scrap yard weight differance

Originally Posted by jmerritt

ok at the scrap yard today they were getting $210 a ton. i took in a 93 gmc blazer the sticker on the door said gvwr was 5,100#?
but at the scale it said it weighed 4,320#? i even loaded some scrap metal inside the vehicle! the check from the scrap yard was $453.60 -$10.00 for gas tank=$443.60. my calclations gvwr 5,100# at $210 a ton at 2 1/2 tons should been around $525 -$10 for the gas tank = $515? is it me or am i missing something? thats a 780# differance? what do you guys think about it?

GVWR means gross vehicle weight rating, or the maximum total weight it can carry (Including itself). The weight you want to know is the curb weight or tare weight which would give you the weight of the car empty.