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    XS '79F Engine Weight ??

    I am in a dispute with a trucking company on the weight of an engine that I bought on the site and had shipped. Is there anyone out there that has actually weighted a complete engine? This was a running complete engine with short header pipes. The vin# starts with (2H7xxxx, which is a "79F) though I will take the weight of any XS engines for they should all be pretty close. I will even take close guesses. I need to know how big an argument I can present. The pallet may be the problem and that I can weight but the engine presents a bit of a problem trying to get a good weight. It is now off the pallet and a some point will go into a '80 frame.
    thanks,
    gene borg in FL
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    It's about 260 lbs IIRC....
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    • #3
      Originally posted by crazy steve View Post
      It's about 260 lbs IIRC....
      I've asked the same question before when I was thinking of taking my engine out. 260lbs is 18 stone and the engine doesn't weight that, IMO. The reason I say that is because later I was given a complete engine, with carbs and I lifted it out of the back of my car and into a wheelbarrow on my own. I don't think I could have done that with an 18 stone weight.
      XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.

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      • #4
        Heres an answer from 2003..

        http://www.xs11.com/forum/showpost.p...82&postcount=9
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        • #5
          Yep. that's more like it. It felt about 14 stone when I lifted it.
          XS1100F 1980 European model. Standard. Dyna coils. Iridium plugs. XS750 final drive (sometimes). Micron fork brace. Progressive front springs. Geezer regulator/rectifier. Stainless 4 into 2 exhaust. Auto CCT (Venturer 1300) SOLD. New project now on the go. 1980 European model.

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          • #6
            Freight companies calculate their rates on a weight/volume basis, ususlly 10-15 lbs/cft. and charge the higher of the two. If you shipped on a regular 48x40" pallet and the total height was 24", that would give you 26.6 cft. At 10#/cft that would equal a biollable weight of 266# instead of the actual weight of 197 + pallet weight. At 15#/cft the billable weight would be 399 lbs. I would ask to see their rating terms (should actually be on the backof the bill of lading).
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