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Daryl simple solution get yourself a motorhome water pump with a decent gallons / hour rate mount it in a small fishing tackle box with garden hose fittings on the suction and discharge add an in line fuse and switch for the suction side rig a hard pick up into a swimming pool floating chlorine...

set yourself up a filter for filling the tanks available at any caravan (read trailer) parts shop get one that can be reversed to clean the membrane filter it through 5 micron going in let the onboard system do the rest been doing it for years - never a problem

at least its not beige

well said Owen your probably like me I wear the pants in our family but I have to wear her underwear so I remember my place :victory: BTW alan the bike gets dropped of this arvo

I do that too, but only with my 1300 and i manage 2 revolutions :victory:

almost think of the worst corrugated dirt road youve ever driven on then multiply it by 5 thats the Gibb River Road and surrounds the strap holding the rear tyre broke and the bike bounced left hand handle bar went through the rear window (lucky its plastic) so almost secure :)

Just thought Id bring this back to the top of the forum to remind alan he has a captive audience page 3 is a good place for bikini girls but not a build like this Or maybe hes ashamed of the colour ???:victory:

Why thank you I think you may be referring to my trucks page or as i like to think of it as Owen and alans chance to take the piss http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/73458-BY-REQUEST-MY-FG-SWB-(the-20-cent-tour) the boat loader i used was a handraulic RHINO brand boat loader moded to...

Without seeing the build in detail the only thing I can deduct is youll have near on 1/2 ton of load behind the axle (which is a great pivot point working against the engine and gearbox that is reasonably well proportioned over the front axle with nothing in the middle except for the chassis and...

my concept was simple and cheap a couple of lengths of channel a couple oh hinges, some 1 1/4 RHS and a cheap evil bay winch it worked fine for my strom 1K and should be able to handle 2 bikes at once if you made it twice as big so long as you drop both bikes at once but if you follow my ideal...

things are good - working like a trojan my boss has discovered my true worth if only he'd pay me my true value waiting for pics of the beige beastie to be posted so i can see if its time to get off my rear and start doing some work on my truck heading down the path of to many toys not enough...

what sort of weight did it end up being and how close to your estimate was thinking about doing something similar but figure the hard top sleeping space with room to move on a FG649 would be getting close to max height either way im really impressed with the way its turned out

Jaycar do a digital dual battery volt meter for just a tad over $100 its direct voltage measurement for one battery and volts / amps via a shunt on the other great idea to monitor the house batteries without the need for 2 or more meters

HERE HERE Alan may have absolutely no taste in color (which is evident by his choice of paint and slippers) but he sure knows his bling

Chops sausages and its a pretty good refrigerant probably one of the most efficient around only reason we dont use it (and its nothing to do with fire risk) its too cheap du pont cant flog LPG for $200 a kilo well thats my rant anyway

I looked at it some time ago when the govt was offering a rebate. didnt go ahead with it because I didnt qualify. they consider the canter to be commercial so wouldnt come to the party (the logic being the subsidy was for mums to drop the kids at school not travel the country) After just...

Sorry Neil are you saying im predictable ??? :) anyway im legal, not only have I made a serious investment in this truck im acting on doctors orders :victory:

Well done Alan who ever thought this day would come ? it moves under its own steam now all you have to do is get it registered and drive it round to a body shop to get it painted (like you thought I could resist?) whats your estimated guess on when the whole project will be finished, body and all ?

Just to elaborate on Owens comment, incase your not a fan of acronyms (Note Im not teaching you to suck eggs) GVM (gross vehicle mass) is the tare (unladen) weight plus the carried load GCM (gross combination mass) is the GVM plus towed load (trailer + load) do the math yourself if your bus GVM...