Traditional measurement is not quite so simple. (All pounds avoirdupois.) Short ton: 2000 lb. Imperial (UK) long ton: 2,240 lb. Longweight ton: 2400 lb. I'

Traditional measurement is not quite so simple. (All pounds avoirdupois.) Short ton: 2000 lb. Imperial (UK) long ton: 2,240 lb. Longweight ton: 2400 lb. I'm in the boat business where a register ton is 100 cubic feet. There are more, especially once you get to other types of pounds.