In my '86 900T I loaded just over half a ton of decorative stone. That bottomed out the springs, though, and we decided it was a bit much for the 10 mile trip home. So we unloaded a bit and I drove home with 1/3 ton (about 650 lbs, 300 kg) of rock in the back. It rode plenty low but I drove carefully and it hardly bottomed out at all.
Gary
I hauled a roll of carpet that went from the dash out the back of my old 1975 99. I also hauled my 1971 96 over 300 miles on a car dolly behind my 1978 EMS. You couldn't see what was towing the 96 from behind! The looks I got as people passed "the phantom tow vehicle!"
-Rich
Funny you should mention that ... Several years ago I was outside the main entrance at Sydney's Westmead Hospital when a mustard Datsun 180B parked right outside the main doors - totally illegally 'cos it's an ambulance bay. It had about 200 old fence palings lashed directly onto the roof - no racks or anything. The driver got out & was met by a security man who explained that he couldn't park there. Nearly ten minute later, just as the security man said well you'll have to move it, the palings flattened the entire roof onto the dash and rear parcel shelf, leaving the window frames surprisingly intact. Under the circumstances, I suppose "well I can't move it now" was an appropriate response! Cheers
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