Convert Short Tons to Long Tons

Enter the weight in tons below to convert it to long tons.

Result in Long Tons:

1 t = 0.892857 lt

How to Convert Tons to Long Tons

To convert a measurement in tons to a measurement in long tons, multiply the weight by the following conversion ratio: 0.892857 long tons/ton.

Since one ton is equal to 0.892857 long tons, you can use this simple formula to convert:

long tons = tons × 0.892857

The weight in long tons is equal to the weight in tons multiplied by 0.892857.

For example, here's how to convert 5 tons to long tons using the formula above.

long tons = (5 t × 0.892857) = 4.464286 lt

conversion scale showing tons and equivalent long tons weight values

How Many Long Tons Are in a Ton?

There are 0.892857 long tons in a ton, which is why we use this value in the formula above.

1 t = 0.892857 lt

Tons and long tons are both units used to measure weight. Keep reading to learn more about each unit of measure.

What Is a Short Ton?

One ton, also known as a short ton or a US ton, is equal to 2,000 pounds and is mostly used in the US as a unit of weight.^[1] One ton is equal to 907.18474 kilograms.

The ton is a US customary unit of weight. A ton is sometimes also referred to as a short ton. Tons can be abbreviated as t; for example, 1 ton can be written as 1 t.

The short ton should not be confused with the long ton, which is used mostly in the United Kingdom, or the metric ton which is used in most other countries.

Learn more about tons.

What Is a Long Ton?

One long ton is equal to 2,240 pounds and is mostly used in the United Kingdom as a unit of mass/weight.^[2] Long tons are not the same as the short ton, which is used mostly in the United States, or the metric ton which is used throughout the world.

The long ton is an imperial unit of weight. A long ton is sometimes also referred to as an imperial ton or displacement ton. Long tons can be abbreviated as lt, and are also sometimes abbreviated as t. For example, 1 long ton can be written as 1 lt or 1 t.

Learn more about long tons.

Ton to Long Ton Conversion Table

Table showing various ton measurements converted to long tons.
Tons	Long Tons
1 t	0.892857 lt
2 t	1.7857 lt
3 t	2.6786 lt
4 t	3.5714 lt
5 t	4.4643 lt
6 t	5.3571 lt
7 t	6.25 lt
8 t	7.1429 lt
9 t	8.0357 lt
10 t	8.9286 lt
11 t	9.8214 lt
12 t	10.71 lt
13 t	11.61 lt
14 t	12.5 lt
15 t	13.39 lt
16 t	14.29 lt
17 t	15.18 lt
18 t	16.07 lt
19 t	16.96 lt
20 t	17.86 lt
21 t	18.75 lt
22 t	19.64 lt
23 t	20.54 lt
24 t	21.43 lt
25 t	22.32 lt
26 t	23.21 lt
27 t	24.11 lt
28 t	25 lt
29 t	25.89 lt
30 t	26.79 lt
31 t	27.68 lt
32 t	28.57 lt
33 t	29.46 lt
34 t	30.36 lt
35 t	31.25 lt
36 t	32.14 lt
37 t	33.04 lt
38 t	33.93 lt
39 t	34.82 lt
40 t	35.71 lt

Table showing various ton measurements converted to long tons.

Tons

Long Tons

1 t

0.892857 lt

2 t

1.7857 lt

3 t

2.6786 lt

4 t

3.5714 lt

5 t

4.4643 lt

6 t

5.3571 lt

7 t

6.25 lt

8 t

7.1429 lt

9 t

8.0357 lt

10 t

8.9286 lt

11 t

9.8214 lt

12 t

10.71 lt

13 t

11.61 lt

14 t

12.5 lt

15 t

13.39 lt

16 t

14.29 lt

17 t

15.18 lt

18 t

16.07 lt

19 t

16.96 lt

20 t

17.86 lt

21 t

18.75 lt

22 t

19.64 lt

23 t

20.54 lt

24 t

21.43 lt

25 t

22.32 lt

26 t

23.21 lt

27 t

24.11 lt

28 t

25 lt

29 t

25.89 lt

30 t

26.79 lt

31 t

27.68 lt

32 t

28.57 lt

33 t

29.46 lt

34 t

30.36 lt

35 t

31.25 lt

36 t

32.14 lt

37 t

33.04 lt

38 t

33.93 lt

39 t

34.82 lt

40 t

35.71 lt

References

United States Department of Agriculture, Weights, Measures, and Conversion Factors for Agricultural Commodities and Their Products, https://www.ers.usda.gov/webdocs/publications/41880/33132_ah697_002.pdf
State of California Division of Measurement Standards, Brief History of Weights and Measures, https://www.cdfa.ca.gov/dms/trainingmodules/Module_05.pdf