17,000 tons in long-tons - Convert 17,000 tons to long-tons

How much does 17,000 tons weigh in long-tons? Find out how heavy is 17,000 tons using our calculator and results table.

Long-tons

📖 A long ton is a unit of mass equal to 2,240 pounds or approximately the weight of a small car. It is commonly used in the UK to measure the weight of goods, especially in shipping and mining.

💡 The long-ton is sometimes also called the "imperial ton" and is different from the short-ton used in the US, equal to 2,000 pounds.

Tons

📖 A ton is a unit of mass that can refer to either a short-ton or a long-ton, depending on the context. In the US, a ton is equal to 2,000 pounds, while in the UK, it can refer to either 2,000 or 2,240 pounds. It is commonly used to measure the weight of heavy objects, such as vehicles or machinery.

💡 The word "ton" comes from the Old English word "tunne," which means a large barrel or cask. This is because the weight of a barrel full of wine or beer was often used as a standard measurement in medieval times.

tons to long-tons Conversion Table

tons	long-tons
17,000	15,179
17,100	15,268
17,200	15,357
17,300	15,446
17,400	15,536
17,500	15,625
17,600	15,714
17,700	15,804
17,800	15,893
17,900	15,982
18,000	16,071
18,100	16,161
18,200	16,250
18,300	16,339
18,400	16,429
18,500	16,518
18,600	16,607
18,700	16,696
18,800	16,786
18,900	16,875
19,000	16,964
19,100	17,054
19,200	17,143
19,300	17,232
19,400	17,321
19,500	17,411
19,600	17,500
19,700	17,589
19,800	17,679
19,900	17,768
20,000	17,857
20,100	17,946
20,200	18,036
20,300	18,125
20,400	18,214
20,500	18,304
20,600	18,393
20,700	18,482
20,800	18,571
20,900	18,661
21,000	18,750
21,100	18,839
21,200	18,929
21,300	19,018
21,400	19,107
21,500	19,196
21,600	19,286
21,700	19,375
21,800	19,464
21,900	19,554
22,000	19,643
22,100	19,732
22,200	19,821
22,300	19,911
22,400	20,000
22,500	20,089
22,600	20,179
22,700	20,268
22,800	20,357
22,900	20,446
23,000	20,536
23,100	20,625
23,200	20,714
23,300	20,804
23,400	20,893
23,500	20,982
23,600	21,071
23,700	21,161
23,800	21,250
23,900	21,339
24,000	21,429
24,100	21,518
24,200	21,607
24,300	21,696
24,400	21,786
24,500	21,875
24,600	21,964
24,700	22,054
24,800	22,143
24,900	22,232
25,000	22,321
25,100	22,411
25,200	22,500
25,300	22,589
25,400	22,679
25,500	22,768
25,600	22,857
25,700	22,946
25,800	23,036
25,900	23,125
26,000	23,214
26,100	23,304
26,200	23,393
26,300	23,482
26,400	23,571
26,500	23,661
26,600	23,750
26,700	23,839
26,800	23,929
26,900	24,018