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Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 #1495388 09/03/13 01:13 AM 09/03/13 01:13 AM
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Mpetros OP enthusiast M Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 295 Greensburg, Pa	Where Can I find the Weight Difference Between a short Bed and Long Bed 1972 to 1980 Truck Bed?

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: Mpetros] #1495389 09/03/13 11:24 AM 09/03/13 11:24 AM
Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,087 Elk Grove, Calif. B bigblock340power master
bigblock340power master B Joined: Aug 2004 Posts: 8,087 Elk Grove, Calif.	Quote: Where Can I find the Weight Difference Between a short Bed and Long Bed 1972 to 1980 Truck Bed? If you don't mind me asking. Why do you want to know? I'm willing to take my short bed truck ('76 short bed) out to the weigh scale and have it weighed (he'll weigh it for nothing) for you if you can find some one else with a long bed to do the same. You've got to take into account that my truck has two tanks, and the weight of the gas in the frame tank could differ a bit.

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: Mpetros] #1495390 09/03/13 01:19 PM 09/03/13 01:19 PM
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RUNCHARGER I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	I would guess it's 40 lbs. Sheldon

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1495391 09/03/13 01:41 PM 09/03/13 01:41 PM
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76dodgeboy master Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa	I think its more than 40

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: 76dodgeboy] #1495392 09/03/13 03:30 PM 09/03/13 03:30 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada R RUNCHARGER I Live Here
RUNCHARGER I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	We cut out around 10" sections of Sean's box when he shortened it and they were very easy to handle, it felt like each section was about 20 lbs. Two guys can lift a complete box without too much effort. Just a guess though. Sheldon

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1495393 09/03/13 03:57 PM 09/03/13 03:57 PM
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76dodgeboy master Joined: Aug 2006 Posts: 8,064 Iowa	Two guys can lift a longbox too lol. Its a B@#ch but cousin and I have done it a few times. My wife and I removed obey once. It was rusty lol. It might only be 40 or so

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: Mpetros] #1495394 09/03/13 07:58 PM 09/03/13 07:58 PM
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redraptor master Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,965 Greenville, PA	Quote: Where Can I find the Weight Difference Between a short Bed and Long Bed 1972 to 1980 Truck Bed? I think it has something to do with a pulling truck. But that's only a guess.

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: Mpetros] #1495395 09/04/13 02:06 PM 09/04/13 02:06 PM
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Soopernaut master S Joined: Dec 2007 Posts: 2,684 Des Moines IA	Quote: Where Can I find the Weight Difference Between a short Bed and Long Bed 1972 to 1980 Truck Bed? The Standard Catalog of American Light Duty Trucks by John A. Gunnell has the weights. I don't have it with me now. 1970 Dodge d100/eventually going on a 77 D100 frame

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: bigblock340power] #1495396 09/09/13 12:33 AM 09/09/13 12:33 AM
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Mpetros OP enthusiast M Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 295 Greensburg, Pa	I have a 1975 Dodge Pulling Truck Club Cab 8 Foot Bed 149" Wheelbase.. My Promoter is talking about a Handicap of some sort for the Longer Truck.. So Im going to shorten My Frame but Trying to decide between Club Cab Short Bed or Reg Cab long Bed to stay under 133" Wheelbase.. Trying to figure which Body combo would be lighter

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: RUNCHARGER] #1495397 09/09/13 12:36 AM 09/09/13 12:36 AM
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Mpetros OP enthusiast M Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 295 Greensburg, Pa	Quote: I would guess it's 40 lbs. Sheldon What do You think the weight difference is between Cabs? Club Cab and a Reg Cab?

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: Mpetros] #1495398 09/09/13 01:34 AM 09/09/13 01:34 AM
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RUNCHARGER I Live Here R Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 15,976 Chilliwack B.C. Canada	Cabs would be more. You have the floor, roof and taller sides as well as the side windows if you have to run them. The roofs are 2 or 3 layers thick too. 18 inches or whatever extra in the box is single wall floor, no roof, 18 inches vertical of inner wall and the outer wall. Sheldon

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: Mpetros] #1495399 09/09/13 09:37 PM 09/09/13 09:37 PM
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redraptor master Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,965 Greenville, PA	Quote: I have a 1975 Dodge Pulling Truck Club Cab 8 Foot Bed 149" Wheelbase.. My Promoter is talking about a Handicap of some sort for the Longer Truck.. What kind of handicap? That's interesting. I agree with Sheldon that the regular cab is lighter but was there an advantage in your combo besides vehicle length?

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: redraptor] #1495400 09/09/13 10:56 PM 09/09/13 10:56 PM
Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,043 State of Confusion hp383 Just a normal tag again
hp383 Just a normal tag again Joined: Jan 2003 Posts: 12,043 State of Confusion	If you do use the extended cab are you allowed to move the seat back toward the rear to get more weight towards mid frame? Or would that not serve any advantage?

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: hp383] #1495401 09/10/13 10:06 PM 09/10/13 10:06 PM
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Mpetros OP enthusiast M Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 295 Greensburg, Pa	Quote: If you do use the extended cab are you allowed to move the seat back toward the rear to get more weight towards mid frame? Or would that not serve any advantage? You could move the Seat back if You want.. But You really like to have the Weight on the Front of Truck

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: redraptor] #1495402 09/10/13 10:41 PM 09/10/13 10:41 PM
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Mpetros OP enthusiast M Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 295 Greensburg, Pa	Quote: Quote: I have a 1975 Dodge Pulling Truck Club Cab 8 Foot Bed 149" Wheelbase.. My Promoter is talking about a Handicap of some sort for the Longer Truck.. What kind of handicap? That's interesting. I agree with Sheldon that the regular cab is lighter but was there an advantage in your combo besides vehicle length? Not Really actually the gave Me a handicap This Year by Making Run My Hitch Longer than all the others and I cant have My Front Weights out as far as all the others

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: Mpetros] #1495403 09/10/13 10:43 PM 09/10/13 10:43 PM
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Mpetros OP enthusiast M Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 295 Greensburg, Pa	The Word on the Street is Ill have to weigh less next Year with My Truck

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: Mpetros] #1495404 09/11/13 08:41 PM 09/11/13 08:41 PM
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redraptor master Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,965 Greenville, PA	Hmm. That's too bad. Is it horsepower related? On a similar note, can you explain why this type of truck is good for pulling weight other than turning radius? https://board.moparts.org/ubbthreads/show...rue#Post7832576

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: redraptor] #1495405 09/11/13 10:54 PM 09/11/13 10:54 PM
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Mpetros OP enthusiast M Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 295 Greensburg, Pa	Tugging you use a Straight Bar or Chain.. There is no downward pull on Rear of Truck so it would be better to have weight on Rear.. in Truck pulling with a Transfer Sled you have a Chain hooked to the front of the sled at the bottom of the pan..The chain is 4FT long which make the chain angle about 33deg.. With the angle on the Chain the farther and faster you pull the sled the more it pulls down on rear of Truck and trys to lift front end.. Thats why You would like to have the weight on the front

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: Mpetros] #1495406 09/13/13 08:32 PM 09/13/13 08:32 PM
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redraptor master Joined: Nov 2008 Posts: 5,965 Greenville, PA	Quote: Tugging you use a Straight Bar or Chain.. There is no downward pull on Rear of Truck so it would be better to have weight on Rear.. Thanks for the info. I was just wondering when I see those trucks at truck nite doing the tug-o-war and see what it takes to really do it. I haven't seen anything too inventive other than added weight or a full on pulling truck with street tires. Really wondered how an aircraft tug would do or like those square buggies on the tarmac that push those 747's out. There was a NWPA points pull at Yankee Lake tonite. Where you in that?

Re: Truck Bed Weight 72 to 80 [Re: redraptor] #1495407 09/13/13 10:02 PM 09/13/13 10:02 PM
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Mpetros OP enthusiast M Joined: Oct 2010 Posts: 295 Greensburg, Pa	No I pull with Full Pull Productions.. I will be Pulling at Mercer Raceway Tomorrow Night.. Pull starts at 6:30 drop by I have a Yellow Dodge

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