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mcc-bri · 01-19-2008, 11:21 AM

Well i was woundering how much these trucks weigh? Also how much weight diffrence bettwen a short box and a long box? someone told me his 67 lwb truck was 3000-3600 pounds? does that sound right?

pumpkin · 01-19-2008, 12:03 PM

My long box 3/4 ton 2wd 72 weighs 5000 lbs. give or take a bit. My 72 Blazer 4X4 weighs 5100 lbs. The weights most people use are the shipping weights that the manufacturer publishes. I have a habit of stopping at the sclales when I'm on a trip and weihging whatever I'm driving.

Gary · 01-20-2008, 12:16 AM

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Originally Posted by pumpkin

My long box 3/4 ton 2wd 72 weighs 5000 lbs. give or take a bit. My 72 Blazer 4X4 weighs 5100 lbs. The weights most people use are the shipping weights that the manufacturer publishes. I have a habit of stopping at the sclales when I'm on a trip and weihging whatever I'm driving.

Wait wait, what? You can DO that? I assume you mean the weigh stations for the big rigs?

They won't get all pissed at you if you drive up to the open weigh stations and get your normal car/truck weighed?

Longhorn Man · 01-20-2008, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Dixiesys

Wait wait, what? You can DO that? I assume you mean the weigh stations for the big rigs?

They won't get all pissed at you if you drive up to the open weigh stations and get your normal car/truck weighed?

As long as you pay for your weigh ticket, they don't care what you drive. I used to cross the CAT scales here at the pilot station once a week.
The only weight I can remember off the top of my head was the old SWB... small block/TH350 short/fleet, 3950 without me or any fuel to speak of. Plastic tool box in the back with not much in it, spare tire, but all 5 wheels were alluminum, So was the intake for that matter... had headers instead of manifolds, and the exhaust was 2 3 foot pipes with cherry bombs.
Oh, and a pack od smokes on the dash.

Al... I thought you were gonna do the door glass last summer? You should look at cruisin that sucker to the board meet this summer, it won't be too far from you.

pumpkin · 07-03-2008, 10:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Gary

Wait wait, what? You can DO that? I assume you mean the weigh stations for the big rigs?

They won't get all pissed at you if you drive up to the open weigh stations and get your normal car/truck weighed?

I usualy do it when they are closed, but I have also done it when they are open. There is reading you can see without getting out of your truck. I just pull onto the scale, get the weight and go.

krue · 01-19-2008, 12:26 PM

My swb stepside weighs 4400# according to the truck scales at work.

wibilly · 01-19-2008, 12:41 PM

my 69 1/2 ton long box 350 4 speed weighed 4660 with me and the dog[220#] a cross bed tool box with very little in it, duel batterys and whatever fuel i had on board my shortened k20 was 4900 with me same dog and 40 gallons of fuel. this was at the dump so accurasy not garented

**COBALT** · 01-19-2008, 03:55 PM

4300 lbs. Detroit Steel baby. One day I just know I'm going to rear-end one of these little acuras, and convert it back to its original material before someone made a car out of it: old baby diapers and recycled beer cans.

mtndewmaniac66 · 01-20-2008, 01:17 AM

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Originally Posted by COBALT

4300 lbs. Detroit Steel baby. One day I just know I'm going to rear-end one of these little acuras, and convert it back to its original material before someone made a car out of it: old baby diapers and recycled beer cans.

@4370 here, empty with a 1/2 tank of gas. Had to talk the landfill attendant into allowing me to step onto the scale, as long as I didn't slam on the brakes.

Mordachai · 01-20-2008, 03:19 AM

my 71 longbed was just over 4600 with the wood floor removed.

crazy longhorn · 01-20-2008, 08:29 AM

Just got the steel bed floor in me old lonhgorn last summer......she scaled @ 4600, with a 1/2 tank fuel & driver(4340, if I take my 260 lb azz out!). Now most guys will claim around 5000lbs on a longhorn, but she has 1/2 ton underpinnings, no heat/air, no front inners or bumper, alumn heads/intake,no door glass (no comment there Andy

).....oh & there is 4" of steel missing out of the middle of the top. A 1/2 ton long step that I scaled on a reg basis went 3840,1/2 tank fuel/ less driver. crazy L

combustion · 01-20-2008, 04:09 PM

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Originally Posted by COBALT

4300 lbs. Detroit Steel baby. One day I just know I'm going to rear-end one of these little acuras, and convert it back to its original material before someone made a car out of it: old baby diapers and recycled beer cans.

mrein3 · 01-21-2008, 12:45 AM

1/2 ton, 4x4, V8, 8 foot box. 4860. I weigh 160 that time of year so 4700 pounds.

**truckdude239** · 01-19-2008, 09:09 PM

my 71 c-10 longbed weighted close to 4400 pund at the land fill empty

jkade · 01-19-2008, 10:36 PM

My 67 swb with 283/th350 weighed 3900 even.

streetstar · 01-20-2008, 08:51 AM

There you have it ! Its good when everybody is consistently in agreement. These trucks weigh between 3840 and 5000 lbs. LOL

**Stocker** · 01-20-2008, 12:25 PM

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Originally Posted by streetstar

There you have it ! Its good when everybody is consistently in agreement. These trucks weigh between 3840 and 5000 lbs. LOL

Not necessarily

... Had mine weighed several years ago at the county yard. LWB '72 K20 was 5300# empty, with heavy spare (16" split rim & 8-ply tire) and twin saddle tanks in place, but dunno how much fuel on board.

That was after I shoveled the dirt out. It was 11,300# loaded, for a nice even 3 ton payload -- over 40+ miles of mountain highway with my wife and two young sons. I wouldn't recommend it...

67_C-30 · 01-20-2008, 12:38 PM

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Originally Posted by streetstar

There you have it ! Its good when everybody is consistently in agreement. These trucks weigh between 3840 and 5000 lbs. LOL

LOL! Post of the day!
Maybe that's why the fuel mileage varies so much because any given truck can weigh +/-1000# more just because it has painted bumpers or it because came ochre from the factory!

mcc-bri · 01-20-2008, 01:13 PM

well since it has veried so much i will just have to get my truck weighed when its done. I realized after posting that there is a truck scale at my work so if i finish this truck by the summer i can probally talk someone into letting me drive on the scale.

70c10 · 01-20-2008, 01:23 PM

This is a pic I took while sitting in my truck while I was parked on a scale at a moving company. I weighed 210 at the time so that makes my longbed 3850

69C10@16 · 01-27-2008, 04:21 AM

After reading through this I got a little curious and went and checked mine out.
69 LWB, 2wd, coil springs out back, 307, TH350, Bench Seat, A lil extra stereo weight, Rotted trailing arms sitting in the bed, 5/8 tank of gas (original tank) came in a 3,840 lbs. Drop the ancient trailing arms out and get rid of the stereo and its more like 3,750.

bryanw1968 · 01-27-2008, 04:54 AM

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Originally Posted by mcc-bri

Well i was woundering how much these trucks weigh? Also how much weight diffrence bettwen a short box and a long box? someone told me his 67 lwb truck was 3000-3600 pounds? does that sound right?

My '68 short/wide w/a wood bed weighs 3680 with a 1/2 a tank of gas in it.

SRH916 · 07-03-2008, 02:21 AM

I'm really curious about this, can anyone add any more info to their weights?

I6/SBC/BBC?, 1/2 ton/3/4 ton?, Trans?, Drums all around/disks?, stepside/fleet, LWB/SWB?, Bench/Buckets?, Steel/Wood bed?

Seems there are alot of variables.

67shortie · 07-03-2008, 05:32 AM

Sure,

Mine is a stripper model short/fleet steel bed 1/2 ton with coil suspension, disk brakes, all iron small block, th350, 12 bolt rear, no a/c and PS and no power brakes.

I often run down to the local dump with house stuff to throw away, and we have truck scales here at work and both say just shy of 3700 without me in it.

Pretty light, my Chevelle weighs the same darn near

*ksjh1316* · 07-03-2008, 08:00 AM

Sure I will give u my weight

71 GMC LWB 292 only option really ps she weighed in at a flat 4010 last time I ran a load of scrap metal. This is without my rear in the truck and running on fumes. Plus I have about 350 in bumper weight on this rig so that will put me 3660 with out bumpers?

One other thing to think about these weights may also be affected by the amount of Bondo on a truck maybe I am thinking to much but I have a lot of that stuff right now in my bed sides

01-19-2008, 11:21 AM	#1
mcc-bri Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 186	how much do these trucks weigh? Well i was woundering how much these trucks weigh? Also how much weight diffrence bettwen a short box and a long box? someone told me his 67 lwb truck was 3000-3600 pounds? does that sound right?

01-19-2008, 12:03 PM	#2
pumpkin Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: East Sooke B.C. Canada Posts: 543	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? My long box 3/4 ton 2wd 72 weighs 5000 lbs. give or take a bit. My 72 Blazer 4X4 weighs 5100 lbs. The weights most people use are the shipping weights that the manufacturer publishes. I have a habit of stopping at the sclales when I'm on a trip and weihging whatever I'm driving.

01-19-2008, 12:26 PM	#6
krue Designated A-hole! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: South Mississippi Posts: 36,450	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? My swb stepside weighs 4400# according to the truck scales at work. __________________ "If it ain't broke, fix it 'til it is!" Being stupid ain't illegal. We're Still Debt Free Except for the House!!! www.daveramsey.com 70 GMC SWB Stepside project "Green Booger" soon to be 6.0l/4l80e 93 S-10 "Poppaw's Truck"

01-19-2008, 12:41 PM	#7
wibilly Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: northwestern wi Posts: 2,111	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? my 69 1/2 ton long box 350 4 speed weighed 4660 with me and the dog[220#] a cross bed tool box with very little in it, duel batterys and whatever fuel i had on board my shortened k20 was 4900 with me same dog and 40 gallons of fuel. this was at the dump so accurasy not garented __________________ common sense isn't so common anymore

01-19-2008, 03:55 PM	#8
COBALT Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: Seattle, WA, USA Posts: 5,817	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? 4300 lbs. Detroit Steel baby. One day I just know I'm going to rear-end one of these little acuras, and convert it back to its original material before someone made a car out of it: old baby diapers and recycled beer cans. __________________ '69 3/4 ton C20 2wd-350ci/TH400 '69 3/4 ton Custom 20 2wd-350ci/4sp Manual '99 2wd 5.7 Chevy Tahoe Seattle, WA.

01-20-2008, 03:19 AM	#10
Mordachai Fat Fendered Fleetside Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: WPB, S. FL, USA, Earth Posts: 718	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? my 71 longbed was just over 4600 with the wood floor removed. __________________ 71 GMC lwb 56 Big window swb 93 GMC Sonoma (dd) radiused fiberglass fender project for 67-72

01-20-2008, 08:29 AM	#11
crazy longhorn Fabricate till you "puke" Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Ill Posts: 9,403	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? Just got the steel bed floor in me old lonhgorn last summer......she scaled @ 4600, with a 1/2 tank fuel & driver(4340, if I take my 260 lb azz out!). Now most guys will claim around 5000lbs on a longhorn, but she has 1/2 ton underpinnings, no heat/air, no front inners or bumper, alumn heads/intake,no door glass (no comment there Andy).....oh & there is 4" of steel missing out of the middle of the top. A 1/2 ton long step that I scaled on a reg basis went 3840,1/2 tank fuel/ less driver. crazy L __________________ 69 longhorn,4" chop,3/5 drop, 1/2 ton suspension/disc brakes,1 1/2" body drop,steel tilt clip, 5.3/Edelbrock rpm intake/600 carb, Hooker streetrod shorties,2 1/2" exhaust/ H pipe/50's Flows , 6 spd Richmond trans,12 bolt/ 3.40 gears....

01-21-2008, 12:45 AM	#13
mrein3 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2000 Location: Center City, MN, USA Posts: 3,253	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? 1/2 ton, 4x4, V8, 8 foot box. 4860. I weigh 160 that time of year so 4700 pounds. Attached Images __________________ '70 cab, '71 chassis, 383, TH350, NP205. '71 Malibu convertible '72 Malibu hard top Center City, MN

01-19-2008, 09:09 PM	#14
truckdude239 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Lewisville, Nc Posts: 10,217	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? my 71 c-10 longbed weighted close to 4400 pund at the land fill empty __________________ David fuller Ase Certified Mechanic Click here to help support our board!! 1971 Chevy c-10 under going a 4.8l LSx swap Build Thread http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=421305 2007 Honda Accord my daily 145kmiles 2002 Honda Accord 4 door With 330k(sisters car) 2005 toyota Avalon 228k( brothers car) 2002 Sububran 5.3 245k 2000 Tahoe 5.3l 378 General manager for Marco's Carwash & lube

01-19-2008, 10:36 PM	#15
jkade Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: AL Posts: 2,519	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? My 67 swb with 283/th350 weighed 3900 even.

01-20-2008, 08:51 AM	#16
streetstar Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Moore, Oklahoma Posts: 2,396	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? There you have it ! Its good when everybody is consistently in agreement. These trucks weigh between 3840 and 5000 lbs. LOL __________________ Are you retired too? Nonsense! I'm in my prime

01-20-2008, 01:13 PM	#19
mcc-bri Registered User Join Date: May 2007 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba Posts: 186	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? well since it has veried so much i will just have to get my truck weighed when its done. I realized after posting that there is a truck scale at my work so if i finish this truck by the summer i can probally talk someone into letting me drive on the scale.

01-20-2008, 01:23 PM	#20
70c10 67-72 Addict! Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: The TAX State! Posts: 7,857	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? This is a pic I took while sitting in my truck while I was parked on a scale at a moving company. I weighed 210 at the time so that makes my longbed 3850 Attached Images __________________ Jim 1970 C/10 Fleetside w/Ghost Flames Lowered 4.5" front and 4" rear (Raked) 355/350 Turbo w/shift kit 10" Redneck Performance Verter w/2500 stall Hooker Super Comps part#2808-1 Performer RPM Air-Gap 12 Bolt w/3:73 gears- Eaton Posi Comp Cams XE262 with 1.6 Crane Energizers, Road Demon 625 and Brodix IK 180 heads

01-27-2008, 04:21 AM	#21
69C10@16 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Greenfield, MO Posts: 215	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? After reading through this I got a little curious and went and checked mine out. 69 LWB, 2wd, coil springs out back, 307, TH350, Bench Seat, A lil extra stereo weight, Rotted trailing arms sitting in the bed, 5/8 tank of gas (original tank) came in a 3,840 lbs. Drop the ancient trailing arms out and get rid of the stereo and its more like 3,750. Last edited by 69C10@16; 01-27-2008 at 04:23 AM.

07-03-2008, 02:21 AM	#23
SRH916 1975 C-10 Silverado LWB Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Sacramento, CA Posts: 326	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? I'm really curious about this, can anyone add any more info to their weights? I6/SBC/BBC?, 1/2 ton/3/4 ton?, Trans?, Drums all around/disks?, stepside/fleet, LWB/SWB?, Bench/Buckets?, Steel/Wood bed? Seems there are alot of variables. __________________ 1975 LWB C-10 Silverado - Stock - "BIG 10" - 4 Bolt 350 "Brand new" 1200mi - THM-375 "Brand new w/trans cooler" 5000mi 1995 Ford Lightning - Bone Stock - 351W - Vortech??



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07-03-2008, 05:32 AM	#24
67shortie Green club Join Date: May 2002 Location: Central CA Posts: 1,059	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? Sure, Mine is a stripper model short/fleet steel bed 1/2 ton with coil suspension, disk brakes, all iron small block, th350, 12 bolt rear, no a/c and PS and no power brakes. I often run down to the local dump with house stuff to throw away, and we have truck scales here at work and both say just shy of 3700 without me in it. Pretty light, my Chevelle weighs the same darn near __________________ 71 short/fleet ECE 4/6 drop, LQ4/700r4/3.42 gears 70 SS396 Chevelle 427/200-4R/3.73posi 61 Lincoln Continental, black on black Son you are going to drive me to drinkin if you don't stop drivin that hot rod lincoln Last edited by 67shortie; 07-03-2008 at 05:33 AM.

07-03-2008, 08:00 AM	#25
ksjh1316 Account Suspended Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Wichita KS Posts: 1,599	Re: how much do these trucks weigh? Sure I will give u my weight 71 GMC LWB 292 only option really ps she weighed in at a flat 4010 last time I ran a load of scrap metal. This is without my rear in the truck and running on fumes. Plus I have about 350 in bumper weight on this rig so that will put me 3660 with out bumpers? One other thing to think about these weights may also be affected by the amount of Bondo on a truck maybe I am thinking to much but I have a lot of that stuff right now in my bed sides Last edited by ksjh1316; 07-03-2008 at 08:02 AM.

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