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Re: [oletrucks] 58 GMC 3/4 ton fleetside

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Subject: Re: [oletrucks] 58 GMC 3/4 ton fleetside
From: Pee-Wee <Pee.Wee@gte.net>
Date: Wed, 03 May 2000 04:10:05 -0700
larry jones wrote:
> 
> 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
> 
> oletrucks is devoted to Chevy and GM trucks built between 1941 and 1959
Larry,
I have a 59 3/4 ton GMC but with the 6-cyl 270 and it's weight is 4,460
lbs. I hope this helps. 
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