Bedford J1 Specifications

Hi.

I was initially looking for a Dodge AT4 pickup but I have now decided that I need a little more weight capacity in the back so am looking at a Bedford J1.

Does anyone have the specs (weight, dimensions etc).

Thanks.

Mark

Hi Bluegreen the J1 is 30cwt or 750 kilo but will handle 1 ton or more no worries I have had many of these and other Beddies, and have lots of parts im currently restoring a J1 from the chassis up, it was originally a van there are pics of it on the forum, it will have a tray on it now and the cab off a J2 tow truck, pics of that here somewhere too, they are a good little truck to restore but getting hard to find now and more expensive......feel free to contact me for any more info you need......julian

A little confused. I thought 30cwt was 1 1/2 ton?

Cheers, ASW.

30cwt is about 1.5 ton
T+B magazine 1972 gives chassis weight of 3768 or 3836lbs ( might depend on tyres fitted ) and GVM of 6496 or 7480lbs .
Check the makers plate on anything you are buying.

20 cwt to the ton isn't it?

Well my little XP ute is rated at 10 cwt which translates to around 500kg or about 1/2 tonne so that confirms BigCams calculations.

16 ounces = one pound
14 pounds (lbs) = one stone
112 pounds = one hundredweight (cwt)
2240 pounds = one ton
20 cwt = one ton

Some J1s were rated as 1 ton capacity, from memory just had skinnier tyres.

An old paper bag of cement = 1 Cwt = 20 to the ton. All hand loaded and stacked. That was back when men were real men.

Oldfulla

An old paper bag of cement = 1 Cwt = 20 to the ton. All hand loaded and stacked. That was back when men were real men.

Oldfulla

And now with stuffed backs.....lol