I love the story about the fellow that found lots of nice clean bricks at the landfill and loaded up a bunch to build a patio. He was careful not to get too many and although he quit at about three layers thick in the rear floor space his van wouldn’t move from the spot in the soft soil he was parked. Seems his clutch would just slip and the van wouldn’t move out of its own depressions in the soil. He concluded that the failure of his clutch was a safety factor so you wouldn’t be killing yourself or anyone else when the overloaded van wouldn’t stop. Stan Wilder High Performance Ceramic Coatings www.engineceramics.com -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Robert Campbell Sent: Sunday, November 14, 2004 9:46 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Weight Capacity
Volks, I just took some stuff the landfill yesterday.... I was weighed going in and out.... Going in, I was 4400 lbs -- leaving, I was 3900 pounds. So, if you substract my wieght (200 lbs), the weight of my 1991 Carat (Automatic, non-camper), is: 3700 pounds. Your results may vary..... -Robert
------ Original Message ------ Received: Sun, 14 Nov 2004 10:21:25 AM EST From: Robert Cardo <rrecardo@WEBTV.NET> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Weight Capacity
Dennis, I'm curious, What is the actual GVWR of any Vanagon? The Syncro only has heavier rated springs. The hubs and axles are not any beefier. Same thing with a Westfalia. It isn't any different than a GL in weight carrying capacity. And now your talking about a worn out vehicle with the springs that came on it when it was built, and more than likely only 3/4th's of the original ride height. I'd like to see this Van carrying 1800 lbs. The rocker panels will be scraping the asphalt clean, or polishing the tops of the wheel wells. RC ---"Typically, the Westies have room for ~1,400 pounds and passenger vans ~ 1,800 pounds. Make sue the tires are rated at or above the axle ratings. Dennis"---
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