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Body Weight
- Thread starter chaynes12
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I know we've had actual weights posted before, but I have managed to forget the numbers (again!) but maybe someone remembers those threads.
I'd have to say the top with glass is no more than 125 lbs. Probably less than 100, but not sure. Many of us have lifted a hard top by ourselves, but it's so awkward it's usually done by lifting it ON our backs, with our legs. So weight numbers get skewed a bit by comparison to just lifting something by hand.
The doors are flippin' heavy! But again, awkward is the name of the game, and one person CAN lift them. Just not hold them steady for bolting on easily.
So here again, I'd have to say 80 lbs each maybe? I could do it much easier when I was 20(!) so it's the memory that is skewed in this case.
The body? Nothing 8 people can't handle!%)
Had the benefit of many friends the last time I carried one out of a garage and on to a frame. Weighed almost nothing. In fact I think I even let go and it didn't fall! Much easier that way.
With care, two people can lift one and carry a stripped body a short distance. Again, awkward is the operating word here, but two of us were able to tote a stripped body around the yard when needed. No grille, doors, hood, or tailgate though. So I'm guessing 250 lbs stripped bare maybe?
Coming up on 550 lbs minus a couple of other heavy items.
Tailgate and hood too? Add those and we're talking probably 45-50 lbs for a tailgate and 75-90 lbs for a hood?
If my guesses are close then, we're talking about 650-750 lbs.
Seems heavy from memory, but seems about right for an old metal truck body basically.
Fully loaded, a stock Bronco comes in at 3700 to 3900 lbs, depending on options.
Be fun to see how far off I am. Hopefully someone has the weights.
Maybe Steve83 has them archived on his SuperMotors database. If he doesn't chime in soon, see if you can PM him, or at least check out his pages. He's got links all over the forums here, but maybe a quick google search will turn up the source itself.
Good luck.
Paul
I'd have to say the top with glass is no more than 125 lbs. Probably less than 100, but not sure. Many of us have lifted a hard top by ourselves, but it's so awkward it's usually done by lifting it ON our backs, with our legs. So weight numbers get skewed a bit by comparison to just lifting something by hand.
The doors are flippin' heavy! But again, awkward is the name of the game, and one person CAN lift them. Just not hold them steady for bolting on easily.
So here again, I'd have to say 80 lbs each maybe? I could do it much easier when I was 20(!) so it's the memory that is skewed in this case.
The body? Nothing 8 people can't handle!%)
Had the benefit of many friends the last time I carried one out of a garage and on to a frame. Weighed almost nothing. In fact I think I even let go and it didn't fall! Much easier that way.
With care, two people can lift one and carry a stripped body a short distance. Again, awkward is the operating word here, but two of us were able to tote a stripped body around the yard when needed. No grille, doors, hood, or tailgate though. So I'm guessing 250 lbs stripped bare maybe?
Coming up on 550 lbs minus a couple of other heavy items.
Tailgate and hood too? Add those and we're talking probably 45-50 lbs for a tailgate and 75-90 lbs for a hood?
If my guesses are close then, we're talking about 650-750 lbs.
Seems heavy from memory, but seems about right for an old metal truck body basically.
Fully loaded, a stock Bronco comes in at 3700 to 3900 lbs, depending on options.
Be fun to see how far off I am. Hopefully someone has the weights.
Maybe Steve83 has them archived on his SuperMotors database. If he doesn't chime in soon, see if you can PM him, or at least check out his pages. He's got links all over the forums here, but maybe a quick google search will turn up the source itself.
Good luck.
Paul
