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Leo the 6 bolts would concern me that he's not getting the van he thinks he's getting...IF it is a light wieght van and driven with heavy weight loads....the 200,000 some odd miles it about due for some underside work..as in bushings tie rods and ball joints.

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Agreed Chef..now when you say "empty curb weight" i'll assume thats NOT with you or anything inside..basically the shell? Yes-No?

My last carrier had reefer vans.....had a decent customer list as well....there is a market for them... some of these CR loads can go on a cargo van. I would imagine some vans/sprinters could also be Tval and be WG.

Most carriers will get you to empty weigh...full tank of fuel and your gear and yourself...so the payload will vary from van to van...example if you weigh out at 6,000lbs subtract 8600..payload would be 2600 Lbs.... My Sprimter is 8550 GVW and we empty weigh at 6400...leaving a 2150 payload...

"The van is a G-2500 according to the title and the GVW on the side of the door says 9600 pounds" Chef....why does his door sticker say this and the title?....:confused:

My first van was a Dodge van 98 3/4T with a factory upgrade to a 1 ton....8 bolt system and upgraded brake system. Rotors were huge compared to 6 bolt system..7700lb GVW adding an extra spring will NOT raise your LEGAL manufacturers recommended GVW but ..... outside of extra load...

A reefer cargo van i'd suspect..

Why reset the computer? I don't reset my 05...just let it rollover

just watched the weather channel appears 90% or better are out...hope the rest get out and then Gustav can wash it away...

am here am here..let the bells ring out and the people cheer... I am HERE!! *LOL*

In the last 10 years or so with BOTH levels of government in Canada tighten the noose on the social cash..it's been a slow move to more to the center then liberal...I think they've realized a completely social system is too costly...

Welfare is a provincial responsibility and the then Mike Harris premier of Ontario was the bad guy...made people work for thier money, made kids stay in school till 18 if they did drop out the parents were responsible for them....the drop out rate really dropped...because the welfare was...

They say(experts) the "UP" side is the worst side if its just a bit west at landfall...N.O will be in bad shape...

Speaking of humoUr....:D Welcome to The Ontario VanMan for President WebSite

undocumented worker sounds like we are soft on immigration... Just like I can't call Greg a short a$$ nows he's height challenged!!!:rolleyes:

with about 60 hours till landfall it's dead on target for N.O. And no real prospect for much movement left or right.

Went to 4 different Wally Centers all said the same thing...they carry them but not till winter just before Christmas...

In the mid 80's I was trying to raise 3 kids the recession was about over but cost me my high paying job when Firestone folded and everyone downsized...I tossed newspapers at night and picked fruit in Niagara by day...I was about the only white guy out there! We lived in a low income part of...

*LOL* smarta$$....Canadians don't get mad, they hand out welfare checks!!:rolleyes: