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danielheff
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Joined: January 22, 2016
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Location: San Diego, CA
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The heaviest I could possibly get mine is 5750#
85 full camper, Yakima on the top full of clothes, water tank full, RMW swing outs and bumper, velocirax bike rack and 4 bikes off the back. Wife 2 kids and a dog. Weighed on an un-manned weigh station near the Humboldt Redwoods.
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TomInAlaska
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Joined: June 02, 2007
Posts: 386
Location: Anchorage, Ak
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| Posted: Tue Oct 31, 2023 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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~3850lbs
'84 tintop with 160lb driver, no middle seat, lightweight custom rear seat, weekender cabinets, a second battery/house power setup, a thule T2 bike rack, misc tools and spare fluids and parts, and about a half a tank of gas.
Took as load of junk to the brand new waste transfer station here in town and saw that it has scales for the residential lanes and couldn't help but take advantage. For science. 
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'73 Super Beetle (resto-mod/rally look, 1776)
'84 GL adventure van project (1.9L, 4speed) https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=755844&highlight= |
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Heli-mech
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Joined: February 11, 2008
Posts: 44
Location: Halifax, N.S.
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| Posted: Wed Feb 03, 2021 12:44 pm Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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1981 air-cooled westfalia.
EJ25 Subaru swap. Water cooled conversion, dual 12v start batteries, dual 6v 240ah agm camping batteries, furnace, truck fridge, full interior, 16" rims, full size spare, driver and 1/2 tank of fuel.
4500lbs |
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Alluvial Van
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Joined: November 10, 2012
Posts: 132
Location: San Diego, CA
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| Posted: Fri Jun 12, 2020 3:38 pm Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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| 1989 Carat automatic with 2.5L Subaru, 15” BFGs, and 1/3 tank fuel = 4350 lbs. l |
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Syncro Jael
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Joined: December 19, 2013
Posts: 2204
Location: Utah
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| Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 6:53 pm Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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1987 Syncro Westfalia NAHT
Full of Fuel, Water, Camping Gear.
Extra Fuel Tank 12 gal, Diesel Heater Tank Full 4 gal.
Dometic Fridge Freezer Full.
Tools, Recovery Gear, EJ25.
Me, wife, and dog up front.
Last weight on the scales: Front 2960 Rear 3120 Total 6080
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Subaru EJ25 Forged Frankenmotor, Triple Knob.
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drj434343
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Joined: January 31, 2016
Posts: 401
Location: Portland, OR
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| Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 1:46 pm Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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2WD manual Westy, EJ22, teak cabinets, RMW swing arm with storage box, 2 guys in the front seat, 1/4 fuel, 3/4 water
5500 total
2750 front
2750 rear |
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0to60in6min
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Joined: November 27, 2006
Posts: 3416
Location: OR & CA (Oregon/California)
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| Posted: Mon Sep 30, 2019 8:31 am Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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| Syncro tintop, driver only, empty except some spare parts and tools, no heavy bumpers, 2.1 WBX engine, 4020 lbs. |
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danbar
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Joined: October 16, 2011
Posts: 464
Location: North Bend, WA
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 10:54 am Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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I finally got mine weighed a couple weeks ago. Syncro hightop camper, fully loaded for a surf weekend, no passengers but with two dogs it was 5200lbs. I think I can trim that down a bit pretty easily. There's a lot of things that came in the van that I've never audited. There's definitely things that I've never used.
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16CVs 
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Joined: February 22, 2004
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Location: Redwood City, California
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| Posted: Sun Sep 22, 2019 9:43 am Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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My Syncro Tristar work truck with less then half a tank and me not in it weighs in at just over 5700 pounds.
I’m glad I don’t pay reg based on actual weight.
Stacy
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jimf909
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Joined: April 03, 2014
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Location: WA/ID
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| Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 6:20 pm Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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My van put on weight recently...
2017 - 5,080 lbs (on 23 state trip)
2019 - 4,980 lbs
2019 - 4,800 lbs
2019 - 5,560 lbs (?!?!...fully loaded for a trip: two people, full tank of gas, full water tank, two bicycles, inflatable kayak, gear for a camping trip by boat, etc., etc. ) All the weight gain on the rear axle due to two RMW swing outs (one with two bikes, the other with a utility box, no gasoline or spare tire in the rear)
I drove across windy central WA and OR to Bend last week and it still drives reasonably well but the weight is noticed. I'd like to put it on a diet but the swing outs are one of my favorite features of the van (they carry loads but they make it very easy to get into the hatch).
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Current: 1990 Westy Camper - Bostig RG4, 2wd, manual trans w/Peloquin, NAHT high-top, 280 ah LFP battery, 160 watts solar, Flash Silver, seam rust, bondo, etc., etc.
Past: 1985 Westy Camper - 1.9 wbx, 2wd, manual trans, Merian Brown, (sold after 17 years to Northwesty who converted it to a Syncro). |
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Kombi
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Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
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| Posted: Sat Sep 21, 2019 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: Weight? What does yours weigh? |
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Bringing this back from the past
Weighed in last week.
Full tank gas, 20L of water (5 Gallons)
'87 Syncro - coverted with Westfalia top, fridge stove cabinet, no rear cabinet, full width bed and 2.5L Subaru
4545lbs (without driver or passengers)
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hans j
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Location: Salt Lake City UT
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1986 Syncro Westy, mostly loaded: Driver and passenger, ALH TDI, mostly full diesel tank, two full size spares (55 pounds each) on rear bumper, extra weight added to simulate load.
I'll be able to jack the individual corners with the new suspension to be able to balance it out.
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msewalson
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Location: Grand Junction, Colorado
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87 Syncro which started out life as a tin top but now has a westy top and custom kitchen cabinet came in at 4100 lbs empty.
Matt
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SSWesty
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Location: Bellevue
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4,950 for a full westy loaded for Moab adventures
From my Moab trip report http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=594213
"One more item I forgot to mention that in "Moab" travel mode we tipped the scales at 4,950 pounds loaded with fuel, water and supplies. My wife and I make up about 390 of those pounds and other extras for this trip probably weighed around 180 pounds. Extras for this trip were a 2nd spare, 3-4 gallons of extra water in a metal jerry can, 10 gallons of extra fuel in metal jerry cans, metal sand ladders, and a scissor jack as secondary jack." |
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IdahoDoug
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Rolled over a scale today. 2WD Wolfsburg automatic with about 50lbs of stuff in it and my 180lb carcass weighed 3620. So, 3390 curb weight. That was low on fuel, too. For reference, I pulled the A/C out of mine a while ago - all overhead ducts and the compressor.
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Jake de Villiers
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| Jon_slider wrote: |
> has no relevance to the subject at hand
You can lead a horse to water, but you cant make him Think! |
Umm, that's what I was trying to say! An empty 3/4 ton pickup truck with driver has the majority of its weight on the front wheels, whereas fully loaded it is the rear which is carrying most of the weight. This has no relevance to the weight distribution of my Vanagons as posted.
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thummmper
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Location: Meadow Valley, California Republic
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3460# round town--add 400# for me and my gear for the sequoias.
2.2 suby gl 1990
a ford excursion nears 10k. my cousins 4 door smokarado is 9k empty.
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Jon_slider
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> has no relevance to the subject at hand
You can lead a horse to water, but you cant make him Think! |
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PDXWesty
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Jake de Villiers
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