MC331 weight

first post hope i do it right. I had a 2014 countryside 10600 265 psi and it weighed around 24000 or a little more. From what i know they have redesigned them and are lighter now but i think they are still around 22000. I have a 2016 11500 265 psi 50ft tri axle now and it weighs around 25500. hope this helps. I have heard from other drivers that you can find bottles that weigh around 19000 to 20000 but i don't know which ones.

 

Let me pull my cat scale tickets and I'll let you know. I pull 4 trailers, 2 2015 countryside & 2 1973 who knows what brand

I usually scale mt been 43,300-44,200. My truck weighs about 21,000 with full fuel, but I'm never full when I scale.

 

It depends on size and age of trailer. I had a doubled framed truck with an 11400 and hit scales 44700 empty and 100 gals of fuel. But had driven a aluminum framed truck with an 2012 model 11200 trailer and could be under 80k with 9300 gals loaded

 

So I had a chance to look over the past couple of weeks MT weights. Seems to be that older tanks are about the same overall weight as a new 331. Obviously, MT weights are going to fluctuate because of the amount of fuel in my tanks and if there is any product left in the tanker, but there isn't more then about a 500# swing.

I believe my truck is about 21,000 with full fuel and me. Since I am never full when I scale, i'm somewhere in the 3/4 - 2/3 full so that would put my MT weight around 20,400 - 20,700. So an MT countryside 331 tank is about 22,250 give or take a 100# either way.

Older trailers:
42780
42780
43080
43140
43280
42860
New Trailers:
43020
43000
42740
42600
42880

 

Wow the same weight? Westmor, Mississippi Tank, and Countryside seem to all advertise lighter weights with newer units. But most companies purchase Polar mc331 tankers as of late. I'm not sure if there lighter or cheaper. There is a lpg company that has there trucks and trailers speced out to handle 9000 gals of butane and still weigh out under 80k

 

I'm not exactly sure who the manufacture of the older tanks is, but I was kind of surprised myself.
I haul DME, so honestly, I don't know exactly how many gal they load, it's always 16,000kg. If my math is correct, it's just under 6,000 gal. Customer has an 18,000 gal tank and a trailer fills the tank about 33% ( 5940 gal )

 

Weight of trailer also depends on what psi they are rated for. I haul anhydrous ammonia, you have to have bottle rated at 265 psi which is heavier than a 250 psi rated. Propane only has to be rated at 250 psi. I don't know what they haul with it but i did see a trailer for sale that was rated at 125 psi and said curb weight was 17000lbs.