Have any of you ever had your trucks weighed? I have an M923A0 that I have basically converted to an M925A0 and used it to haul some scrap metal today and the weigh out surprised me a little. She scaled at 24,440lbs with a full tank of fuel, fiberglass troop seats, cargo cover, heavy duty tow bar and my 175lb butt in the drivers seat. Now it would be interesting to see what the weights of all the different models and series are compared to each other. So, if you have had your trucks on the scales post up their weight. Don't be shy, fat or skinny, we like them all. And you bobber owners are welcome to join in too. I want to see real weights not just what it says on the data plate.
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What does your M939 series truck weigh.
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Bunkerbuilder
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Not a M939 but my M54 weighed in at around 25K with the knuckle boom crane was at least 1K lbs.
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I have never weighed mine but the data plate should be accurate. When the military is loading equipment especially aircraft, if equipment weighs more than stated it can cause serious issues.
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My M925A2 weighs 5 tons, that is why they call it a 5 ton truck!
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Lol, NOT!
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My M923A2 is 9700 pounds on the front axle and 12,220 pounds on the rear axles. No cargo cover and no seats, only wood racks. I do have a bed crane that weighs a couple hundred pounds and a medium tow bar. The tool boxes are also full of tools and spare parts.
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If I remember how to add, it is a total of 21,920 pounds.
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I forgot to mention a few other things. I weigh about 170 pounds,and I was in the truck when I weighed it. I gutted the muffler , And added a couple pounds of stereo and speakers. I also went from the normal batteries to a couple of group 31's. The spring seat was replaced with an air ride seat and the fuel can holder was replaced with a 20mm ammo can full of oil and coolant.
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I picked up 4 tons of gravel last summer and got weighed and it was real real close to the data plate poundage.
I've found that between the dump, gravel pit and scrap yard my truck weighs drastically different depending on where I am...
Unless they are certified I wouldn't trust their scales. All they care is the difference between loaded and unloaded and it wouldn't surprise me if the scale was off to benefit them. Meaning scrap weighs less at the scrap yard and garbage more at the dump than expected.
Unless they are certified I wouldn't trust their scales. All they care is the difference between loaded and unloaded and it wouldn't surprise me if the scale was off to benefit them. Meaning scrap weighs less at the scrap yard and garbage more at the dump than expected.
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Lucky for me the state weigh station is less than a mile away and they leave the scale on when no one is there. When I haul my firewood I weigh every load so I know how much I have and How much I still need to get.
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My bobbed M923 A2 weighs in at 15,990 with driver/passenger/ and half tank of fuel.
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That is obviously with you empty fuel tank.
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That is obviously with you empty fuel tank.
I have to give you credit, boner. I used your line in this thread.
My 9 scaled at 23,500lbs at a scrap metal yard, just before I ran over a car somebody dropped off [M925A2]. Few inches of wet snow on the hood and in the bed. Yep, fuel tank was likely less than 1/8th tank. When the needle doesn't bounce up off the pin anymore, I have a few miles remaining, if on level ground. And there is only one way that you find that out.... And when you do it a second time, you are just confirming it.
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I didn't realize that bobbing them shed that much weight.
This past summer I ended up using my 923a2 to move old ups batteries for my work and one the loads put me at 37,680 with the UPS batteries weighing in at just over 16,210 pounds in the bed! Fortunately I only had to transport them a few miles to the real transporter for disposal.
So that would put my truck with Me in it with probably 3/4 of tank of fuel withOUT towbar and withOUT the cargo cover & bows on the truck at 21,470ish..
So that would put my truck with Me in it with probably 3/4 of tank of fuel withOUT towbar and withOUT the cargo cover & bows on the truck at 21,470ish..
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I'll second that motion...coming back into Idaho from Farewell Bend, the scale is left on there also. I used to live in Nampa.