I once had 18 sheets of 3/4" OSB on top of my van(killer roof rack to support all that weight!) and I would deem that a tad too much weight. The springs agreed with me. I only drove it 4 miles home and didn't go any faster than 35 mph. If you've got reinforced sidewall tires on your van, I say you're good to go..... DM&FS 02:26 PM 3/26/2011, Ed Lloyd wrote: >The local High School is selling 3 cubic foot >bags of mulch, with an additional delivery >charge of $20. My neighbor and I always buy >some, and I offered to pick it up in the Vanagon to save us some money. > >At about 54 cubic feet (18 bags), I believe I >can get them all in the Van. Last year I bought >10 bags by myself and got them all in with no >problem. This time there are 18 bags, which I >believe will fit, but the neighbor tells me that >there is too much weight and he doesn’t want me to damage the van. > >Looking in the driver’s manual talks about >gross weight, weight per axle, etc, but doesn’t tell me how much I can carry. > >If the bags are 40 pounds each that would come >to about 720 pounds of cargo, and we only have >about 2 miles of side streets to travel. > >What cargo weight limit do you think is >maximum? If the bags are wet they could be 50 pounds or more. > >Ed |
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