terry, i am talking about removing all of the van in front of the rear bench and above the beauty strip...if you drop out the 500 in engine/tranny/fluid weight, and figure the van at 50/50 above each axle, we're talking 1700 for the back end....remove better than 50% of this for the sheet metal, and we're talking maybe 700 lbs for the trailer. still heavy, but nothing like you're talking about. and the creative use of plastics would lighten it even further... or are you telling me those pickup truckbed trailers are weighing in that much below 700 lbs? b
On Monday, April 22, 2002, at 12:47 , Terry K. wrote: > Figure this--- > > The engine weigh's ( complete ) 285 Lbs. > The trans, and the rear end weighs 134Lbs. > > How much does a Vanagon Weigh? > > 4400, or something like that? > > I'll give you the benefit of the doubt----subtract 1000 lbs, for the > engine, trans, and rear end--plus the sheet metal you are going to > remove----that leaves 3300 lbs.---empty > > Now what are you going to be pulling this trailer with? > > You say you put a DT-466 International diesel engine in your > Van?-----:>) > > Wild idea---bad application--not enough go-tain to pull it--- > > ______________ > |[ ] [ ] [ ]\ > | | | | > ~~~ ~||-(())----(())-| > > Terry-- > > "Zoom, Zoom, Zoom" > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > http://community.webtv.net/CTONLINE/TerrysHighOnLife > |
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