6 people in the van weigh more than 720 pounds & 
FWIW I have carried over a ton of bagged dirt in 
a Vanagon, it takes longer to stop with weight (basic physics).

Rob
becida@comcast.net

At  3/26/2011 12:26 PM, Ed Lloyd wrote:

>At about 54 cubic feet (18 bags), I believe I 
>can get them all in the Van.  Last year I bought 
>10 bags by myself and got them all in with no 
>problem.  This time there are 18 bags, which I 
>believe will fit, but the neighbor tells me that 
>there is too much weight and he doesn’t want me to damage the van.
>
>If the bags are 40 pounds each that would come 
>to about 720 pounds of cargo, and we only have 
>about 2 miles of side streets to travel.
>
>What cargo weight limit do you think is 
>maximum?  If the bags are wet they could be 50 pounds or more.
>
>Ed