Date:         Wed, 5 Mar 2008 14:23:54 -0800
Reply-To:     Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
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From:         Scott Daniel - Shazam <scottdaniel@TURBOVANS.COM>
Subject:      Re: weight of poptop?
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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50 lbs roughly.
Depends on how you mean.
Do you mean what is the lift up weight at the front with it hinged at the
back ? or total weight as in shipping cost weight ? ( I shipped the whole
thing to Alaska for a guy - that was a packing job and a half.  Went by
barge too. )

I'll tell you this- if one of the cables for counter springs in the bars is
broken, it's like pressing 140 lbs over your head, far harder to do than one
would expect. Or at least a hundred lbs.  it's hard to do. 
The coil counter springs have a large affect.  
Scott
www.turbovans.com




-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Mark Drillock
Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:27 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: weight of poptop?

Not nearly as much as most people might think.

Mark

Michael Elliott wrote:
> How much that thing weigh?
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> KG6RCR
>


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