how do you convert CWT into Kilograms

[TheTravelMan]

hi, we have a caravan which states its weight in CWT, how do I convert this to Kilograms.

the caravan's max weight = 16.5 cwt. which converts to ??? kgs.

Many Thanks

 

[Val & Frank]

Hi Andrew,

Go to this web site it tells all

http://www.simetric.co.uk/si_kitchen.htm
Val & Frank

 

[Lutz]

16.5cwt x 112 = 1848lb

1848lb / 2.2048 = 838kg

 

[TheTravelMan]

hi there, many thanks for your quick replies. this is an old caravan which we are selling of which a friend has decided to buy, but needed weight converted for checking against his car, however no problem here.

Thanks again

 

[Guest]

Does take one back a bit.

16 ounces = 1 pound

14 pounds = 1 stone

2 stone = 1 quarter

4 quarters = 1 hundredweight

20 hundredweight = 1 ton

and if someone says I am wrong, it was a long time ago, and I didn't look it up.

The big problem I ever had was tons. Sounds easy but there are 3 ton variations in the world.

The Metric tonne (the Europeans cannot spell ton properly) = 2204 pounds

The Americans are not so strong so they have a short ton at 2000 pounds

While the UK Imperial ton = 2240 pounds (otherwise known as the long ton)

Great fun when you have to use all 3 in your working life.

Now I'm going back to sleep.

 

[popupJohn]

A good general conversion table site is --

http://www.totalfrance.com/reference/imperial_metric_converter.php

 

[WatsonJohnG]

A 1kg bag of sugar is 2.2lb

50 X 2.2 is 110lb

112 lb is 1cwt

So 100kg is about 2cwt

Lutz gave 16.5cwt as 838kg

So if we divide 838 by 100 and X by 2 we get 8.38 X 2 + 16.76

Not far out for a rule of thumb!!

 

[gary]

cwt's x 50.8 = kg's

16.5 x 50.8 = 838kg

 

[Guest]

Ah, but how many pecks do you get to the bushel??

and the 'trick' question. When is a gallon not a gallon?

 

[emmerson2]

I think it's four pecks to the bushel? And the gallon would be an American one?

 

[Guest]

did you look it up, or just a smart a...

Only kidding. We all know the Yanks shortchange you and in volumes they are at it again. 17% less for your money.

 

[Bri2]

For all those little convet formulas you forget when the grey matter gets greyer, here is a free little program that you can add to to help you out. Follow the link and download.

http://joshmadison.net/software/convert/
Brian

 

[BeemerMal]

I want to know what a "Ferkin" is? I always thought it was a swearword, spoken with a northern dialect!

 

[Lutz]

It's a firkin, Beemer, not a ferkin and it's 9 gallons.

 

[BeemerMal]

It's a firkin, Beemer, not a ferkin and it's 9 gallons.

I glad you corrected my "firkin" spelling..lol

 

[gary]

Ferkin, Firkin, as I understand it when the smaller 9 gallon barrel came into being it didn't have a name, that is until a (northern) drayman said to to his mate..."this is firkin easier to carry"

 

[VIP2006]

is metric measuring more accurate than imperial measuring?

 

[rob_jax]

Quote "is metric measuring more accurate than imperial measuring?"

No, both accuracy and precision will be the same - those are properties of the measurement system, and nothing to do with the units themselves.

Ease of understanding and interpretation is different - a "base 10" metric system is very much easier to work with than the Imperial "base 16" (ounces to pounds), "base 14" (pounds to stone), "base 8" (stones to cwt), etc.

So do you really mean "accuracy" or were you thinking of something else?

Robert

 

[rob_jax]

In continuation:

Let us suppose you have a traditional beam balance, some metric and imperial weights, and you want to weigh a sack of flour:

The beam balance doesn't know if you are going to use metric or Imperial weights, it will be balanced when you put an equal weight on the other side of the balance - and it doesn't care how you do this.

The mechanism of the beam balance (how well it was designed and constructed) determines the accuracy and precision of the measurement.

The metric or Imperial weights just determine the units used to report the weight.

Not having a complete set of weights to adequately perform the measurement (say you need finer divisions than a 1 ounce weight) has nothing to do with accuracy.

Robert