In a message dated 5/2/00 7:14:32 PM Pacific Daylight Time,
lajones@uswest.net writes:
> Does anyone out there have any idea of what the actual weight (unloaded)
> of a 58 GMC 3/4 ton fleetside with a V8 would be? The manual says it has
> a 6,900 lb gross vehicle weight. If it is a 3/4 ton, and I subtract its
> capacity (1,500 lbs?) that leaves 5,400 lbs which seems a bit high. I'm
> planning to go get this truck and am not sure how big of a trailer and
> towing vehicle I will need. My 57 1/2 ton stocker with a six weighed
> somewhere around 3,600 lbs I think. If anyone has had experience with
> this size truck, please let me know. Thanks.
>
> Larry Jones
That's seems a bit odd to me....I can't imagine it weighing much more than
100-150lbs than a 1/2 ton pickup.
Mike
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