2500 kg - is total permissible vehicle weight
4500 kg - is total permissible vehicle weight with a braked trailer
1300 kg - is total permissible front axle weight
1360 kg - is total permissible rear axle weight

Looks like you have a 2WD DoKa or a Syncro with a smaller engine.  Most
Syncro have 2.5t trailer ratings.

David Marshall

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-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Kim Brennan
Sent: October 11, 2003 10:28 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Numbers on "european" Doka

I happened to notice a metal plate rivet to the passenger side door
frame (right side). The words are in german and I'm too lazy to
babelfish them...

There are 4 sets of numbers.

2500 kg
4500 kg
1300 kg
1360 kg.

I'm going to presume that the first number is equivalent to the GVWR
(i.e. total weight of the Tristar and its contents). And the last two
are the maximum load on the front wheels and the rear wheels (in that
order.) it's that 2nd number that puzzles me.

4500 kg is over 9000 lbs. This must be, I guess, the maximum towing
capacity (presumably with brakes on the trailer.)

Any body out there that can confirm my suppositions?