I just went to the junkyard with a nearly empty (aside from the junk) '87.   After emptying the junk we tipped the scales at ~4100 pounds. That's with an estimated 250# (me @190 plus kid @30 , plus jack and misc) in there, stock wheels, tires etc.

On Sep 7, 2010, at 7:51 AM, Florian Speier wrote:

> I am shipping my 87 westy currently across the country with a uship
> provider - he is halfway now and saying the van is too heavy, 5000#.
> He agreed to carry van plus 500#, and claims the van should only be
> 3500#. I think a stock  westy weighs more than that - anyone knows?
> 
> Thanks
> FLorian