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| | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | guys is there a "rule of thumb" on truck weight? what i mean is my 54' 5700 coe. is rated at 16000 gvw and gvw is truck and load total weight. the manual says it's a 2 ton what is the weight of the truck alone. i know it sounds more like one of those math questions that always confused us as kids,sorry but still confused! thanks   | | | | | Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2005 Posts: 1,186 | Off the top of my head, I think it's around 5600 lbs. Somebody will chime in with a really accurate weight.
Bruce | | | | | Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 Cruising in the Passing Lane | | Cruising in the Passing Lane Joined: Oct 2003 Posts: 5,152 | Depends on exact wheelbase and bed, and then somewhat on exactly what other options you have.
The restoration pack details (look for Keith Hardy's stuff) would give you a real good idea what it should weigh plus or minus the non-factory stuff.
I'd guess around 6,000 pounds plus or minus...
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It's true. I really don't do anything but browse the Internet looking for trouble... | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | 5700 series COE cab, & chassis approximate weight around 4990, depending on tire size. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Jul 2005 Posts: 595 | | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,961 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,961 | As far as tonnage goes, I don't think anyone really knows where these numbers come from. My father who would now be 107 if he were still alive told me that when he got his first truck probably in the late 20's, Texas had a law that a truck could only haul 7,000 pounds, no matter what the truck weighed empty. Possibly it stems from those days. Even now when I register an tandem truck tractor in Texas, the computer asks for tonnage. For some unknown reason the magic number is 5. Otherwise the computer beeps. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 165 Wrench Fetcher | | Wrench Fetcher Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 165 | Trucks weight are without any appliances on them, from the factory, cab and chassis only would be the light weight, and at one time you could register them that way with the no bed weight, then dmv wanted a bed, box or body on the truck for weight fee purposes, according to the registration for my 61 4000 series GMC it is in the 9000# range for a lite weight. | | | | | Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Apr 2005 Posts: 1,107 | my 51 6100 dump with a galion box and canopy weighs in at 7200lbs with a 16000 gvw | | |
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