Weighed my bobbed Deuce this morning.......

[MO MV man]

Hello all!

I've been wanting to weigh my bobber ever since finishing it but haven't been by the local scale to do so.
Well, this morning I went out of my way and got 'er scaled.

Went to the local truck stop/Quik Trip.
They have a Certified Automated Truck Scale so these numbers are certified and DOT spec.

10,780 lbs. total with 1/2 tank of fuel and no one in it.
Front axle: 6120
Rear axle: 4660

So correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't a stock Deuce wo/w weigh 13,000?
13,000-10,780=2,220 lb. weight reduction?

For reference, see pic below.
3 foot shortened stock Deuce bed, shortened troop seats, HEMTT wheels and 395 XML's.

Interesting!

 

[alphadeltaromeo]

Fresh deuce on fresh concrete...looks real nice. Anyway, thats quite a bit of weight loss..well done!

 

[bratpackdad]

That's like carrying a Porsche 914 around then dropping it off.

 

[goldneagle]

Remember that you added weight when you went from stock tires and wheels to SUPER singles.

 

[Tinwoodsman]

Call Jenny Craig Bill!!

 

[jollyroger]

The HEMTT wheels weigh a bit. You could probably make more loss if you had the A3 wheels. I'm gonna run the HEMTT wheels like you did. I'm just sayin'.

 

[MO MV man]

I could easily shed another couple hundred pounds by removing the troop seats.
But I love the way they look, so they're stayin'.

 

[Flyingvan911]

That's quite a weight loss. I just weighed my stock A2 with a full tank and troop seats, tarp and bows came to 13,560.

 

[juddspaintballs]

Very cool! I bet if I go with a 4' shortened stock bed and no troop seats it would be darn close to being under 5 tons.

 

[92RT-TT]

wow thats an impressive weight loss. Not that you are probably going for economy but I'm sure this will increase your mpg

 

[rnd-motorsports]

Sweet lookin truck!

 

[MO MV man]

Sweet lookin truck!

Thanks, Ron.

Here's the actual scale sheet.

 

[rwbrown72]

That is almost exactly what mine weighs. 11,000 with me in it... Oooops! Maybe I need to lose an axle!

 

[asgtoolman]

My bobbed deuce w/o winch, with 14x20's, 1/2 tank fuel, no driver, a tool box from a 5 ton mounted where spare tire used to be, with M101a3 trailer bed w/ fiberglass sideboards and metal bows---9,960#--- so an under 10,000# is easily doable-- LOTS of weight difference comes from type of bed used.

 

[A/C Cages]

Jenny Craig has nothing on a simple bobbing. Too bad we cant do that to ourselves.

Im getting ready to bob one myself. using the spare axle for another project.

 

[oldshep]

My bobbed truck weighs 10,080 with me in it(165lbs) and a half tank of fuel. Disc brakes and my own homade bed help with I think. With the fdc bypassed it flat runs. Have to drive it according to the pyro.

 

[Castle Bravo]

Can we see the Cat Scale Collector Card?!

I want to weigh my M818 now.

 

[A/C Cages]

How much does the rear cargo beds with drop sides weight. Also does anyone know how much an empty M109 shop van rear shell weights by itself?
I took off my M109 shop van shell and those 2 forklifts about crapped out on me trying to do it. It cant weight too much can it?

 

[juddspaintballs]

The M101 trailer bed fits? I must see some pics of that.

 

[MO MV man]

The M101 trailer bed fits? I must see some pics of that.

Isn't the M101 trailer too narrow and requires fender extensions to look dimensionally "correct"?