Bed Weight Redux
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Bed Weight Redux
So:
I posted this on the 21st and didn't get too far:
[Can anyone tell me the weight of a styleside short bed for a '79 Ranger? Just the bed, complete with tailgate.
Or, better yet, post a link or two to sites where specs can be researched?]
I received a couple replies, but no hard data. I know someone in this forum can help me; if not here, where? There has to be at least one of you out there that either knows or knows where to find out. I'd really appreciate some help on this...
Please and thank you,
FBFord
I posted this on the 21st and didn't get too far:
[Can anyone tell me the weight of a styleside short bed for a '79 Ranger? Just the bed, complete with tailgate.
Or, better yet, post a link or two to sites where specs can be researched?]
I received a couple replies, but no hard data. I know someone in this forum can help me; if not here, where? There has to be at least one of you out there that either knows or knows where to find out. I'd really appreciate some help on this...
Please and thank you,
FBFord
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Are you trying to get one shipped? The rear end of my longbed '74 F250 2wd weighed in at 1600#, with some junk in the bed. Minus about 300# for the rear axle, 2-300# in fuel, and 200# for the frame, 1-200 for the junk in the bed, and whatever weight from the front gets distributed to the rear, I would guess that your bed weighs in at 500# or less. A bed can be carried by two (strong) people, so I don't think it can weigh much more than that.
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Why exactly do you want to know? Are you having a bed shipped and need the shipping charges?
Like I said before both my dad and I (he's 58 and I am 29) can easily carry my 74 longbed without tailgate so it can't be too heavy. I'd lean toward 350-375 tops. So maybe 300-325 for a shortbed without tailgate. Tailgate is a stout piece by itself, maybe 60 pounds?
Josh
Like I said before both my dad and I (he's 58 and I am 29) can easily carry my 74 longbed without tailgate so it can't be too heavy. I'd lean toward 350-375 tops. So maybe 300-325 for a shortbed without tailgate. Tailgate is a stout piece by itself, maybe 60 pounds?
Josh
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Josh:
Actually, I want to make some modifications and still keep within the stock weight
range; this is difficult to do without a starting point.
It's surprising how hard it's been to find (or not) what seems to be such a simple spec. I've contacted Ford, who punted. I've asked other forums, repair shops, junkyards, etc and still no joy. I figured this would be the best place of all because of the obvious concentration of Ford expertise. Like I said in the original post, I don't mind doing the research myself if I could just get a pointer toward where to go.
Maybe the library? Although if Ford doesn't have the specs, I don't know if they'd be in a library either. I guess I could ask a 'yard to let me borrow one and trailer it to a scale and then bring it back...
FBF
Actually, I want to make some modifications and still keep within the stock weight
range; this is difficult to do without a starting point.
It's surprising how hard it's been to find (or not) what seems to be such a simple spec. I've contacted Ford, who punted. I've asked other forums, repair shops, junkyards, etc and still no joy. I figured this would be the best place of all because of the obvious concentration of Ford expertise. Like I said in the original post, I don't mind doing the research myself if I could just get a pointer toward where to go.
Maybe the library? Although if Ford doesn't have the specs, I don't know if they'd be in a library either. I guess I could ask a 'yard to let me borrow one and trailer it to a scale and then bring it back...
FBF
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Actually, I am not surprised... Vehicle specs are based on as-shipped dry, as a whole vehicle. I have never seen a 'part' of a vehicle's weight given in any literature, and I doubt anyone other than an engineer at Ford even had that particular information. They would have to post the bed weight for you, the cab weight for another guy, the weight of just the hood for this fellow here, etc... It might have even been an engineering secret? You know, to have less weight but more strength?
Besides, that is something that is now almost 30 years old. I am not surprised no one has postd the weight... I have lifted a few fullsize beds with a friend, but we had no reason to ever weight one...
Besides, that is something that is now almost 30 years old. I am not surprised no one has postd the weight... I have lifted a few fullsize beds with a friend, but we had no reason to ever weight one...
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OK:
I wondered about what Trinogt said, that Ford wouldn't let the info go because they didn't want it to be generally available. I do think they must have it, though, because I figure any huge manufacturing concern must record all it's metrics as a matter of standard operation.
I just remembered I have an old weighmaster cert from commercial registration a few years back; the tailgate had already rusted out and gone by then, but it'll be a good start. The only benefit I'll probably ever get from weight-class commercial reg. I'll run down to the gravel plant's truck scales tomorrow before work and weigh in without the bed on and bingo!, all done but the math.
Mostly.
Anybody know the exact weight of the tailgate of a '79 F150 Ranger fleetside?
Thanks to everyone who replied and if anyone ever does come up with sources for this stuff, please post.
FBF
I wondered about what Trinogt said, that Ford wouldn't let the info go because they didn't want it to be generally available. I do think they must have it, though, because I figure any huge manufacturing concern must record all it's metrics as a matter of standard operation.
I just remembered I have an old weighmaster cert from commercial registration a few years back; the tailgate had already rusted out and gone by then, but it'll be a good start. The only benefit I'll probably ever get from weight-class commercial reg. I'll run down to the gravel plant's truck scales tomorrow before work and weigh in without the bed on and bingo!, all done but the math.
Mostly.
Anybody know the exact weight of the tailgate of a '79 F150 Ranger fleetside?
Thanks to everyone who replied and if anyone ever does come up with sources for this stuff, please post.
FBF
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just went out in the garage and weighed a 1974 tailgate with no chrome trim, weighs 46 pounds with handle and latch hardware.
Not as heavy as I thought it was.
Josh
Not as heavy as I thought it was.
Josh
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