Anyone weigh there pick up lately? I need to figure out what the gross weight of my 54 ford pu is. Its a 1/2 ton with a 302 and AOD trans and 9' ford rear with leafs. any help would be appreciated. don't need exact so close will do. Bill

 

Mine weighs 3450. 239 y block, 3 spd w/overdrive.

 

Thanks Dennis, I was wondering if you pulled that trailer with your truck thats in your gallery pictures. I've been trying to decide if I want to get a tear drop trailer but I haven't found a hitch that will fit. Bill

 

bill
i was advised by AX to not make my own but buy a rated hitch from one of the big boys. then if you have to modify it to fit, then you still got a rated hitch. the ins. co's don't like to see home made hitches when something happens. only sayin'

 

I'll have to take a picture of the hitch and post it. It was a Hidden Hitch for a dodge. I had to cut the welds on the arms that bolt to the frame and slide them in about an inch on each side then reweld. The receiver is just under the bumper. Dennis

 

Gross weight is the maximum load capacity rated by the vehicle manufacturer. That would not have changed with a drive train swap. The number would be shown on the center of the upper row of numbers on your glove box tag. Anyone weighing their truck would be getting the scale weight, not gross.

 

https://www.ford-trucks.com/forums/1...00-f250-5.html

Page 5 has my detailed weight for a 56

 

Ok let's see if I can post some pictures of my hitch.

 

curb weight of my 54 is 3700, 2500 up front and only 1200 in back with No bed and not much interior trim in it. The GVW would be a wild guess. It has a 77 cordoba IFS, sbc 350 and 700 R4, early 70s 9 inch rear end, and boxed frame front to back. Rated GVW for 1/2 ton truck is usually 4500 - 5000. The 77 cordoba had a 400ci engine and a curb weight well over 4000 so I'm guessing that is not the limiting component.

 

Here's what the factory said the curb weight is.

 

That suggests the GVW was limited by tires. I'll bet an otherwise stock truck with front disk breaks, a 9 inch rear and LT235/75r15 or 16 tires could easily be assumed to handle 5000.

 

Tires was not the limiting factor, but they were a factor in that heavier duty tires can handle a heavier load. Lighter duty tires ride nicer so there's options based on what's important for the user. A more limiting factor would be frame strength and suspension capacity. You could put tires from a 3/4 or one ton truck on a half ton, but it wouldn't mean the GVWR would change by a like amount.

 

I assume by your question you are asking about curb (net) weight as opposed to gross weight. Don't recall the exact number now but know my '55 was less than 3000 lbs years ago when I weighed it: 302, aluminum intake and other items, aluminum bellhousing, 4 spd, 9"

 

So why does the table in the figure that truckdog posted have a heavier GVW when the only difference is tire size?