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 KruizinKombi
A.k.a.: Col
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| posted on July 27th, 2003 at 06:15 PM |
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Yeah, but when the law changes, you can always make a good argument towards the most permissive one. 
Kruizin Kol
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kombi69
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| posted on July 27th, 2003 at 07:25 PM |
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Spook, do NSW coppers have uni degrees? That's pretty spooky!
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PatB
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| posted on July 27th, 2003 at 11:06 PM |
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Don't know about the Eastern States but here in WA the RTA say you can tow what the manufacturer says you can. This is based on the assumption
that the manufacturer did their homework and engineered things properly. If the manufacturer doesn't quote a figure, a fairly conservative figure
is reached based on the tare weight of the towing vehicle. Why conservative? So that, in these litigous times, the Authority doesn't get sued
when some idiot mows down a bus queue whilst towing a Coaster with a mini, having been told it was legal.
Remember, there's a lot more to the dynamics of a towing combination than just power and brakes.
Pat
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Spook
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| posted on July 28th, 2003 at 03:26 AM |
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Coppers uphold the law.
Educated idiots make the law.......
Well my friends are gone & my hair is grey, I ache in the places where I used to play.
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sand kombi
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| posted on July 28th, 2003 at 09:43 PM |
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WEIGHTS
According to haynes
kerb weight p/load max total kg
unladen
micro bus 1380kg 870kg 2250kg
without
driver
kombi:- 1305kg 995kg 2300kg
less driver
but including
seats ?
s/cab 1335kg 965kg 2300kg
(no cover)with driver/with driver
d/cab 1350kg 950kg 2300kg
(no cover)with driver/not includ
ing passen
gers
All have a maxiumtrailer wieght of 800kg with trailer brakes or 600kg without trailer brakes
from HAYNES Manual #226 VW Transporter1972-79 pages 185-186
MIKE.
VW'S DON'T LEAK OIL, THEY JUST LEAVE THEIR MARK !!!
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amazer
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| posted on July 28th, 2003 at 10:47 PM |
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yeah thats what I have got. And I say its crap. A kombi will pull (and stop) 800kgs WITHOUT brakes. I'd rather do repeated stops with a kombi
than my old EF falcon. 2 stops from 80kays towing the fastback and the brakes on it were gooooooooone.
I guess I'm about to have a GVM of near enough 3000kgs. 1280(min) for kombi 410 for trailer, 900 for fastback, 160 of people, + tools + BBQ +
luggage. Makes you wonder how that tiny little gearbox input shaft does it.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
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Andy
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| posted on August 6th, 2003 at 05:23 PM |
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Ok all you edumacated people out there, does anyone know how heavy the back end of a Kombi is (weight over rear axle for 72-79 model)?
Rough guesstimate from above figures, ~1100kg for body ~200kg for engine and GB. So ~550kg front, 750kg rear??
So if you made a trailer out of the rear end you'd expect ~400kg for the trailer (no motor and roof etc removed) and can easily handle ~800kg of
pay load. Sound fair??
Andy
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