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Date:         Wed, 23 Sep 2009 19:39:46 -0400
Reply-To:     Michael Snow <slowmachine82@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Michael Snow <slowmachine82@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>
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On Wed, Sep 23, 2009 at 6:36 PM, pdooley <psdooley@verizon.net> wrote: > A pretty good while back people on the list were discussing making a 2 axle > trailer from a vanagon body, basically removing the drive train and interior > and keeping everything else.

Aside from the novelty aspect, this seems incredibly foolish. My '82 owner's manual says that the maximum towed load is 1000 pounds. A lightweight, single axle trailer is handy for hauling large and/or dirty stuff. I cringe every time I see photos of a Vanagon being towed by another Vanagon. I see more of them on the German web sites than anywhere else. It seems patently unsafe to me. My second car is a Toyota Tundra 4x4. It has just enough towing capacity for a Vanagon on a car hauler, and towing like this is not comfortable for anything but short distances. There is no way for a Vanagon to do this safely.

-- Michael Snow 1982 Westfalia 1.9TD http://slowmachine82.blogspot.com/


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