1952 gmc m211

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Originally Posted by Daze57

now that would make an awsome car-truck hauler !

The nice thing about a duece and a half is that they are still non CDL trucks. The published empty weight is around 11,000-13,000 lbs (depending on the model of the truck) with a published onroad GVWR of 23,000 lbs.

The military cuts payload by half for off road and uses that for their nomenclature, so a 2.5 ton is really a 5 ton truck and a 5 ton truck is capable of hauling 10 tons loaded on the chassis.

This truck already has a quick disconnect located under the dash even for use with an air hose for air tools or flling tires.

We are going to try to get the weight of the truck down to 10,000 lbs or less and get it to a scale. If we can get an empty weight of 10,000 lbs or below it cuts registration fees for us by more than half. Running is single wheel instead of duals will save a solid 500lbs plus, so we might be able to pull it off. Weight with the plow attached is apparently in the 12,000 or 13,000 lb range, but that plow looks like it's extremely heavy.