How much does my truck weigh?

[TomSeller]

Sounds way light. My F250 weighs over 7000 lbs. Taking garbage in and out of different transfer stations, it has been weighed outbound many times.

 

[Diamondpilot]

I called my dealer and he said the build sheet says 4177 pounds. Does that sound right? I see guys here talking about 6, 7 & 8000 pound trucks. That is what got me to the question. Here are the specs.

2007 GMC 2500HD 4X4
extended cab
79 inch bed
6.0 V-8
gcwr = 16,000 lbs
gvwr = 9,200 lbs

No way. It's every bit of 6000#.

My F150 is 5700# and my F350 SRW is 7600#.

Chris

 

[bigbull338]

the easy way to know what your truck weighs is to drive it accross a truck scales.that will tell you exactly what your truck weighs.

 

[LD1]

I did find a decal that said to "never exceed passenger and cargo weight of 3069 lbs". If I subtract that number from the GVWR of 9,200 I get 6131. Could that be the actual weight of the truck?

Thats probably the closest number.

What I was pulling up online was just generic for the year and model.

Lots of things change weights. Options like power windows power lock, power seats, cloth vs leather, hitch or not, etc etc.

Those things can vary the weight a good bit. I am guessing the numbers I found online were a stripped down version of a 4x4 ex cab.

 

[LD1]

Sounds way light. My F250 weighs over 7000 lbs. Taking garbage in and out of different transfer stations, it has been weighed outbound many times.

Chevy's are typically a few hundred pounds lighter with the IFS vs solid front. Plus the curb weight is an empty truck. You are scaling with it whatever you have in there. Tools, junk, yourself, etc.

 

[TomSeller]

Chevy's are typically a few hundred pounds lighter with the IFS vs solid front. Plus the curb weight is an empty truck. You are scaling with it whatever you have in there. Tools, junk, yourself, etc.

Bed empty at that point. a few tools, I am skinny and my dog only weighs 35 lbs. Maybe an empty Snickers wrapper or two, or three or four.... So, it is around 7000+ lbs. Oh, a few Burger King bags in there as well unless the wife has done an inspection lately.

 

[Turbys_1700]

I've got the exact same truck in Chevrolet flavor. I've never weighed it but I always figured around 6K empty. With my fat rear end in it and tool box and other stuff I just add 500#and go with 6500#.

 

[oosik]

Hit the local grain scales or DOH truck scales. Local grain scales is where I got my exact tractor weight(+/- 20 lbs).

 

[Looking4new]

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Curb weight (US English) or kerb weight (UK English) or unladen mass is the total weight of a vehicle with standard equipment, all necessary operating consumables (e.g., motor oil and coolant), a full tank of fuel, while not loaded with either passengers or cargo.

This definition may differ from definitions used by governmental regulatory agencies or other organizations. For example, many European Union manufacturers include the weight of a 75 kilogram driver to follow European Directive 95/48/EC.[1] Additionally, organizations may define curb weight with fixed levels of fuel and other variables to equalize the value for the comparison of different vehicles.

I will sit corrected, then. I understood it to be totally empty, but I will go with full.

 

[Looking4new]

Bed empty at that point. a few tools, I am skinny and my dog only weighs 35 lbs. Maybe an empty Snickers wrapper or two, or three or four.... So, it is around 7000+ lbs. Oh, a few Burger King bags in there as well unless the wife has done an inspection lately.

Don't forget the empty beer bottles! :laughing: Bottles weigh more than cans.