Long or short TON

Originally Posted by Dex

I am confused. A pound is a pound. Right? It takes 2000 pounds to make 1 ton. It takes 2240 pounds to make 1 tonne. Are you with me so far?



If they buy steel at 200$ a ton, this means they buy steel at .10 cents a pound. Still along for the ride?

If they buy steel at .10 cents a pound this means they also buy steel at 224$ a tonne.

I don't know any way to make this more simple.

If you figure out the per pound price, you can convert to the unit you are most comfortable with. I like to leave it at per pound price. That's the easiest for me.

Good luck buddy.

I will get to the bottom of this There has to be a reason some yards pick the long or short ton as there method of weighing