Can this weight be right?!?!

[BurbMan]

So I loaded up some old junk and took a ride to the town dump yesterday. You pay by the ton so they weigh you going in and coming out.

What they are showing as tare is just me and 1/2 tank of diesel....is the truck in my signature truck really that heavy?

[rhagfo]

Grit dog wrote:

blofgren wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Agree. 4th gens gained some weight from 3rd gens which gained weight from 2nd gens.
Last dump run with the 07 Mega Cab, 7900 lbs with me, handful of tools behind the seat and an unknown amount of fuel.
The 6.7, big auto trans and chassis upgrades of 4th gen, that sounds about right.

Are you saying you're a light weight? :B

No, I just have a greater payload!! Lol
Cheers bud!

Well went to get some sand in DD 2004 Ram CTD 3500 DRW, I was surprised as it scaled about 7,800ish, on a GVWR of 12,300# about 4,500# payload no sticker in 2004.

[lane_hog]

By comparison, when I took our F150 thru the dump last week, with three adults, full tank of gas and my generator in the bed of the truck, we were at 6000#.

Wouldn't have guessed that a one-ton would be that much heavier than a half-ton, but a mostly aluminum body Ford gasser should weigh less than a mostly steel body Dodge diesel.

[Bosin]

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[Grit_dog]

blofgren wrote:

Grit dog wrote:
Agree. 4th gens gained some weight from 3rd gens which gained weight from 2nd gens.
Last dump run with the 07 Mega Cab, 7900 lbs with me, handful of tools behind the seat and an unknown amount of fuel.
The 6.7, big auto trans and chassis upgrades of 4th gen, that sounds about right.

Are you saying you're a light weight? :B

No, I just have a greater payload!! Lol
Cheers bud!

[blt2ski]

My 88 ext cab 4x with a BB was 5800 lbs. 96 CC 6.5td was 6600 lbs. 05 CC dually with dmax was 7300 lbs. 81 an 2000 reg cab base models under 5000 es....yes recent trucks no matter the brand are heavier than past year's.
This is both good and bad honestly.
I pay fees based on gross here in WaSt. Tare is needed, as that is what is used to determine min gross wieght you must buy. Ie tare times 1.5 to next highest ton. Using dually 05 as an example, 7300 x 1.5 = 10,950 or 12,000 minimum tag to purchase. Manufacture have is 11400. I was licensed and legal to 14000.
My reg cabs are/were licensed at 8000. NOT legal to 8600 door tag.

Marty

[blofgren]

Grit dog wrote:
Agree. 4th gens gained some weight from 3rd gens which gained weight from 2nd gens.
Last dump run with the 07 Mega Cab, 7900 lbs with me, handful of tools behind the seat and an unknown amount of fuel.
The 6.7, big auto trans and chassis upgrades of 4th gen, that sounds about right.

Are you saying you're a light weight? :B

[rhagfo]

BurbMan wrote:

rhagfo wrote:
What is the sticker Payload on your truck? Subtract that from your GVWR and it should be what the truck weighed as it left the factory with a 150# driver and full fuel.

burbman wrote:
I just went back and looked at the GVWR, which is listed at 12,300. The door sticker says 4292 cargo capacity, so 12300 - 4292 = 8008 empty, add in me, side steps, tonneau, front hitch, and some misc stuff in the truck and I guess the scale is pretty close.

Oops, missed that post, as stated before if used for selling product it needs to be accurate. Scales now work with load cells,
It is amazing how accurate they can be.

[time2roll]

BurbMan wrote:
I guess it was the registration that threw me off....not sure where they got this number

Some states you can be cited for not paying for the actual weight.

[Grit_dog]

Agree. 4th gens gained some weight from 3rd gens which gained weight from 2nd gens.
Last dump run with the 07 Mega Cab, 7900 lbs with me, handful of tools behind the seat and an unknown amount of fuel.
The 6.7, big auto trans and chassis upgrades of 4th gen, that sounds about right.

[Bob_Olallawa]

Be sure and call DMV, and let them know you aren't paying enough tab fees each year.

[BurbMan]

rhagfo wrote:
What is the sticker Payload on your truck? Subtract that from your GVWR and it should be what the truck weighed as it left the factory with a 150# driver and full fuel.

burbman wrote:
I just went back and looked at the GVWR, which is listed at 12,300. The door sticker says 4292 cargo capacity, so 12300 - 4292 = 8008 empty, add in me, side steps, tonneau, front hitch, and some misc stuff in the truck and I guess the scale is pretty close.

[rhagfo]

BurbMan wrote:
I guess it was the registration that threw me off....not sure where they got this number

Maybe the factory base weight for a 3500 SRW, reg cab, long bed, Tradesman, 5.7 or 6.7 Hemi.

What is the sticker Payload on your truck? Subtract that from your GVWR and it should be what the truck weighed as it left the factory with a 150# driver and full fuel.

[BurbMan]

I guess it was the registration that threw me off....not sure where they got this number

[ACZL]

I'd say it is. Our '03 F250 PSD, 4x4, sb, cc 50 gallon Transferflow tank came in at 8500. Then our '15 F350 PSD (same everything else as the '03) was 8700. Finally weighed the '17 few weeks ago after owning it for 2.5 years and it comes in at 9100.