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Weight of empty tractor trailer

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depends on tractorand what equipment is installed on it.such as size of sleeper number of axles,whether it has tool boxes, a hydraulic system,and size of fuel tanks i had a mck tractor with hydraulic system tool box 2 tanks and a walkin mid rise sleeper.this truck with no trailer weighed 17000 pounds my kenworth about same configuration weighed 24000 pounds

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