weight of a Thing

suntour · Post by **suntour** » Tue Jan 04, 2005 5:41 pm

I have a question about the weight of a Thing.

The specifications state that shipping weight is 1984 but gross vehicle weight is 2954. I think that they are rated to carry around 900 pounds. Is the gross weight including a fully loaded car or just empty curb weight? 2954 just seem way to heavy, there really isn?t much to these cars.

I wish I had a way to weight my car to find out.

Mattt · Post by **Mattt** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 9:42 pm

Take your car with you to the recycling center. I drove mine once to turn in some cans and I strategically parked on the scale. It was somewhere around 2000lb. I'd say that 2984 is total GVW loaded.

suntour · Post by **suntour** » Wed Jan 05, 2005 11:43 pm

Funny you should mention that. I was just at the recycler today dropping off the old roof from my house and they had me park the truck on the scale. The light bulb clicked on?.

I also asked if he ever gets old VW engines. He told me that he gets them in complete condition all the time. If anyone ever needs a core for anything try your local metal recycler. Got the Alternator I am using right now for $5. sold as scrap aluminum and it worked fine.

Chubb Tubb · Post by **Chubb Tubb** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 9:30 am

hay justin wen i look on the facts and figers link it sed tha thing was 1920 pounds curb wait everwhat that mean yer fren chub

Kubelmann · Post by **Kubelmann** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:12 am

Hey Chub you old rednecked fellar. Long time no posts. Did you ever git yer gran dads flat bed running? Pmail me. I spoke with Joe and he asked me to send you a message. K-mann

Chubb Tubb · Post by **Chubb Tubb** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:21 pm

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yer fren chub an cusin bubba to

Kubelmann · Post by **Kubelmann** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:35 pm

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Kubelmann · Post by **Kubelmann** » Thu Jan 06, 2005 10:37 pm

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Jersey Thing · Post by **Jersey Thing** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:15 pm

The gross weight is like 1964 pounds...i saw that on a site somewhere.

Kubelmann · Post by **Kubelmann** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 8:58 pm

Here are are the numbers directly taken from Herr Kubelmann's original Owner's manual.....

Unladen weight (ready for use) 1984 lbs ( 900 kgs)
Vehicle capacity weight 970 lbs (440 kgs)
Gross vehicle weight 2854 lbs. (1340 kgs)
Gross axle weight (front) 1212 lbs ( 550 kgs)
Gross axle weight (rear) 1763 lbs ( 800 kgs)
Permissible trailer weight
trailer without brakes 860 lbs (400 kgs)
trailer with brakes 1433 lbs (650 kgs)
trailer tongue load 55-88 lbs (25-40 kgs)

Undisputable facts.... K-mann

suntour · Post by **suntour** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 9:46 pm

yeah, the curb weight and the gross weight always gets me confused

Kubelmann · Post by **Kubelmann** » Sun Feb 13, 2005 10:06 pm

The idea is that Curb Weight should never be greater than GVC
(Grosss Vehicle Weight) (The maximum total weight a single car can handle)

Curb weight is the total weight of a car with its current gas tank, passenger load and cargo.

GVC is the weight that a car can handle with all fluid filled added to max passengers and the maximum car's cargo ~ loaded to the max with max passengers, baggage and all the stuff inside the car. K-mann