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I'll have to guess at around 8,000 lbs. I've not been around any 50's trailers but pulled many from late 60's to 90's.
A late 70's, 40-42 ft Freuhauf weighs in around 13,000 lbs, tandem axle, regular springs, budd wheels, 11x24.5 tires.
Odd that on all the trailer sites, none that I looked at showed the empty weight of the trailers. In the past it seems Freuhauf and Great Dane built the heavier trailers from my experience.
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