> > After all these 'discussions' on tires I was wondering if anyone was >> using their Vanagon as a work truck? >> > >Probably not very common practice in the US, being that the stupid "chicken >tax" kept us from getting proper windowless, carpetless, work truck variants >here. I've been using mine as an occasional work vehicle lately as it >actually gets better gas mileage than the '79 3/4ton Dodge van I normally >use. I don't haul anything heavy around in it though-- just a couple >ladders, a few boxes/reels of wire, and my tools. If I'm doing serious >electrical work I take the Dodge, mostly because it's already loaded with >750-odd pounds of all the parts, fittings, and tools I MIGHT need. I'd >actually consider replacing it with a Vanagon if I could get one of those >bare-bones 1.6 turbo diesel panel vans they DIDN'T sell here. Why not buy a bus, fit a diesel and strip the interior out? Vans with no side or rear windows are plain dangerous (no visibility in parking & traffic), so a normal stripped van would be far better. To save damage to the sides & floor, fit hardboard or thin ply side panels and make a wooden floor to spread loads. Beware, added flooring traps moisture... rust. -- Andrew Grebneff Dunedin New Zealand Fossil preparator <andrew.grebneff@stonebow.otago.ac.nz> Seashell, Macintosh, VW/Toyota van nut HUMANITY: THE ULTIMATE VON NEUMANN MACHINE DEMOCRACY: RULE BY THE LOWEST COMMON DENOMINATOR |
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