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1969 Chevrolet C50

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newfarmer9

01-04-2008 10:06:33




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I am looking at buying a 1969 Chevrolet C50 truck for hauling old tractors around. Just wondering what these are considered. 2 ton? 3 ton? 5 ton? Thanks.




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Mike in AR

02-01-2008 19:59:50




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
I have a 68 C-50. Tag on door frame says 19500 GVW.
Have a buddy with a 68 C-40 so they do make em.



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MN-FL

01-23-2008 05:45:52




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
Does anyone know how they came up with the 1/2, 3/4, 1 1/2, 2 ton rating system? It doesn't relate at all to the average load being carried. I had a 1951 Ford F5, which I believe is considers a 1 1/2 ton. Regularly hauled 5 yard of gravel. Average weight of a yard of gravel is 1.4 ton. That's 14,000 lbs. of cargo. Consistantly hauled a 2 ton load on my 74 Ford F-250. Drove a 1968 Chev C80 tandem gravel truck. Normal load was 10 yards, 28,000 lbs..

So how was this rating system devised?

My thoughts on the original question, the owner of the C50 probably hauled an average load of 10,000 lbs, so he considers it a 5 ton truck.

Loren

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Dennis Benson

01-23-2008 13:13:33




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to MN-FL, 01-23-2008 05:45:52  
I think it may have come about when they first made trucks, and a half ton pickup truck carried a 1/2 ton, and on up. Those 1920-something pickup trucks didn't have much room in a pickup box. Now days, a one ton truck is licensed to have a gross vehicle weight of 24,000 pounds, but it's still a one ton truck on a light duty truck frame. That used to be what a C60 could carry.



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Joe(TX)

02-08-2008 08:22:30




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to Dennis Benson, 01-23-2008 13:13:33  
Dennis
I think you mean gross combined weight and not gross vehicle weight.



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BLT

01-12-2008 14:48:22




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
I have seen chevy C40s. I was of the understanding that they were considered 1 1/2 ton truck. But really that whole 1/2 ton to 10 ton rating is pretty vague. Consider that 5 tons is only 10000 lbs and that can easily be handled by a C50.



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bill mart

01-09-2008 01:40:20




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
I always thought the c10 was the 1/2 ton, c-20 was 3/4,c-30 was 1 ton, c-50 was 1 1/2 ton, and c-60 was 2 ton. bill m.(there was no c-40)



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Allan In NE

01-10-2008 08:49:27




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to bill mart, 01-09-2008 01:40:20  
Yepper for sure,

C-65 is the 2 1/2 ton and the C-70 is a 3 ton.

Evenso, those old C-50s made a great farm truck.

Allan



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M Nut

01-09-2008 11:03:57




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to bill mart, 01-09-2008 01:40:20  
Are you sure about no C-40? I was told by a GM mechanic there was, and I personally own a 1963 GMC C-4000 that was purchased brand new from the GM dealer, so I know they had those.



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Dennis Benson

01-06-2008 19:38:16




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
Don't know how much this helps, but I found my parts book for a 1973 medium duty GMC and the C50 is refered to as a ton and a half. It lists gross vehicle weight as ranging from 13,500 to 18,500 pounds. The C50 can have 15,000 or 17,500 pound springs, or 13,500 pound rear springs with single speed rear end. The front spring capacity is not given for the standard springs on the C50, but the C50 heavy duty springs are the same as a C60 regular duty of 8,000 pounds.

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newfarmer9

01-05-2008 18:47:51




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
So these trucks are, indeed, a 2 ton. Any website where stats for a C50 truck would be listed? Would it tell you the vehicle weight on a 1969 ownership? The owner is convinced his C50 is a 5 ton truck, I am trying to show him that it is, in fact, a 2 ton.



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ericlb

01-05-2008 20:28:11




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-05-2008 18:47:51  
there should be a metal tag on the truck[ riveted] either on the drivers door frame or on the kick panell in the cab that has the axle rating for both front and rear axles, also the maximun gross weight it can carry will be on that tag,



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J.C.in AZ.

01-05-2008 11:38:51




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
In the '70's when I was in the Pole Bldg.and Grain Bin buisness I had a Chev. C50. It had a 12' Flat bed with an Electric/Hydraulic dump system,why an Electric/Hydraulic dump system? Because it had an Allison Auto transmission.We had a lot of trouble with the Power Steering System especially the Hyd. Cyl. used for the system. Finally got rid of the Power Steering and no more problems.It was about a 1 1/2 ton truck I figured and 10K Lbs. was about max for a good load on it. With 10K Lbs. on it weighed just under the CDL. License requirement so any of my Employees with the skill could drive it. It was a good truck for our operation.

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ericlb

01-04-2008 16:07:53




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
i drove the wheels off a '70 c 50 back in the late 70's and early 80's, for what you have in mind they are great, you'll love it, think of it as a 1 3/4 ton, BUT you get a real truck frame, suspension, truck engine, tranny, and rear end, [ 2 speed rears were common, really lets you keep the engine in the power band]i wish many times i could have bought it off the plant that owned it. only 1 thing... dont expect too much in the gas mpg area, maybe 5 or 6

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David Snipes

01-04-2008 11:18:39




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
I have a 1969 Chevrolet C40 that has a 16,000 GVW.



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M Nut

01-04-2008 10:29:53




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 Re: 1969 Chevrolet C50 in reply to newfarmer9, 01-04-2008 10:06:33  
C50 is a light duty 2 ton, c60 is a 2 ton, and c70 is a heavyduty 2 ton. C50 should have a gvw of around 16-18000 lbs.



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