Ok I couldn't resist. On my way to pick up the rest of the steel that will be needed for the frame (plus a litte overage), I decided to go back to the truck scales and get separate measurements for the front and rear axle.
It was quite a bit better than I thought! The front axle came in at 4540 and the rear axle came in at 4340, for a total of 8880 pounds. The previous full weight measurement was 8700 pounds but that was with only 15 gallons of fuel this time the tank was full 30 gallons. Plus these are new different tires than the old bald ones with a higher rating, so probably heavier.
4540 is great...I had thought the front would be over 5000. There is a heavy (maybe 200 pounds) steel cargo box under the bed on the driver side near the front axle that will get replaced with some light aluminum version, so that could help even more. Might not need to cut back any of the headache rack after all.
Keep in mind that these figures include me in the cab, at 6'7" and every bit of 230 pounds with a good burger in me.
Oh, here is a pic of the steel on the way home....I love my 20 foot flatbed...imagine trying to load those oily 20 foot lengths in a regular pickup! (a paint job for the bed frame and maybe new wood for the bed might be in it's future though)
