ggdad1951 Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 So in trying to get ready (assuming my house ever sells) to get that 1.5 ton truck home, the question came up. How heavy is the truck itself? My friend's trailer is only rated for so much and so is his license. He's worried about getting pulled over and fined if it's over his limit. I've looked thru the literature posted in the Pilot's Knowledge section and can't find actual truck weights, just the GVW. Any help guys? Thanks! Quote
Dave72dt Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 My old tilt bed, an L9000 Ford with 3208 Cat diesel, 22 ' steel and wood bed, 2 foot steel drop tail had a 13, 600 empty weight, bed alone was in the neighborhood of 4000 pounds. May help for comparison of what you have. Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Mark; Just a thought.....did you check with the people who delivered it to you? They may have an actual scale weight? Jeff Quote
ggdad1951 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Posted June 9, 2015 Mark; Just a thought.....did you check with the people who delivered it to you? They may have an actual scale weight? Jeff not delivered....trying to figure out if my buddy and I can go get it with his truck and trailer and be safe and legal here. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 not much use for home but if you are near a truck stop and have means to transport the vehicle...you can get a certified weight there..they pretty helpful at this and DIY moves.. Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 not delivered....trying to figure out if my buddy and I can go get it with his truck and trailer and be safe and legal here. Sorry I was under the impression that it was delivered to you a while back. Sometimes postings here are a bit misleading. Jeff Quote
ggdad1951 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Posted June 9, 2015 that was the COE you might be thinking of. Quote
Dodgeb4ya Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 (edited) I'm pretty sure a LWB 4WD 1 ton dually Ford, Chevy or Dodge PU weighs more than a Std cab or COE 1-1/2 ton B-series truck W/O a bed for sure. I would guess a B-series Std cab or COE at 7000 lbs MAX unless it has a long all steel bed. Some factory truck weights literature.... Edited June 10, 2015 by Dodgeb4ya Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 that was the COE you might be thinking of. Who can keep up with all your purchases? I thought you were talking about the COE......there were F rated COE'S you know. I am so confused. Glad all I want is one decent old truck....... Jeff. Quote
ggdad1951 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Posted June 9, 2015 Who can keep up with all your purchases? I thought you were talking about the COE......there were F rated COE'S you know. I am so confused. Glad all I want is one decent old truck....... Jeff. Old trucks are like Pringles... You can't have JUST one! 3 Quote
ggdad1951 Posted June 9, 2015 Author Report Posted June 9, 2015 I'm pretty sure a LWB 4WD 1 ton dually Ford, Chevy or Dodge PU weighs more than a Std cab or COE 1-1/2 ton B-series truck W/O a bed for sure. I would guess a B-series Std cab or COE at 7000 lbs unless it has a long all steel bed. Some factory truck weights literature.... so adding up all the heaviest weights, I come up around 8000. And this beasty doesn't have an engine in it... Quote
Jeff Balazs Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Old trucks are like Pringles... You can't have JUST one! They are only like Pringles if you finish them all.......... Jeff Quote
Young Ed Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Old trucks are like Pringles... You can't have JUST one! They are only like Pringles if you finish them all.......... Jeff Ok except when I used to eat pringles in high school my butthead friends would sneak up on you and shake the container turning all the chips to crumbs. I hope you aren't buying rusty trucks that will turn to crumbs and fall apart on the way home Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Ed, that is what you get for having butt head so called friends. Real friends would have grabbed the can. ran fast, and devoured all in the blink of an eye. Quote
Young Ed Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Ed, that is what you get for having butt head so called friends. Real friends would have grabbed the can. ran fast, and devoured all in the blink of an eye. Ha there may have been some of that too! The 3-4 guys that were doing it are still my friends to this day and really the only people I talk to out my class of like 350 kids. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 a real butthead friend would have popped the top inverted the can with a paper on top and slid that out and place the plastic on the bottom which now gives appearance of top..when you lift your can..pringles surprise...almost as fun as the slit bag of desiccant laid on a desk... Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 Ha there may have been some of that too! The 3-4 guys that were doing it are still my friends to this day and really the only people I talk to out my class of like 350 kids. My 50th HS class reunion comes up at the end of this month. Of the 87 grads I maintain contact with several and some live a block from where I now live. I am unsure if I will attend the reunion. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 the 50 is probably the only other reunion I will care to make...if I am still here that is...5 years from how....we were not a large class in 70..but the very first graduating class of that high school...upper classman for 4 years straight..(66 /67 top class 9th, 67/68 top class 10th, 68 /69 top class 11th and 69/70 the senior class was added...as they advance the upper grade capacity they dropped off a lower grade.. I was just by my old high school couple weeks ago..major building project going on..there is little room to expand due to lot size and they are going up and out in all directions..no where near how it looked long ago. Quote
Don Coatney Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 The building where I attended HC is now vacant and a new building has been built at a new location. In addition to the new building is a 3-4 million performing arts center built with funds donated by one of my class mates. He is a good guy and the last reunion I attended he was in attendance. He had to fly his smaller Lear Jet into town as the airport could not handle his big one. Quote
Plymouthy Adams Posted June 9, 2015 Report Posted June 9, 2015 He had to fly his smaller Lear Jet into town as the airport could not handle his big one. I feel for the guy...I have similar problem...which imaginary plane to take.. Quote
Ram Man 02 Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 i recall reading somewhere that a 1/2 ton truck weight about 3500lbs. lets say with the added length and drivetrain strength of FEF it weight is around 4300-4500. so a cab and chassis 1 1/2 ton cant be more then 5000lb? easily something a modern 3/4 ton truck can handle. a light duty car trailer should be around 6000lbs gross combined weight rating and a heavy duty trailer should be 10000lbs 2 Quote
Dave72dt Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 My 3/4 ton 4x4 extended cab, full 8' box pickup comes in at about 5600 Quote
MBF Posted June 10, 2015 Report Posted June 10, 2015 Mark-when we brought my 1 ton home it was on a Ford F600 roll-off. When we brought the 2.5 ton with the dump body I had a friend pick it up with his Dodge 1 ton w Cummins on an equipment trailer that he uses. I would estimate that the big truck was about 5-6K, and the 1 ton handled it with 4 guys in the cab w out a problem. We didn't even have to take the outer duals off to get it on the trailer. Mike Quote
1953 Farm Truck Posted June 13, 2015 Report Posted June 13, 2015 Dad and his brother recently weighed the B-4-HA-192 to find out what capacity trailer would be needed and found it weighed 7,000 pounds. I'm planning on moving the truck from North Dakota to Arizona this summer. The truck has a box to haul grain and was weighed with the spare tire at the local grain elevator. Like you, I had difficulty finding Pilothouse weights online. I did find something that led me to believe the weight was 7,000 pounds for this model in an earlier year of the B-Series trucks. If I can find that information again, I will post it for you. 1 Quote
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