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"Wheel cut" or the angle of the inside wheel, is usually the factour limiting a great turning circle/radius. It is common for pick up trucks, cabover trucks and SUVs to have a wheel cut in the 30* - 35* range. The exception to this, in my notes, is Ford's F450 trucks with Dana's Super 60 axle...

^^ wow. "Attachment and desire are the root of all suffering.", -Buddha

Another free bump. I really do like these trucks and have considered buying one, as they offer a robust chassis and power train that few other trucks can match. My only point was don't buy the truck and saddle with with 10,000 pounds of crap just because the door sticker says you can do it...

Dana 60 axles are commonly used here for three-quarter ton trucks (Ram 2500, Ford 250, etc), and for making a USDM NPR into an NPS. That axle is rated by Dana from 4500 - 7500 pounds depending on hubs, brakes, wheels, tires, gear ratio, width, etc. 3100 kg = <6900 pounds. So, you would need a...

"Simplify and add lightness", Colin Chapman The truck may have the payload capacity, but that doesn't mean you have to use it. A lighter truck, stops, turns and handles better on and off road, places less stress on parts, passengers and gear and does less damage to the trail.

Why would you build a truck like this, pour all of the time, money, resources and thought/planning into and sell it before you ever used it? The ad was up for ten days and you knocked another 10k off the price... :unsure::unsure::unsure::unsure:

These are pretty cool and somewhat rare trucks. Build a simple, light weight, pop-up camper box on the back and roll. No 600k ER/GXV behemoth required. GLWS.

Dangit, I was just in Boise on business and did not even think about sending you a PM. It would have been nice to see all of this hard work in person.

^^ That is 'big 10 lug', quite common in the US. 'Baby 10 lug' would be something like a Ford F550 sized truck, where 8-lug isn't mean enough to carry the load, per the OEM. Of note, 2.5 ton Rockwell military axles, and some Unimog axles are 6 lug. So, there is that. Obviously, you need wheels...

I attempted to watch this, but cannot bring myself to spend 1-second of my day watching any thing where the writer/author/presenter has purple hair.

I don't expect that a reputable manufacturer, such as Bliss Mobil is going to sell to a client or even display at a show, certainly not with EU regs, a 3,000 pound camper box on the 79 Series chassis it's sitting on if that chassis has a max payload of 1050 kg. Could they have done that for...

I have no knowledge of the chassis modifications. I said the 79 would take 3k if properly fitted.

#9250 GVWR https://jmacx.com.au/product/landcruiser-79-series-coil-conversion-gvm-upgrade-4200-kg-dual-cab/ Base weight of 79 Series: 79 Series Single/Dual Cab Ute Dimensions: (dual cab cut for 60” box with huge rear overhang) Track Width: 1515 – 1555mm - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -...

No madness here, sir, just the facts. Would you be OK with me calling your OBS Ford, a Chevy or calling you Tonya if your name was Tony? The latter two are very close, but quite different.

This is the issue in 99% of trucks that are actually used off road. Everything from Sprinter vans to Fuso FG and everything in between, excluding a Unimog, which Charlie Aarons owns and uses, needs additional gearing to be safe off road. I often hear, "I am not rock crawling, so I don't need...

3/4" to 1" thick Lexan is damn near indestructible. It will scratch, as it is a softer plastic than acrylic, but this is what gives it the ability to flex instead of shatter. Lexan/Makrolon can be coated with anti-scratch coatings, which help somewhat, but they do not offer the performance of...

I met a guy at an early OvEx, ahh, maybe 10 or 11 years ago now who fit that mould for sure. He was selling an F-550 based mega-camper from one of the big upfitters, for 70k less than he paid for it. Keep in mind, this is before the "over land" explosion and massive inflation. Rough numbers, if...

That is a 79 Series LandCruiser, not an "FJ". Toyota designates engine "F" = 1F, 2F, 3F or 3FE, then J-Series Truck, then the model number, e.g. BJ-42, FZJ-80, etc. So a UZJ-100 = 2UZ-FE powered 100 Series LandCruiser with IFS. The 105-Series has a variant of the 80-Series solid front axle and...

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I found the link to this video cleaning out emails and watched it several times. To the best of my knowledge, only one of these was built. EarthCruiser is shutting down, Fuso has left the US and the push seems to be for $250,000 Sprinters, $100,000 Jeeps and $750,000 behemoth rigs such as GM...