Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 20:52:20 -0700
Reply-To: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Subject: Re: On weight
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I love the way they leave the scales on even when the "Closed" sign is up.
We used to take race cars to the scales and do the four corner weights in
the olden days :-) Now you can buy scales very reasonably.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Alistair Bell" <albell@uvic.ca>
To: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 8:41 PM
Subject: Re: On weight
> this last summer, my fully loaded '82 westy (plus canoe on top) had a
> total weight of 2365 kg as measured on a weigh scale in Kamloops.
> Agilis 61 tires, 50 psi rear, 46 front.
>
> This was a quick weighing did not do front and rear axles separately.
>
> I have weighed van locally (the roadside scales seem to be left on even
> when no one is at home), I posted my results on list before, here it is
> again:
>
> Rolled the front wheels on: 980 kg
> Entire van: 1850 kg
> Rear wheels: 870 kg
>
> As is, that's a 53/47 weight distribution.
>
> subtract "cargo" from front weight:
>
> approx 50 litres of fuel, about 37 kg.
> human, about 90 kg
>
> gives:
>
> 853 kg front
> 1723 kg all
> 870 kg rear (assumed the same)
>
>
> which results in an approx. 50/50 distribution
>
>
> note: its an '82 westy diesel, converted to gas.
>
> Alistair
>
> '82 westy, diesel converted to gas in '94
> http://www.members.shaw.ca/albell/
>
>
> On 2-Oct-05, at 8:18 PM, Jake de Villiers wrote:
>
> Thanks Jim, now what are your tires and your tire pressures. Jake
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Jim Arnott" <jrasite@eoni.com>
> To: "Jake de Villiers" <crescentbeachguitar@TELUS.NET>
> Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Sunday, October 02, 2005 8:12 PM
> Subject: Re: On weight
>
>
> > Weighed my diesel Westy two days ago.
> >
> > Two adults in front, 100# dog in back. 50% water in fresh water tank,
> > about a gallon of propane. Loaded for a weekend camping. 35# ice chest
> > on roof rack. 1/2 tank of fuel.
> >
> > Front: 2500
> > Rear: 2250
> > Total: 4750
> >
> > Jim
> >
> > "We need a revolution."
> > "Keep saying that and we'll need a lawyer, assuming they let us have
> > one."
> >
> > Jan Steinman <www.Bytesmiths.com>
> >
> >
>
>
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