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Old 09-04-2015, 01:36 PM   #1
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How much does it weigh? Need help

Hi everyone, I was wondering if someone could tell me the approximat weight of a 1970's Gmc c5500 I don't believe I need a cdl, but I might need a medical card depending on how much it weighs. There's no way I can get it to a scale either, I don't own it yet. Any help is appreciated

I believe it is a 72 but not sure
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Old 09-04-2015, 01:45 PM   #2
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Re: How much does it weigh? Need help

What is the CA (Cab to Axle) Length and what kind of Bed is on it?

Also would you know the GVW?
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Old 09-04-2015, 04:16 PM   #3
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Re: How much does it weigh? Need help

I'm not near it at the moment to measure the cab to axle length, but it is just a 12' flatbed on it now. the gvwr reads 16000-24000 on the metal ID tag hope that helps.
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Re: How much does it weigh? Need help

If the GVW is actually 24,000, I'm going to guess at the weight of the truck with a 12 Ft Flatbed and empty at about 10,000 Lbs.

For comparison, I had a '62 GMC 4000 with a 16 Ft Flatbed and a GVW of 19,500 and it weighed 8,000 empty.

I also had a '62 GMC 6500 with a 16 Ft Flatbed Dump and a GVW of 32,000 and it weighed about 12,500 empty.
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