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I have already thrown out the passenger seat - that's where I keep my 30 lb folding bike My two 150 gal fuel tanks are supposed to take 147 "usable" gallons of fuel EACH, but I have never been able to put in more than 185 gal in both - total. I thought my tanks were dirty or something and I had them cleaned, but it didn't change how much fuel I can put in. Fully fueled, with me inside my International weighs 20,280 lbs. This is just the truck, still with the roof air deflector (to be removed soon) and steel rims on the drives (steers are aluminum). Why I"m asking about the rims is because I'd like to bring the truck's weight under 20,000 lbs. I think I can achieve that just by removing the deflector which is heavy as hell (and has a 85% angle at the front).Originally Posted by Jumbo
You want to save some weight? throw the mufflers away, throw out the passenger seat and dont fill your tanks to the tippy top. Carrying 200 gallons as compared to 300 gallons is almost 800 pounds difference. My flat top Freightliner and 48'x102" full of fuel and all my junk weighs in at 27,700 pounds or 12,590 kilos for our friends north of the border. You want me to scale a 50,000 pound load, no problem.