ot chevy truck weight.

[CJ_1080]

OK guys I was wondering about my 1996 Chevy k2500. It is an extended cab long box. I went across an old scale at a buddies shop and it said it was 7600 lbs. Does this seem right? The gross weight is 8600. With me in it it would weigh 7850. That would mean the hauling capacity is only 750 lbs. Why is this? I can put more than that in my 1500 Chevy. Does that weight sound right?

I ask this because some of you fellas haul for a living with your trucks and go across scales all the time!

I also ask because I hoped to put this truck in the stock gas truck pull at the county fair, but it is 6500 lbs. There is no way I can shave a 1000 pounds off this thing.

What say you?

 

[Dennis Benson]

Curb weight 4387 pounds here http://consumerguideauto.howstuffworks.com/1990-to-1998-chevrolet-c-k-pickup-6.htm try a different scale.

 

[ericlb]

probably about right depending on what is on the truck, i have old 2 chevys both 1 tons, 1 has a 12 foot flatbed dump with stake racks empty scale weight is 7430, with a full fuel tank, the other has a 8 foot flatbed, 4x4, and a 12000 lb winch on the bed,it is 8300 empty

 

[willie in mn]

Key word is "old scale at buddy's shop". Probably hasn't been serviced, etc for a long time & includes rust on knife edges, accumulated mud on the platform, etc.
Have 97 Great Mountain Climber, K1500, ext cab, short box, runs right around 5800#.

 

[rustyfarmall]

(quoted from post at 12:02:39 04/16/11) OK guys I was wondering about my 1996 Chevy k2500. It is an extended cab long box. I went across an old scale at a buddies shop and it said it was 7600 lbs. Does this seem right? The gross weight is 8600. With me in it it would weigh 7850. That would mean the hauling capacity is only 750 lbs. Why is this? I can put more than that in my 1500 Chevy. Does that weight sound right?

I ask this because some of you fellas haul for a living with your trucks and go across scales all the time!

I also ask because I hoped to put this truck in the stock gas truck pull at the county fair, but it is 6500 lbs. There is no way I can shave a 1000 pounds off this thing.

What say you?

I think that scale is off. My one ton dually 4x4 with standard cab, and fully loaded tool box weighed 6,800 on a certified scale at the local grain elevator.

 

[john in la]

Sounds like that scale is off.
If you need a true weight find a CAT scale. Cost less than $10 and you will have a certified weight with a unconditional guarantee to be correct.

 

[charles todd]

That scale is WAY off. You can go to this link to find a CAT scale in your area. Most truck stops have one. I use the one in Greenwood or Frierson to weigh my equipment.

Here is the CAT scale location finder.

http://catscale.com/

CT

 

[CJ_1080]

I saw that website too! I have a gooseneck hitch, plow brackets, and aluminum tool box. If this scale is right, with just my plow on I'm over. Not to mention the 500 lbs of tractor weights I have in the bed. I will stop at the cat scale this week after work. Something just doesnt jive here!

 

[bobs old iron]

make sure you don't buy anything by the pound from your buddy using his scale.lol my 1-ton 4-dr is under 6.5k

 

[charles todd]

The CAT Scales in my area (Louisiana) cost $9.50 for first weigh and $1.00 for re-weigh. For me, $10.50 is worth the cost and it is certified accurate. The nearest grain elevator is 60 miles away. I used to use it when I lived closer. They were FREE!

CT

 

[rustyfarmall]

(quoted from post at 05:25:29 04/18/11) The CAT Scales in my area (Louisiana) cost $9.50 for first weigh and $1.00 for re-weigh. For me, $10.50 is worth the cost and it is certified accurate. The nearest grain elevator is 60 miles away. I used to use it when I lived closer. They were FREE!

CT

That cost has gone up considerably since I was truckin' back in the '80s. Seems like it was only a buck or maybe two? back then, and the re-weigh was free. I agree though that $10.50 is still less costly than driving 60 miles.

 

[sws55]

For comparison, my 1994 K1500 4wd regular cab long box 350 auto weights about 5000 pounds empty with a full tank of gas, an aluminun topper and a drop-step bumper. Your 3/4 ton extended cab shouldn't be more than 400 to 700 pounds heavier than that.

 

[john in la]

They must have gone up a little lately or that truck stop is over charging.

The chargers are suppose to be....
$9.00 for the first way
$1.00 for the first and second reweigh
All reweighs after the second are voided till you can get it correct than you pay $1.00 for the last reweigh.
This makes for a total charged of $12.00 no matter how many times you need to weigh to get it correct.

 

[mkirsch]

If your truck were 10 years newer, and a diesel, I'd believe it weighed 7600lbs.

The trucks they've made in the last 5 years have gotten ridiculously heavy.

You're probably a lot heavier than you think you are, but it would take a LOT to get that truck up to 7600lbs.