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Date:         Mon, 14 Jul 2003 22:20:11 -0700
Reply-To:     Richard Barker <gezuvor@HOTMAIL.COM>
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From:         Richard Barker <gezuvor@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: da'lan hitch
Comments: To: David Brodbeck <gull@GULL.US>
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My '75 Rabbit is stripped for the track and weighs 1800 lbs dry. The
trailer weighs another 800 easy. The tongue weight is what will raise
the nose of the Vanagon up a bit, shouldn't be more than 10% of the
total weight. I think you can fudge the total weight numbers, but not by
1000 lbs.


YMMV,


~Rich


-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf
Of David Brodbeck
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 5:51 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: [VANAGON] da'lan hitch




----- Original Message -----
From: "Mark Dorm" <mark_hb@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 14, 2003 7:44 PM
Subject: Re: da'lan hitch




> well how much does a small car weigh?


My Honda Civic hatchback weighs 2,390 pounds empty according to the
specs.
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