[tcb] Re: She's so heavy
- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sat, 26 Jan 2013 08:07:59 -0800 (PST)
Well, as an old pilot, the FAA says to calculate your weight and balance as 170
pounds per adult passenger. So, 5 X 170 is = ? plus the weight of the driver.
And there you have it. I can just picture Julie driving along in a DC with 5
guys riding with her.
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From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
To: "tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sat, January 26, 2013 9:10:09 AM
Subject: [tcb] Re: She's so heavy
Oh yes, you reminded me, I forgot to say plus the weight of 5 men that will
always be riding with me.
So I am just a worry wart, I guess.
On Jan 26, 2013, at 8:47 AM, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Julie: That thing is a one-ton truck. VW busses with the later running gear
and the 1500 engine were all designed for a one-ton payload. One of my
favorite
VW factory ads shows a DC loaded with 5 men riding in the cab going to a
construction site hauling a cement mixer and loaded to the top of the side
gates
with bags of concrete. One of my favorite stories about a SC came from a
neighbor when I was restoring one. He said he once worked in the oil fields
and
they would load up a SC with pipe fittings in the morning with all they could
physically load on the bed and head out to field for delivery.
>
>I will guarantee you they had more than one ton on those trucks in both cases.
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>Summary: There ain't no way you are going to oveload that truck with camping
>gear. Performance may suffer, but you aren't gonna overload it.
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From: Julie <julie.hey.ho.lets.go@xxxxxxxxx>
>To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
>Sent: Sat, January 26, 2013 8:16:15 AM
>Subject: [tcb] She's so heavy
>
>I have so many ideas about filling Sonne's bed up but then I wonder how much
>weight is too much? I figure on short drives, from town and back, extra
>weight
>can be handled. But I am more concerned about the big trips. If in her bed I
>have a humongous cooler that weighs 45lbs empty and then 2 big utility/tool
>chests that weigh 60lbs each empty then add in the weight of the
>ice/food/supplies/tools/extra parts plus the weight of the hoops and canvas.
>
>
>I am not really concerned about having a back seat so I guess I could shuffle
>some of this weight more into the middle by carrying some of this weight in
>the
>back half of the cab.
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>Plus I am planning on things that beef up her bumpers and a roof rack and a
>larger gas tank all which will be adding more weight.
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>
>I never plan on having what would have been a stock engine for a 1960 but will
>always have a 1600 or larger engine. The plan is to steal all of the running
>gear off Blitzen so the 1776, dual carbs, power assisted disc brakes, freeway
>flyer tranny with gear reduction boxes. (This does not mean that Blitzen will
>not be rebuilt, just that he will be more stock like, probably.).
>
>
>Should I worry? Do I need some badass shocks? Too much weight for long
>hauls?
>In the heat of summer? Climbing up mountains? What's a girl to do?
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