Recent content by JRhetts

My rig is SOLD … to an adventurous couple with plans to drive around the world. I got so much out of designing, building, and driving this rig that it has been very hard for me to move on, but life forces that even when you are reluctant. I offer SINCERE, heartfelt thanks to the many sources of...

Because a number of people have asked: CLEANLINESS- We all know organization is important, esp. to find something vital in the heat of an emergency. And while I am not at all convinced that cleanliness is in fact a path to religious salvation, it too can be a matter of safety as well as...

My rig is SOLD … to an adventurous couple with plans to drive around the world. I got so much out of designing, building, and driving this rig that it has been very hard for me to move on, but life forces that even when you are reluctant. I offer SINCERE, heartfelt thanks to the many sources of...

Just short of 54,000 on the odo

See my reply on this thread https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/fuso-fm260-based-expedition-vehicle.219513/

YES on both counts

I confess I cannot follow all the details you have included. But after 150,000 miles with hydronic systems, I'll nevertheless suggest that you have an airlock [air bubble] in your loop. You migh add [as I did] an aux circulating pump with enough flow/pressure to clear any such. YMMV.

Like westyss, I have my hydronic furnace tied into the truck coolant system - incl. to be able to make hot water or house heat while driving. That also allows the truck radiator to be the pressure relief point for the hydronic furnace when the furnace is running. I do not ever run my hydronic...

After a couple hundred thousand overlanding miles in a number of different vehicles, I have to join the chorus of: "an 8x8 is not necessarily what you actually need" [certainly not for load carrying] and "an 8x8 will present significant - if not extreme - limitations on where you can actually...

I have had several inquiries about the [driving] view from the cab. For both driver and co-pilot, it is expansive.

??? I do not understand your comment.

I just listed this a few min ago. https://expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/fuso-fm-260-expedition-rig.225063/

SOLD … … NOW FOR SALE - in Bend, Oregon After a lot of soul searching and definitely some agony, I have decided to sell my expedition rig. Pride of design and build, very fond memories of wonderful trips, and just plain resistance to accept that a big chapter of my life is really past — all...

SOLD … … FUSO FM-260 Expedition Vehicle for Sale in Bend, Oregon The overarching design goals were to: • create the functional equivalent of the fabled European expedition vehicles, • with a US-legal truck, •at a significantly lower cost than the Euro-manufacturers. Mission...

Another "I forgot to mention: "that having a p-t that you can securely close [mine is 8ga stainless panels that lock from the house side] allows much more secure RORO shipping and other storage. Though of course a simple chainsaw can in a moment cut a hole in the side of any modern EV house. My...