What is the 10K Empty Weight?

What is the 10K Empty Weight?

• A. 58 LBS
• B. 96 LBS
• C. 10,000 LBS
• D. 5,000 LBS

Answer: (B)

Empty weight is the mass of the equipment by itself, with nothing loaded or attached. In this item, “10K” is a designation for the specific sling-load kit, not a quantity you add. The official mass of the kit in its empty state is 96 pounds, which is why that value is the correct choice. The other numbers describe different concepts or capacities (for example, 10,000 pounds would refer to a load rating, not the empty mass, and 5,000 or 58 pounds do not represent the kit’s baseline weight). Knowing the empty weight is essential because you add payload to reach the total weight you’ll move or sling, i.e., gross weight equals empty weight plus payload.

Empty weight is the mass of the equipment by itself, with nothing loaded or attached. In this item, “10K” is a designation for the specific sling-load kit, not a quantity you add. The official mass of the kit in its empty state is 96 pounds, which is why that value is the correct choice. The other numbers describe different concepts or capacities (for example, 10,000 pounds would refer to a load rating, not the empty mass, and 5,000 or 58 pounds do not represent the kit’s baseline weight). Knowing the empty weight is essential because you add payload to reach the total weight you’ll move or sling, i.e., gross weight equals empty weight plus payload.