Date:    Tue, 2 Aug 2005 23:18:40 -0400
From:    Don in North Carolina <vanagondon@GMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: Vanagon tongue wait capacity?

Jim,

From the owners manual - 1986 and up:

Maximum braked trailer weight -    900kg (2,000 lb)
Maximum unbraked trailer weight - 600kg (1,320 lb)
Maximum tongue weight -                 75kg (165 lb)

Note that there is no difference shown between the Syncro and the
passenger= =20 van.  Not sure if the camper supplement shows a lower
number or not.
=20
--=20
Don in Reidsville, NC

 
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Interesting....my owner's manual has a few more variations than the
above and does show differences for the syncro...

Max. tongue weight is consistent 75kg across all models & engines.
Max. unbraked trailer weight is also consistent at 600kgs.

However, for braked trailers, my manual for 2.1L Transporter & Caravelle
differs markedly....

Trailer with brakes (up to 12% gradient)

44kW:
4 speed  : 1500kgs
5 speed  : 1500kgs

57kW,68kW,70kW,82kW : 1500kgs

Turbo Diesel : 1500kgs

Diesel Engine : 1200kgs

Syncro 57kW,82kW : 2000kgs

Syncro 64kW : 1500kgs

Syncro Turbo Diesel : 1500kgs

Syncro 70kW : 2000kgs

Cheers,
Steve O (who also may need hernia surgery before too much longer ;-)
NSW Australia
'92 Transporter WBX Kombi
'00 Transporter Double Cab
'03 Transporter Double Cab (work truck)
'78 Landrover 109 Series 3 Soft top ute (ex-Aust Army)