On Mar 5, 2008, at 2:12 PM, Mark Drillock wrote:

> The main section weighs about 120 pounds I'd say. Come on over and we
> can weigh one if you like.

I will be waiting for the full report!

Mr. BZ-is this a wiki related issue?

>
> Mark
>
> mike elliott wrote:
>> It's shipping weight. How much it would weigh if put on a scales.
>> What a
>> fish scales would say if you tied the poptop to it and lifted it,
>> and then
>> stood next to it, squinting in the sunlight, waiting to have your
>> picture
>> taken as if it was a really big fish or something.
>>
>> 250? that seems high for a bathtub made of fiberglass!
>>
>>
>> On Wed, Mar 5, 2008 at 12:29 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam <
>> scottdaniel@turbovans.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 250 lbs roughly.
>>> Depends on how you mean.
>>> Do you mean what is the lift up weight at the front with it
>>> hinged at the
>>> back ?
>>> or total weight as in shipping cost weight ? ( I shipped the
>>> whole thing
>>> to
>>> Alaska for a guy - that was a packing job and a half.  Went by
>>> barge too.
>>> )
>>>
>>> I'll tell you this- if one of the cables for counter springs in
>>> the bars
>>> is
>>> broken, it's like pressing 140 lbs over your head, far harder to
>>> do than
>>> one
>>> would expect. Or at least a hundred lbs.  it's hard to do.
>>> The coil counter springs have a large affect.
>>> Scott
>>> www.turbovans.com
>>>
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On
>>> Behalf Of
>>> Michael Elliott
>>> Sent: Wednesday, March 05, 2008 12:16 PM
>>> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>>> Subject: weight of poptop?
>>>
>>> How much that thing weigh?
>>>
>>>