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| | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 | I need to know the empty weight of a '55 Chevy single cab 6400 with original flatbed. Anything is helpful | | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
1955 first series or second series?
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 | I have no idea. I am considering bying this truck from my grandfather. How can I dtermine which, and if you don't know, Can you please just tell me the weight of them both? | | | | | Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Dec 2002 Posts: 2,549 | Go to the "Gallery" of this website, & you'll see a catagory for 1947- 1955 1st series, & a catagory for 1955 2nd series -1959. A '55 1st series truck looks like the Advance Design '47-'54 models, & a '55 2nd series truck looks like the Task Force'56-'59 body style trucks. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 33 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 33 | I can tell you what my truck weighs... I have a 1953 Chevy 6400 flat bed (so it would be a 1st series). I weighed it over at the local cedar mill when I bought it. It weight 6900 lbs with a homemade bed and had half a tank of gas in it. I also found a webpage that has some specs for the Chevy vehicles (it also has some service manuals and the like). 1954 Chevy specs
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| | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,232 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,232 | 1955 1st Series Flat Bed weighs 5550 pounds, with Stake Sides it weighs 5850 pounds. The 1955 2nd Series Flat Bed weighs 5675 pounds, with Stake Sides it weighs 6090 pounds. Mike B  | | | | | Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 93 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Mar 2009 Posts: 93 | My 47' 2 ton weighed 7200 lbs with hoist, Over drive, and flat bed with headach rack. Just had it weighed for farm tags. | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 | Thank you all for the replys. I still can't figure out how to determine if it is a 1st or 2nd series. Will it help if I give yall the VIN? | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 33 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 33 | A picture of the front of the truck would work. 1954 was the transitional year between the Advanced Design and the Task Master trucks and there was two different body styles that year. First Series Second Series
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| | | | | Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 Bubba - Curmudgeon | | Bubba - Curmudgeon Joined: Sep 2001 Posts: 29,270 |
1955 was the transitional year between 1955 first-series Advance-Design truck and the 1955 second series Task Force truck.
| | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 33 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 33 | | | | | | Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 194 | I did some research and found out it is a 2nd series. | | |
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