235 engine weight

does anybody right off hand know the weight of a complete 53 chevy 235 with original powerglide trans? i'm shipping this setup, and the shipping company would like to know. it never occured to me that i don't know this info. thought my dad would know, but he was no help either. thanks.

 

This is relavent to my interests.

 

never had a scale that would handle that much weight....

But my wild ass guess is 800-900.

 

according to this site the engine alone weights 630 lbs

http://www.team.net/sol/tech/engine.html

can't help ya with the tranny

later jim

 

Probably close to 900 lbs total the cast iron Powerglides are a heavy beast.

 

Be sure to figure in the weight of the pallet and braces for shipping.

 

dunno but it put the hurts on a new cherry picker when i pulled the combo out of my 56 wagon. had it hanging and had to push the wagon back cause i couldnt move the hoist, soon as it was clear the cylinder erupted like an angry wife and slamed the damn eng and tranny on the ground. puckered me up abit i must say.

 

I haven't had that happen since the last time I picked up a GMC V6.....

 

oh man jim we pulled a 305 out of a pick up talk about straining your milk geeeezzzz that was a boat anchor, but my uncle drove the heck out of it on and off the farm. my stoner cousin ran the pig out of oil and killed it but when she ran...wow he pulled all kinds of heavy heavy crap with it. i dug the heck out of it, wish i had bought it before one hitter jacked her up, would love to have one now and be the only cat at a cruise in with one.

 

i haven't downloaded the pics yet, but the complete engine/trans strapped to a pallet weighed in around 870lbs or so (i think). i took a pic for this thread, so i'll post it when i get it downloaded. pretty good guesses, guys.

 

okay, here's the pic. again, as stated, figure in the pallet. now you know.

 

Thanks for following up!