OT: Empty weight of bobtail truck

CenTexFarmall · Jul 19, 2008

I'm looking for some educated guesses on the empty weight of a '65 chevy 2 ton bobtail. I'm looking at one but will need to move it across the county and am wondering what I'll need.

It's just an old farm grain truck, no hoist or hydraulics, but it does have about a nineteen yard steel box on it and a 292 six.

Thanks.

JT · Jul 19, 2008

We had a 1974 C60 with a fertilizer bed on it that had an empty weight of about 8500#, the best I can remember. It had a 350 engine.

VADAVE · Jul 19, 2008

Agree with JT.
Had a 65 C60 with a 16 foot wood grain box, 292 engine, no hoist. Empty weight was just over 8000 lb.

thurlow · Jul 19, 2008

My '67 Dodge with 318, 4 speed/w 2 speed rear, 8 ft x 16 ft diamond-plate bed wrapped with 4 inch angle and 4 ft metal sideboards weighed just over 8000 lbs.

John A. · Jul 19, 2008

CenTex, 74 Chevy C65 tandem,366 BB, 5-speed, air brakes, also dual factory 50 gal saddle tanks W/ a 20 ft Midwest steel bed with 18 in high extensions, w/ a twin 10 ton hoist ......17500 empty on the scales with the saddles full.
IMO you should be in the 9000 to 10000 lb range. hope this helps.
Later,
John A.

OT: Empty weight of bobtail truck

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