Date:         Tue, 4 Jun 2002 12:38:04 -0400
Reply-To:     David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         David Beierl <dbeierl@ATTGLOBAL.NET>
Subject:      Re: Weigh your Westy...
Comments: To: Ward Smith <wsmith@SAN.RR.COM>
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At 12:27 PM 6/4/2002, Ward Smith wrote:
>GVWR:  LB 5160  GVAR:   LB  Front:   2425    Rear:  2866
>
>So, this tells me that the total weight of a watercooled Westy (Pop-Top)
>should be 5,160 pounds. To confirm this, I lifted the bus up in the air, and
>sure enough, the doctor said my X-Rays looked like I lifted a 2.5 ton
>vehicle above my head.
>
>The explanation of the front+rear weights not equalling the total weight can
>only be explained by the 2 swivel tables moving around while The front and
>rear wheels are lifted.

Those are maximum weight ratings, first for the whole vehicle and then for
each axle.  So if you load the rear to 2866 lb you can only load the front
to 2294 lb to stay within the Gross Vehicle Weight Rating.

david


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David Beierl - Providence, RI
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'84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
'85 GL "Poor Relation"