I put my truck on a scale today

[Wayne M.]

I finally went down to the track tonight and made it to the scale used on the return road to weigh the cars. It's pretty accurate and was within 1# of my home scale when I got on it by myself because I was surprised at what I saw.

The reading was 7958#. This was for my 3500 4X4 quad with a factory bedliner, less than 1/4 tank of fuel, a jeraco low cap, an empty BBQ propane tank, a 10 gal. tote as my "crash box" weighing about 50#, 2 adults, 2 children w/ car seats and not too much else.

My reggie said 6900 and change and I've been trying to estimate my running weight for a while now. I'm glad I got weighed, I'm not commercial but I might get treated like such someday. I can think of 2 roads that I probally shouldn't drive on anymore!

 

[JVolpe]

The scales at the track I go to top out at 6000lbs. We weighed front and back axle and they told me it was 7395lbs than night with me in it and about 1/2 tank.



Went to the public scales a couple of weeks ago and the truck empty with 1/8 tank without me was 7020lbs. So with my 175lbs and what ever the extra diesel weighs seems pretty close.

 

[Tim]

7025 lbs here. Truck is in sig, it's a 1 ton shortbed 4x4 with CTD obviously and G-56, and that was completely full of fuel.

 

[BIG BOB]

Ghost Rider is 8860 with me in it and a full load of fuel, 95 gallons!

 

[Eric_77]

7080 with full load of fuel.



Only things that were in the truck that were not stock on SLT are spray in bed liner ~50#, double deep pan ~20#, and the hitches (reverse king pin and Class IV and Class V)~200# so the wet weight of my truck was pretty close to the registration paperwork of 6800.

 

[Wayne M.]

WOW BIG BOB, you've got some weight there! I think my main item is the cap. It's real sturdy, and I guess it weighs more than I thought. Does anyone have weight restricted roads in their areas? I have a 3 ton cap for the Brooklyn bridge (but I see heavier repair contract vehicles on it all the time) and a 4 ton limit on the FDR drive. Sometimes I have to go on these roads.

 

[Regcabguy]

8350 24/7 since 2000. Wish I had rear disks!

 

[RJOL]

Mine weighed in at 8750. I had two people on board (300+-), 55gals of diesel (350+-), some tools (100+-), B&W Companion hitch (150+-), ReTrax roll top cover (100+-), air horn, pump and tank (30+-), spayed in liner (50?), Guardian running boards (100+-). Weighed more then I thought it would...

 

[JVolpe]

Just a note on weights. I switched rims and sets of 315s. A BFG 315/70R/17 on a stock alloy wheel weighs 85. 5lbs. A stock Chrome Clad wheel weighs 41lbs with no tire.



As soon as I get a 315 unmounted from alloy I will weigh the stock alloy and stock chrome wheel with a 315 mounted. Just numbers to know.



That means 5 315s mounted on stock alloys would weigh 427. 5lbs. I assume that the steel chrome clad wheels are a little heavier. Thats a lot of tire and wheel to move and haul.