Pounds to short tons Converter

Enter the pounds, then press Calculate. The short tons stay hidden while you type.

Press Calculate after the entries are in.

What this weight conversion is for

Use this page when a measurement is written in pounds and the next step needs short tons. The number stays blank until you press Calculate, so a half-typed entry is never mistaken for the answer.

The factor

Multiply by the factor: 1 pound = 0.0005 short tons.

A worked example

10 pounds are 0.005 short tons. Multiply the result by the reverse factor if you want the original number back.

How to check it

Write the factor down, do the multiply on paper, and compare it with the result card. If you change a sentence on this page, edit the HTML file and reload. The form and this note live in the same file.

The reverse conversion is short tons to pounds. A nearby pair in the same units is ounces to short tons. When the converted number is the input to a job, continue with the tons from cubic yards.