[SEL] Question for the List

[Listerdiesel]

On 8/29/05, Larry Sain <lsain33 at charter.net> wrote:
> Hi Folks,
> 
> A quick question for the all-knowing SEL.  I have acquired a piece of equipment I'd like to run with one of my engines, probably the throttle governed 7 hp Witte.  It's a cane mill and weighs 1250 pounds.  The question is...can I carry this hunk of cast iron on my Chevy 1500 Z71 pickup or do I need a bigger truck?  Seems like an easy question unless you don't know the answer, which I don't.  Comments?  Thanks in advance for your input.
> 
> Larry in Cat Square, NC

Interesting to look at the figures and see what they say :-))

Figures for the Z71 Tahoe suggest you'd be OK, but you won't have a
lot of spare capacity once fuelled and with driver/passenger.

GVWR, standard (lbs./kg)1	
2WD	6500/2948	
4x4	6800/3084	
Payload, base (lbs./kg)2	
2WD	1522/690	
4x4	1590/721	
Curb weights, estimated (lbs./kg)	
2WD	4978/2258	
4x4	5210/2363 
 
Assuming these are correct for your particular model, then a trailer
or upgrade might be worth looking at, but these figures might be wrong
if you have a particular specification pack that increases the GVWR
rating.

Peter
-- 
Peter A Forbes
Email: listerdiesel at gmail.com
Web: www.oldengine.org/members/diesel