 ton. The truck's tare weight is about 9000 lbs. and I've come out of the gravel pit a 24,000. I'm no math wiz but that's more than 1 1/2 tons I'm hauling. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 65 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2003 Posts: 65 | 1 Ton, 2 Ton, Etc. is what is called a Nominal Ton Rating. This is a holdover from the 1920's when it gave you a payload rating for the truck. Today, GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating) is the definitive rating. It includes the truck, payload, fuel, lubricants, driver and so on. GCWR (Gross Combination Weight Rating) includes the maximum trailer weight along with the truck and load
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| | | | | Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Feb 2002 Posts: 12,029 | I think the c50 is in the 1.5T category, the c60 is a 2T, but as Steve sez that terminology is misleading, and the actual GVW rating varies with wheel and tire sizes ... w/ an empty weight of 9000 and a GVW of 16000, you should be able to carry 7000# legally, as the registered GVW is the max allowed by the DMV, and when new the truck would be warranteed to the 16000 GVW, damages or accidents resulting from weights beyond that are your fault ....
the GCW of 26000 means when the truck is loaded, you can pull a trailer with a gross weight of 10000, again legally, and to be within the OEM limits
I've regularly carry over a ton of apples on my 1/2T long box, w/ a GVW of about 4500 I think, and an actual weight of 3500, according to the title
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