Date:         Tue, 4 Jun 2002 21:35:55 -0500
Reply-To:     Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         Joel Walker <jwalker17@EARTHLINK.NET>
Organization: not likely
Subject:      Re: Curb wieght of a fat Westy
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> that much more capacity. According to my registration, the empty
weight of
> my camper is 3,115 lbs.

from the truck scales at Starving Marvin truck stop,  exit 76 on
I-59/20 in Alabama

1987 vanagon camper, full fuel tank, resident fattass sitting in
driver's seat, 70lbs of tools in rear ...

steering axle (front) - 2260 lbs (told you he was fattass). :)
driving axle (rear)  - 1960 lbs
gross weight - 4220 lbs.

now fattass weighs about 270 lbs. and 16 gallons of fuel weighs 96
lbs.
so you can figure or not the empty weight of the bus.

that weight was done on the first two scale pads  ... they have three
big pads .. one for the front wheels (steering axle) of the truck, a
2nd one for the rear double axles (driving axles) of the truck part,
and a looooong third pad for the trailer. i parked the van on the
first two ... front wheels on the first pad, rear wheels on the second
pad.

joel