Help me figure out my horse trailer's weight!

[shelly]

I have a 1976 Stidham 2 Horse bumper pull trailer with a small dressing/tackroom at the rounded front. I am trying to find the GVW and on the transfer papers it says 2800. However, would that be lbs. or kgs??? I have a number people interested in purchasing it, but for the life of me I cannot find anything on the trailer and the transfer papers just show the number, nothing else. Any ideas on what the dry weight of this vehicle would be???

http://s779.photobucket.com/user/tuxandkelly/media/Stedman.jpg.html

[trubandloki]

Just find yourself a scale and have it weighed. Are there any gravel pits or such in your area? They are usually more than willing to let you weigh a vehicle for a small scale fee.

2800kg = 6173lbs.

6 thousand pounds seems a little heavy for an empty two horse bumper pull with a small dressing room, even if it is all steel construction. I am guessing that number is in pounds.

[Guilherme]

Most truck stops have a CAT Scale (brand name). It will cost you $25-$35 to get it done but it will be pretty accurate.

They will also tell you the weight of your truck, IIRC.

G.

[i_3dogs]

our local truck stop charges $10.50 to weight

[HungarianHippo]

Also, the municipal landfill usually has a scale, since they charge by the ton.

[HungarianHippo]

et voila!
This is a list of all commercial vehicle inspection stations in British Columbia. (which would have vehicle scales) Use Ctrl-F and type in your city name, or cities close to you.

I’ll send you my invoice.

[gumtree]

Dollars to donuts, that is pounds. It would have to be a very big heavy duty 2 horse BH to weigh over 6,ooo lbs. Most older 2 horse BP steel trailer weight 2-3,000 lbs.

Most cars/SUV weight between 3 and 6,000 lbs. The weight of my 2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee is just under 4,000 lbs. Got a lot more ‘stuff’ in it than any 2 horse does. Like a big V-8 engine.

[merrygoround]

Anythig made in the US, as the Stidham was, would have its weight in pounds.

[shelly]

Yup, turns out it was 2800kg GVW… heavy steel trailer that sold very quickly