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I was wondering if you guys new how much a 6400 series 1954 chevy dump truck would weigh? It has dually rear end.

Having one towed and guy needs to know.

I was thinking it is a 2 ton meaning it weighs about 4,000 pounds, not sure. I know it's hauling capacity is 16k

thanks

Welcome to stovebolt! You've got an interesting id/tag.

I've got a '57 Chevy 6400 dump, dual wheel, 12 foot steel floor dump bed, truck weighs 8500 lbs empty. The 6400 series is a 2 ton truck, your '54 may be somewhat lighter if the floor is wood, but I imagine it'll weigh at least 6500+ lbs.

James

james,

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anyway thanks for the reply. It really helps considering I was about halfway off of the weight. and yeah I have all steel bed

I believe the early 50's series were a little bit lighter than the late 50's. My '56 was also rated at 16K, but with the dump package it can carry 21K gross and is 9,300 empty.

The GVWR on the i.d. plate of 16K was the GVWR off the production line, but then future dump trucks go to a finisher that adds the dump box and swaps out the axle/s & springs to a heavier set. That puts the actual GVWR up around 20K, and of course it all adds weight, so depending on the actual box on the truck you'll be lookin at 8-9K tare weight.

Oh, and as for the 2-ton thing, that USED to be the approximate carying capacity for factory trucks way back when. Any more it's a size/class rating as obviously most any new 1/2 ton truck can cary a good deal more than 1,000 lbs.
I found these links that explain a little bit better: http://www.autotropolis.com/wiki/index.php?title=Truck_Tonnage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Truck_classification

I have a '49 6400 with a sixteen foot dump bed with two feet high wooden sides. With little old me sitting in the cab (150 lbs) and some gas, the old girl weighs in at 7550 lbs. No wonder it's so slow!