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are you aware of the fallacy of deepest offence? .... its part of critical thinking.

I have welded polypropylene tanks between the chassis rails. A sheet of 3-ply under each has survived. No marks, so I don't know if its had to actually protect the tanks. They did get a partial coating of new road tar, but that washed off with diesel. :) Same approach on a converted Coaster...

is that like buying a smart phone with a car attached? :)

the ladder chassis is narrow due to the dual rear wheels. Also not very deep. It twists. If its like the Fuso its less deep at the front and rear, the rails are tapered. A bit chicken and egg, and not well worded, but a very stiff constraint (towbar) will stress the chassis, and I doubt it would...

not sure what sort of proof is required! :) is from Europe via Morocco and Kyrgizstan/Tibet to Aus, then recent Aus trips, sufficient? ATW parabolics +SRW with Toyos. First shocks lasted about 3,000 km. Second (Monroe) shocks the rest of the way to Aus. Current look like lasting well after...

probably. We were on Fraser for 3 weeks a couple of weeks ago. I've added rooftop satphone aerial and an email account for short messages to help the emergency communications. The 5m telescopic pole with 4G wifi modem on top worked on both coasts of Fraser - flexible campsite booking! Ngkala...

we crossed the Simpson in May/June with OKA196. Known P&M for quite a few years. Small world! :)

yup, clamp meter, for amps, and measure the battery volts with volt meter. The difference in volts between engine and charging is very noticeable. plus, somewhere near where engine meets gearbox there's a heavy strap from engine to chassis. Its the main earth return for the starter. Its been...

I've always struggled with the idea of oil escaping past crankshaft rear bearing making its way round the flywheel onto the clutch. Same for oil seeping in between block and bell housing. My mental picture is that any oil that gets onto the clutch side of the flywheel gets flung off fairly...

send me a pm with your email address and I'll send you a pdf. I tried the tyre and rim associations but I couldn't get their gatekeepers to understand the question. Michelin were very good/patient and found it on the third attempt.

you probably have it already but I have load/pressure/speed table for Michelin 285/70 19.5 equivalent of Toyo. All the way from higher than max load at lower speed through higher than max speed at lower load to crawling with low pressure for traction. Like you, temperature is my check.

I hope the mogs can keep up! :)

I got non-locking caps (with chains) from wreckers. Have a look at the bottom of the tank. If there is a drain plug (like mine) either that needs removing/securing or a lockable cap is only cosmetic.

the "injector tweak" possibly makes a difference between, say, Cape Town and Jo'burg, at different altitudes.

just trying to reconcile possible energy requirement with requirement for big alternator output and even LFP have a limit to charge acceptance (albeit much greater than LA).

not sure which aircon you use. The Aussie diy use 2kW split system inverter air conditioners, efficient ones need about 400w input, less when maintaining coolth.

if it helps ... I have 12v 300Ah large format (4 x prismatic cells) battery, 1160w of solar, original alternator in FG649 (I think 70A which occasionally puts about 50A into batteries). The solar is usually more than sufficient to provide for cooking with induction. Excess solar heats hot water...

8 tonne hydraulic bottle jack, and a couple of pieces of wood I also carry an old scissor jack from a toyota coaster which has a lower profile if bottle jack won't fit.

Tyres are one of those items on the truck where I like a bit of margin. At the extreme one tyre that can take all the load on the axle. Also take the load at reasonable speed (without getting hot) when aired down for sand. Also margin for puncture avoidance and side wall damage. Depends what...

something not quite right .... possibly two problems. is the vehicle moving when you see the rear drive shaft rotate? if yes, and if hubs engaged, then front drive shaft will be driven by front wheels moving. extension of Dan's test is with hubs engaged / disengaged to rotate front drive...