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I remember driving our truck , a 12 ton Mercedes 1017a , for the first time when it was a naked flatbed weighing about 5.2 ton It was horrific, bouncing about all over the show on the back end. Once loaded up to about 9 ton it felt great Neil

Ours also did this probably 4 times in 10. Luckily i have a volt meter in the cab that is connected to the cabin bateries so i could see it happening. Sometimes i woukd have to pull over and restart the cycle 3 or 4 times before it kicked in. This happened on my original, the replacement and...

Really glad you guys eventually met up. We had nothing but grief with our Sterling B2B. In the first year it was repaired 3 times andcreplaced once under warrantee. In the UK their customer servicescare famous for being dreadful. It eventually , after loads more problems, burnt out. I...

Hi Simon , looking fantastic. On a different note, your picture of the front end of the truck with its grills removed reminded me of something. On the NG cab which is vey similar the cavity in the pillar on the right of your photo , accessed by the vertical elongated circular appeture, is a...

Do you have the outlet like that on your vehicle , is it just the winged connection you need or the whole fitting Neil

I always take the air from this union, under the rubber dust cover. You can get a screw on connector that only needs to be hand tight. Neil

Or you could by a very capable nice truck for half that price and have even more left over. I suspect it will still be for sale this time next year Neil

I think if it was "dirt cheap" then someone would have bought it by now. Clearly the buying public think differently. Neil

I struggle with the value, or over value, of these vehicles. I am not entirely shocked that it has been for sale since before Dec 2019. Neil

Ref Composting Toilet. I wonder how practical they are to use with a family of small children. How easy would it be to keep the urine separate with toddlers, who lets face it , cant even get it in the bowl, let alone a small container. A few mistakes and , as i understand it, it could be...

I have spoke to my friend who has the gas version. He says the incinerating bowl in the base couls maybe accomodate 2 small deposits. After that you could accumulate deposits in the upper bowl. He says this would work when stationary, but not on the move. In my view this toilet, although...

Not sure , I will make contact with the owners I know. Good question Neil

Hi Toby I have had chance to have a look at the real life reviews on another forum , Both the reviewers have fitted the toilets in their trucks and have been using them , so i think they are sound. The gas version uses 110 g of gas per flush. Each flush takes approx 45 mins . Odour from the...

Toby A friend of mine has fitted the gas version. Although the technology is fantastic, their gas consumption is huge . With a family your size you could be using several litres a day , refilling your gas tanks will soon become the aim of your journey. The electric version is also very power...

I know its obvious but if you are looking at UK ones you might find the steering wheel is in the wrong place Neil

Wow. I have had to use the engine to charge the batteries on maybe three occasions in the last 5 years. Usually an hour at idle is sufficient to get us through. We carry a small Honda Generator 1kw. I have never used it and it woukd be top of my list to leave behind. I was more curious as to...

With the Victron Dc to Dc Orion TR Smart charger ( 24v to 24V ) you can lower the activating voltage on the app, This allows it to produce the full 15 amps at Idle with 28.8v at bulk . Obviously you can get much higher current on the 12v versions. This can be done in second on the bluetooth...

Just out of curiosity , unless you have the rate of charging Lithium batteries, what do you have on board that requires such power to be generated. I have Gel batteries and obviously they charge at a much lower rate . I have a 100 amp / 24v Alternator and i dont think its ever broken sweat...

I think the doors on the older NG cab were a lot heavier. I remember when we painted it we had to offer up the doors to refit with a forklift. There were physically too heavy for two of us to lifrt ip and getbtge bolts in place . Neil

I would be very reluctant to tilt my cab (1017) with the doors open. They weigh a ton and would probably rip the hinges off Neil