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Garbage Trucks

≈18.1 tonnes ≈40K pounds
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#151Category rank 91%Weight position HighConfidence 1Source
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Garbage Trucks

Garbage Trucks has an estimated weight of ≈18.1 tonnes. It ranks #151 of 752 in the Vehicles category.

Source excerpt: What would you do without the occasional garbage truck that takes care of your waste? For centuries, wagons were used to haul away solid trash, but things changed in 1897 when Chiswick District Council ordered the first truck to collect waste.

Position in category

752 Items in category 6,301 tonnes Category average 2.01 tonnes Category median 12 grams–365,906 tonnes Category span

Similar weight

Bulldozers 9.07–27.2 tonnes Fire extinguisher truck ≈18.1 tonnes Hill yard Bermudan Ketch yacht 18.1 tonnes Loaded coach bus 15.4–20.9 tonnes

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How this item compares with its eight closest neighbours on a logarithmic scale.

≈18.1 tonnes
Challenger MT875E 17.5 tonnes Interim Armored Vehicle 17.5 tonnes Bulldozers 9.07–27.2 tonnes Fire extinguisher truck ≈18.1 tonnes Garbage Trucks This item ≈18.1 tonnes Hill yard Bermudan Ketch yacht 18.1 tonnes Loaded coach bus 15.4–20.9 tonnes Lowboy trailer ≈18.1 tonnes New Holland T9.645 18.1 tonnes

Weight details

Typical ≈18.1 tonnes
Minimum 18.1 tonnes
Maximum 18.1 tonnes
Value type Approximate
Weight reference text

The smaller weighing around 20 tons or 40,000 pounds.

Unit conversions

Kilograms18,144 kilograms
Pounds40,000 pounds
Metric tonnes18.1 tonnes
Grams18,143,695 grams
Ounces640,000 ounces
Stones2,857 stones

Source

1 sources
How Much Does a Truck Weigh? (All US Truck Classification Weights) weightofstuff.com · Vehicles · Section: 1. Garbage Trucks · Article updated 2024-05-16
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Bulldozers 9.07–27.2 tonnes Fire extinguisher truck ≈18.1 tonnes Hill yard Bermudan Ketch yacht 18.1 tonnes Loaded coach bus 15.4–20.9 tonnes Lowboy trailer ≈18.1 tonnes New Holland T9.645 18.1 tonnes

Frequently asked questions

How much does Garbage Trucks weigh?

Garbage Trucks typically weighs about ≈18.1 tonnes, within a recorded range of 18.1 tonnes.

Where does Garbage Trucks rank among Vehicles?

It ranks #151 of 752 entries in Vehicles, heavier than 91% of items in the dataset.

Where do these weight figures come from?

The data comes from 1 source articles on weightofstuff.com, most recently updated on 2024-05-16.

Dataset information

Items indexed <built-in method items of dict object at 0x7fb431874c00>
Source articles 430
Categories 11
Confidence High
Category Vehicles
Category rank #151 of 752
Weight position Heavier than 91% of items
Updated 2024-05-16
Measurement type Mass
Dataset ID garbage-trucks
URL slug garbage-trucks

Confidence reflects how explicit the source wording is: exact values are high, ranges or approximations are medium, and vague statements are low.