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Pretty sure if I were those guys in the shop I would sneak into your shed and fit some rail wheels onto your truck. You know what they say about payback ?.

Any more info on the 6 speed with overdrive? I have never heard of this gear box.

And Sitec is correct in that our truck feels underpowered in the hills. Would really benefit from more gears and the 240hp. I would think those 2 things would make a huge difference. Problem is I don't know of a different gear box that fits. The 240hp, well that us supposed to be easy (and if...

I use Chrome, which translates directly. The site is https://ln2-forum.de/index.php and you can post in English. Stefan, one of the admins helps me with the more difficult translations. I ended up finding our truck on https://www.machinio.com/?location=&search=Mercedes+af#results. Not as many...

I think almost. I am not sure but have heard the 917 might have a smaller center hump than our 1120 (both are LN2 trucks). I follow a German LN2 forum and someone there is installing a OM366LA in a 917 and is grafting in the hump from an 1120 to get it to fit. Might make a difference in the...

I hope the WD40 fixed things, we also had a weak starting battery so replaced both of those in Boise (they were 21 months old, with a 18 month warranty). Not sure if the battery had anything to do with it but I do know you can not restart the truck without returning the key to the lock position...

We feel pretty fortunate given what is happening globally. And although we never intended this build to be a "prepper" truck, it is actually well setup for extended stays away from civilization. Actually starting to worry a bit that we may be devolving and becoming socially stunted :rolleyes...

Hindsight being 20/20 the extra 1/4 cab would be nice to allow the seat backs to recline a bit more. In the LN2 models (like ours) the 1 1/4 cabs seem to be pretty rare and I am not sure, but the chassis might be the same length (so smaller habitat, which I would probably not want). One of the...

Ahhh... cab tipping gear. Our truck came standard with the "ArmStrong" option. Really is nice now that we have added sound deadening, air ride seats and the rooftop AC. Looking forward to adding the roof rack as it is about time to up the weight in our training ;).

Although probably completely unrelated I had our start batteries tested and one came back with a warning that it would fail soon. Sort of corresponded with the low voltage I was seeing when I started the truck that morning (temp was just at freezing). So I replaced both in Boise Idaho. Honestly...

Also, just noticing when at idle our voltage drops below 24v, right now it is 23.3. I don't remember the truck doing this, but we rarely idle the truck.

Well, a new problem. Today the column Lock is acting up and not allowing me to remove the key. Kind of a problem as our headlights are always on (guessing it is from firetruck days). Plus our truck will not start unless you turn the key all the way off, the only way to restart now is the remote...

They were supposed to go into Canada but with the current restrictions they are not sure what they will be able to do. Might have to fly back to Germany. They also originally entered North/Central America in Panama so started there 5 years ago. A couple of their larger customizations on the...

I have to say the Valley of the Gods really is a special place. Ended up staying a couple of nights and biking the 17 mile dirt road and hiking up a wash. Weather was a bit off on the first evening we arrived as a couple of guys on adventure bikes a couple sites down from has had their campsite...

We still have on our TODO list all the spares we need to carry. I do carry a bit of air related stuff but I am sure not all that we need. And yes, the bike has always been part of the plan if we can not get to where we need to with the truck. We did learn on the boat that there are some things...

Believe it or not, I actually read that article this morning. I don't think I have ever heard our fan come on at idle, but then I rarely let the truck idle for long periods. The hub needs to heat up in order to start to spin, plus I would assume RPM also plays a role. Any idea if the oil in our...

Thought is I will also add an air tank, this will allow me to use air tools(impact wrench for tire changes)/air up while the engine is off (much easier to breath). The system will have a pressure switch and adjustable pressure valve. Would also love an air gun to dust off the motorbike before...

In my quest to completely understand the cooling system on our 1120 I am pondering the visco fan. Why? Well a strange thing happened yesterday while essentially idling down a 10 mile gentle sloped corrugated dirt road. 3rd gear left the revs pretty low but with enough braking to slow the truck...

So we are still losing a bit of coolant after the radiator swap. I think now it is the funky expansion tank that we have as now that the system is holding pressure it is leaking around the center radiator cap. Not sure why Mercedes designed it like this but I know they soon replaced the tank...

Just put out a request to the original poster about the snorkel. I do not know German but Stephan who helps run the board knows English and German and helps me out. Been a good source for LN2 specific info.