Recent content by Beardy

I have had the 36v Makita saw for about 3 years and carry it in a canvas bag inside the canopy It has been used a lot and leak leak any oil so would be happy to stow it anywhere

Charge your starter battery and leave it disconnected from the system to see if it holds charge, a good chance it is done and the solar panel has been hiding that up until now

From recollection the ARB twin is a 100% duty cycle. The other good feature with them is they are two independently wired single compressors joined with a manifold so if one were to fail you still can use the compressor

If you get this style of runner you don’t need any angle just a ply base...

At the tank outlet fit a tee piece and add clear hose tubing up the side of the tank to sight the water capacity

I have a Makita 2x18v saw and love it . I also have two larger Stihl petrol saws for bigger jobs but the Makita is still a fine saw and would buy again without hesitation

I don’t know how it goes over there but here the bin at ARB is full of brand new bumpers from fitting bullbars. That is where mine is

I would rather bed them in a polyurethane adhesive like Sika or Simpsons. Primarily because it will prevent rubbing between the two surfaces or rattling later on but also it will be so much easier. If you think it needs more bonding surface contact you could cut some flat bar and fit like your...

Righto, makes more sense now. I am looking to start a build soon with a single cab. Am heading up to ATW to have a closer look in the next couple of weeks Love to see a bit more information on where you are heading with this build.

Nice I will be watching this build with interest. Have you designed your kinetic frame yet?

The manufacture of my Lithium battery does not recommend me connecting any other battery with it other than another identical one. They don’t even recommend a different size lithium of their own brand can be connected to it. I know this because I wanted to increase my capacity and they were out...

Just FYI I haven’t tried it myself but others who are interested in them are saying 110-120k AU when you spec one up on our local configurator. A bit of coin to drop on an untested vehicle

We spend most of our time in remote desert country, so are usually using water from a jerrycan

Very nice setup, can I ask where you got the cab pass through from? I am looking to do the same

We heat water on the stove and use a collapsible bucket with one of these Companion rechargeable showers...