How much Gold

Nov 8, 2004
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Good evening my friends' Regarding feathers & gold, Why?

Gold is weighed in Troy . 1 ton of gold = 2722.2 lbs Troy

Feathers are in Avd. 1 ton of feathers = 2240 lbs AVD (long ton)
= 2000 " " (short ton)
one pound troy = .882 Avd

one pound of AVD = 1.213 Troy

However if you specify weighing in the same type of weight, they would be the same.

so you see it is a trick question, and also that I mistyped in my post.

sigh- nope, I won't apologize.

Don Jose de La Mancha
 

redneck13126

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Oct 25, 2009
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i got a 97 f150 with the 7750lb springs in the back had way over a half ton in the back and still been leagle in ny dident feel much diferance in ride or hadling but its a ford so thats why its awsome!! but thats here and it wasent gold


redneck
 

Seamuss

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Jan 27, 2009
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How much gold do you expect to find?
Is your gold claim that productive?
Are there any concerns that someone else will find out about your claim?
Like the IRS?
Did you think you can really find that much gold in one trip to your claim?
Or was this just a pipe dream or a greedy dream of treasure hunting?

Gold prospecting is hard work and people don't find humongous nuggets every time they go out.
Keep dreaming and stay in touch with us, we like a good treasure story.

One thousand pounds of gold at today's prices, about $13,440,000. Good luck in finding that much on your claim.
 

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stefen

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Real de Tayopa said:
Good evening my friends' Regarding feathers & gold, Why?

Gold is weighed in Troy . 1 ton of gold = 2722.2 lbs Troy

Feathers are in Avd. 1 ton of feathers = 2240 lbs AVD (long ton)
= 2000 " " (short ton)
one pound troy = .882 Avd

one pound of AVD = 1.213 Troy

However if you specify weighing in the same type of weight, they would be the same.

so you see it is a trick question, and also that I mistyped in my post.

sigh- nope, I won't apologize.

Don Jose de La Mancha

Took ya a while to figure that out :thumbsup:
 

KJ$IPW

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Dec 6, 2009
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What I would is sell off about 10-15 pounds of gold, and buy a slightly used garbage truck(like the kind that empty dumpsters),of course one would want that used garbage truck smell. Load your gold in the back, and transport it anywhere you want. I never seen a garbage truck pulled over by the Highway Patrol :laughing7:Then, after gold is moved, sell the slightly used truck. :laughing7:
HH
Steve
 

Curtis

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Sep 3, 2008
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I have hauled drops (ends of bars that have been cut off on a saw) and weighed them before leaving the place. They were in 55 gallon blue plastic drums. The tops were cut out. There were two of them and they weighed 2,300 pounds total and i hauled them 50 miles with no problem in a 1998 Chevy 1/2 ton extended cab pickup with 220,000 miles on it. This was all nice roads but it handled fine but I kept it under 70. You need tires that will take it usually at least 6 ply. I am sure a Ford would do the same. The thing you would have to do is make sure they cannot slide in the bed, the first time I tried it they slid every time I went around a corner and I thought they were going to rip the bed off or turn me over..haha..it did squat the truck some but not much. i don't think it would work very well in rough areas. To get the gold to the truck you might use the 55 gallon blue plastic drums cut off and cut holes in the side for handles...before you do anything practice it with weight in it to make sure it works! Sand might be a good substitute to practice with.
 

crashbandicoot

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A half ton?Everyone knows a half ton pickup will carry at least 1000 lbs.About that 5 gal.bucket full of gold?Who you gonna get to carry that thing for ya?
 

Honest Samuel

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Sep 23, 2015
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How much weight in gold could you fit in a 1/2 ton truck and still drive away? If you got to greedy you might get stuck on the next bump you hit and be the next big news story when to authorities arrive.
# 1. What is the answer? Thanks.
 

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