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Date:         Wed, 4 May 2005 07:39:41 -0400
Reply-To:     Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Greg Potts <Greg@POTTSFAMILY.CA>
Subject:      Re: towing a westfalia
Comments: To: Florian Speier <fspeier@YAHOO.COM>
In-Reply-To:  <20050504064811.8568.qmail@web41528.mail.yahoo.com>
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Hi Florian,

5200 lbs is the Max rated weight for a fully loaded westy. Empty they are closer to 3400 lbs.

I have used a u-haul dolly and a flat trailer on occaision. The dolly is more convenient to tow than the large trailer, but the trailer we rented had surge brakes, which are preferable if you have a lot of hills or traffic.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts Toronto, Ontario, Canada

1973/74/79 Westfakia Conversion **Bob the Tomato** LY3H 1977 Sunroof Automatic L63H/L90D 1988 Vanagon GL 8-passenger Automatic http://www.pottsfamily.ca/westfakia http://www.busesofthecorn.com

On 4-May-05, at 2:48 AM, Florian Speier wrote:

> hi list, > > sorry i pose this question here but the page on btdt > doesnt load on my computer. > as i wrote in my last mail we bought a vanagon in > SoCal and now need to get it into southern oregon. we > have friends driving this route on the weekend with a > navigator so they could tow but we need a trailer or > something, since our enclosed trailer only has an > interior height of 74" > i looked on u-haul but their trailers are for max 4000 > pound cars and their dollies for max 3900pounds. i > read the westfalia is 5200pound? or am i mixing up > full and empty weights here? any ideas where i can get > the equipment before i pump $650 in a commercial > shipper?


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