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 Andy
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| posted on March 22nd, 2003 at 10:48 PM |
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How heavy is a Bay Bus??
Well I was shocked today. Took a load to the tip and they weigh you on the way in and again on the way out. Andy weighed 1580kg!! They assure me the
scale is accurate. I though Bay window bus’s were lighter than that??
Andy was empty besides a few tools/spares, the roof rack, and a full tank. All that would have to be MUCH less than 200kg, so that leaves 1380kg for a
bare and empty bus.
Anyone else had their bus weighed??
Oh, Andy’s a ’77 2L manual bus.
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| posted on March 23rd, 2003 at 06:26 AM |
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Hi Andy
I had to get my bus weighed when I installed the pop top, I had to get an engineers certificate and a new weight figure to make it leagle, (RTA) I
remember it was someware around the figure you quoted, mine is a 77 as well.
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| posted on March 23rd, 2003 at 11:35 AM |
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gee, i never knew they were that heavy, how much does a split weigh then?
Jon
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| posted on March 23rd, 2003 at 12:44 PM |
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the original glovebox handbook out of a 76 says the following UNLADEN weights:
kombi 1170
delivery 1150
pickup 1160
dual cab 1200
microbus 1280
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| posted on March 23rd, 2003 at 04:35 PM |
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My Split Screen container van weighs 1496kg's this has been weighed at the tip many times
Keeping it real !
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| posted on March 23rd, 2003 at 07:44 PM |
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Thanks Guy's. So Andy's 300kg over weight!! Don't know where all the extra weight is, Bog maybe and a few too many coats of paint???
:o
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| posted on March 24th, 2003 at 08:19 AM |
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Unloaded and loaded weights on the side of my bus:
1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper
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| posted on March 24th, 2003 at 08:34 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by baybuscamperkid
the original glovebox handbook out of a 76 says the following UNLADEN weights:
kombi 1170
delivery 1150
pickup 1160
dual cab 1200
microbus 1280
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Something wrong there.
I took Daisy to the tip the other day (to dump rubbish - NOT Daisy) and i was 1800 with junk and 1600 with out.
Futue te ipsum!!!
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| posted on March 24th, 2003 at 11:57 AM |
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T3 Kombis are a bit bigger and heavier than T2 Kombis Barry! Roomier too, and just as cool of course. There are 4 pages of reasons why T3s are cool in
the latest issue of Zeitschrift (which I wrote)
My '74 Campmobile's rego papers say it weighs 1350 kg, but I bet it's much more than that. Which tip did you go to? I will have to go
to Menai tip if they have a weighbridge, and see for myself.
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| posted on March 24th, 2003 at 12:07 PM |
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:bounce:bounce YES!! lets have a CRUISE to the tip one day, get rid of rubbish & find out how much our vehicles weigh & enjoy the look on the
guy at the weighbridges face:bounce
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| posted on March 24th, 2003 at 01:58 PM |
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There are 4 pages of reasons why T3s are cool in the latest issue of Zeitschrift
:bounce :bounce :bounce :bounce
Which tip did you go to - the one at north ryde at the end of Wicks Road
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| posted on March 25th, 2003 at 06:54 PM |
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So at 1165kg, an Austin 1800 is heavier than either a delivery or a single cab! :o
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| posted on March 25th, 2003 at 07:06 PM |
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Yes, thay are very light, especially considering the 1 ton pay load (some were rated to 1.2), but does anyone have a std kombi that only weighs what
the book says, or is it an unachievable goal?
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| posted on March 26th, 2003 at 10:09 PM |
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In dry climates, vehicles tend to gain weight as they get older. Repairs, accessories, extra soundproofing and general crap build up. It's a
recognised tendency with aircraft (where it's more critical of course) too. Anywhere that's a bit damp or uses salt on the roads in winter,
vehicles tend to get lighter as they shed their skins as fine brown powder and, eventually, lose substantial pieces of themselves  . Hooray for WA.
Book figures also tend to be dry weights (no fluids) of base models. That said, 1600 kgs does seem high. My evil old forward control Land Rover (lots
of surplus metal) was only 2100, tanked up and with me (90 kg in those far off days) on board ready to go.
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