VANAGON archives -- September 2009, week 4 (#139)

Date: Wed, 23 Sep 2009 16:07:07 -0700 Reply-To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com> From: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM> Subject: Re: Lost the post with the cute little vanagon trailers.... Comments: To: pdooley <psdooley@VERIZON.NET> In-Reply-To: <0KQG00C4R44XXP62@vms173007.mailsrvcs.net> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed

On 9/23/2009 3:36 PM pdooley wrote:

> With all the cooling and power steering system and shifter mechanism, > accelerator, dash, seats, carpets/sound deadening, AC, windshield > wipers, wiring harness, ebrake, gas tank, etc. stripped, the weight > would come in pretty low, I would bet below 2000lbs.

Seems a bit heavy for the Vanagon to haul? Or have I been indoctrinated by this age where pickup pops routinely purchase F350's to haul a diamond-plate toolbox with a broom in it?

-- Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana") 74 Westrailia: (Ladybug Trailer company, San Juan Capistrano, Calif.) Bend, OR KG6RCR

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