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| | | | Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 8 New Guy | | New Guy Joined: Sep 2012 Posts: 8 | Somehow a Got Caught up Moving a 54 Gmc Series 634 Fire truck from Vegas to Los Angeles, the Maximum Gross Weight is 18,000 and the Maximum Gross Combination Weight is 30,000, but Does anybody have a guess on the Auctual weight, so i know what truck to bring with me? | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | Most fire engines are equiped to Cary 500 gallons of water weighing in at 4200 lbs. Leave room for at least another 1000 lbs of equipment and 800 lbs of personnel you have 6000 lbs you would need room for. So 18000-6000 gives 12000 so I would guess some where between 9000 and 12000 lbs bare bones truck tank box & pump no tools ladders or hose | | | | | Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Nov 2006 Posts: 2,544 | Its not uncommon for a Fire Truck to push the limits. I would figure it to being close to the 12,000 range. | | | | | Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,963 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2008 Posts: 4,963 | Depending on how much fire truck equipment there is. A cab and chassis will be almost 9k. It could even be a little more than 12k. | | | | | Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2006 Posts: 1,276 | I think I was being conservative on equipment weight. if it weighed much more than 12000 you could really overload it by the time you added hose ladders and tools.
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| | | | | Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 52 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Dec 2009 Posts: 52 | Are you sure on the GVW? my 1954 634 was rated 28,000lb, no combination rating was listed on mine. | | | | | Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,236 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Mar 2004 Posts: 6,236 | Take a look at my 1957 Chevrolet 10500 Fire Engine (link is below my signature). It's a 2-1/2 ton rated truck with a 25,000 GVW and a combined rating of 48,000. It doesn't have any hose in the hose bed and it weighs 14,200 dry. Mike B  | | |
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