Have You Ever Weighed Your Truck?

[Ductape]

I have, and I was a bit surprised.

I went to pick up a free load of oak firewood awhile back. It wasn't far from a truckstop, so I decided to stop in and weigh it. My truck / dump trailer wasn't long enough to axle out, but the scale did weigh the two pieces individually. Honestly, I was quite confident that I had loaded the trailer a little heavy, but as it turns out I was right on the money.

 

[Ryan03]

I have weighed the past 3 trucks that I have owned. 1st. 1992 Ford f-150 reg cab long bed 4x4 custom. 300 6 cylinder, 5 speed mazda, full tank of fuel. 4,556lbs. 2nd, 1999 Ford F-350XLT reg cab 8ft bed 4x4 dually V-10 Auto, aluminum factory wheels, 6,620lbs. 3rd 2003 Chevy 2500 reg cab 8ft LS 4x4, Duramax Diesel, Allison auto, factory alum wheels, 6,244lbs. I never had any good reason to get them weighed, I just always wanted to know.

 

[powerstroke444e]

I was weighing mine on a weekly bases last year when scrap was high, The truck and trailer run 14,400 to 14,600 empty depending on the fuel I carry. The biggest load of prepaired iron I have had on it was 34,000 which seemed little much for my truck and trailer, but I got it there with out any issues.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I weigh every truck I own. My 2006 F-350 4x4 Extended Cab Short Bed SRW with a Diesel weighs 7,600# with me and 3/4 tank of fuel. Our 2004 F-250, same setup as the F-350, is 7,500#. Our 2007 F-150 4x4 SuperCrew weighs 5,560#. Again I weigh them all with 3/4 tank of fuel and just me in them. We have a scale 1.5 miles from my house so its very convenient.

The heaviest I have ever been is 32,600# with the F-350. My normal load is 23,200# on a weekly basis in the summer with this truck.

Chris

 

[Diamondpilot]

Just noticed you paid $8.50 to get weighed. It is $2.50 to $3.00 around here. One local place will weigh me for free if I do not want a weigh slip. Guess things are just more expensive in the NE than in Indiana.

Chris

 

[LBrown59]

I weighed my dodge d 50 at the slag plant when i hauled some slag I got there.
It weighed 2910 pounds.
Later I had to weigh it when I took some trash to the land fill.
Came out out about the same there also.

 

[Ductape]

Just noticed you paid $8.50 to get weighed. It is $2.50 to $3.00 around here. One local place will weigh me for free if I do not want a weigh slip. Guess things are just more expensive in the NE than in Indiana.

Chris

It was at a truckstop...... so I got hit the same as a tractor trailer. Ive been weighed for free before at a gravel pit, but they wouldn't give me a slip when weighing for free.

One thing I was a little surprised about was how much weight my "one ton" (being a SRW)will haul based on the tag in the door jamb....... over two ton, if I could ever load the axles properly.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Yea, its around $3.00 here at a truck stop. You are right about the SRW trucks. I have 2 Ford Diesels that are SRW. They are very tough.

My 2004 F-250 has a GVWR of 10,000#-the truck and me at 7,500# leaves 2,500#.

My 2006 F-350 has a GVWR of 11,500#- the truck and me at 7,600# leaves 3,900#.

That is the reason I tell everyone not t bother with the F-250. As you can see the same truck in a F-350 will carry another 1,400# in my case and I can tell no difference in the ride. I have owned 2 3/4 ton trucks(Dodge and Ford) and 3 1 tons(2 Fords and one GM) and can not really tell any difference in the ride of any of them. The current truck I have, the 2006 F-350, will handle the weight better than any of the past trucks. SRW 1 tons are the best keep secret out there. I drove a dully for a while and will never do that again unless all I was doing was transporting down the highway. But not for a driver.

Chris

 

[NuBota]

Chris is dead on - on all points - I have a '95 F-350 SRW (gas) and an '03 Ram 2500 Cummins - I can overload the F-350 and it rides nice with barely any squat (and this at 220K+ miles). Put 3/4 ton load in the 2500 and it squats and sways - not bad, but enough that it annoys me and will never go 3/4 ton again - and it is why I still have the F-350.....

-Eric

 

[garydc]

I weighed my truck with the trailer and the tractor & backhoe, to licence the truck for enough weight, everything weighed about 4100kg's, I licenced it for 4500 to give me some leeway with tools and extra's, I maintain everything regularlly but at 4500kg's I don't need an annual inspection or have to a daily trip sheet.

 

[Diamondpilot]

Have you tried backing that tractor on to the trailer to help out that Dakota some? Does not look too bad but it may help some with the tongue weight and allow for better steering control.

Chris

 

[LoneCowboy]

Yep
had to weigh it to register it because somehow the weight slip got lost. Of course, it was totally full of fuel, including the aux tank (for the tractors)
300 gallons of diesel

17,900 lbs
Man was I mad.
Cost a TON to register.
So, now for the next 10 years I have to pull registration on 2000lbs of fuel
bah

Full up with both tractors, trailer, etc weighs just over 55,000 pounds










(since you probably think I'm kidding. I'm not, Freightliner Columbia with a TK70HT)

 

[LBrown59]

Chris is dead on - on all points - I have a '95 F-350 SRW (gas) and an '03 Ram 2500 Cummins - I can overload the F-350 and it rides nice with barely any squat (and this at 220K+ miles). Put 3/4 ton load in the 2500 and it squats and sways - not bad, but enough that it annoys me and will never go 3/4 ton again - and it is why I still have the F-350.....

-Eric

I'd like to have a dump bed pick up so are you saying go 1 ton over 3/4 ?

 

[Diamondpilot]

For sure you will need a 1 ton. Remember a dump bed adds 2,000# or more to the trucks empty weight so if you are planning on hauling 4,000# in the dump bed you will need a dually.


Just one question LBrown? You seem to ask a lot of questions which is good. This has been going on for some time. Are you going to go for it and take the plunge and buy a HD truck and trailer? Or is this just more talk? And if you do will you use either one to justify a $30,000 rig? I know I could not justify it for just toting my tractors around a occasional broken down second vehicle. You could have a tow truck come out 100 times at $300 a tow and still be money ahead because you will need to plate, insure, and maintain these new toys.

Chris

 

[Runner]

My 1984 F150 regular cab long bed, with crossbed tool box and 2 people weighs 4,400.

Ain't she sweet? Have no idea what the load of logs weighed, but it was too much....

 

[Runner]

Forgot to attach the piccy

 

[Diamondpilot]

Shes a beauty Clark!

Really though looks like a good old hard working girl!

Chris

 

[LBrown59]

Yea, its around $3.00 here at a truck stop. You are right about the SRW trucks. I have 2 Ford Diesels that are SRW. They are very tough.

My 2004 F-250 has a GVWR of 10,000#-the truck and me at 7,500# leaves 2,500#.

My 2006 F-350 has a GVWR of 11,500#- the truck and me at 7,600# leaves 3,900#.

That is the reason I tell everyone not t bother with the F-250. As you can see the same truck in a F-350 will carry another 1,400# in my case and I can tell no difference in the ride. I have owned 2 3/4 ton trucks(Dodge and Ford) and 3 1 tons(2 Fords and one GM) and can not really tell any difference in the ride of any of them. The current truck I have, the 2006 F-350, will handle the weight better than any of the past trucks. SRW 1 tons are the best keep secret out there. I drove a dully for a while and will never do that again unless all I was doing was transporting down the highway. But not for a driver.

Chris

Does SRW Mean Single Rear Wheel ?

 

[Ductape]

Does SRW Mean Single Rear Wheel ?

Ten Fo !

 

[LBrown59]

Ten Fo !

Thanks