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I will put a camera on the back next time we drive in the rain and see what they do.

Here is a graph of the fuel consumption against the mileage. The Sat Nav has also recorded where were have driven on these trips. The last few trips have been long distance highway trips, traveling from , Melbourne to Townsville ( 2700km) , Townsville to Brisbane ( 1400km) and back again...

I've had them on mine for a couple of years. I have records off each tank of fuel since 2015, and I can't see any difference after when I put them on. Where it did make a difference was the amount of dust getting on the storage bag at the back, there is less dust then before. Next time we...

Finally got around to sorting out the fuel consumption records for my truck since I started using the Garmin SatNav app and recording all the fuel we have used.

More toys to buy for or truck :) Now that it is mobile, it will be a great addition to enable us to keep in contact with family no matter where we are. The data speeds seem better than what we get from our fixed system in the house.

I had a Tirfor for a few years as well, and like Pete says, its hard work. They are very heavy to carry around, almost as heavy as an electric winch with synthetic rope. The main advantage as they said in the video, is the ability to attach from any angle, but I found that the attachment point...

I contacted Deadman over in the USA about whether they think it would be suitable for our 8 ton truck. I got this response. Your amazing truck would fall within the recommended weight rating of the current Deadman, however the footprint is on the small side for your truck for the in ground...

The steel wheels that come with the ADF Unimogs are quite a bit heavier than the Hutchinsons according to the guys from the Outfit. They say theirs are 200kg.

Looks like that they did second time round on the video. It's better to angle the tyre a bit off vertical, especially in sand. Best way to tie the strap is run the strap around the tyre and thread the two ends through the centre, not the way those guys did it. Burying the tyre quite easy...

I came across this video about sand anchors, and this one looks promising https://www.off-road.com/blog/deadman-off-road-earth-anchor-review/ It looks promising for solo beach recovery, provided you don't dig in too much.

All part of the learning curve, and only way to learn. I had to take my starter motor out in a busy fuel station once after the solenoid went bad. Some cleaning up of contacts and reassembly and I was back on the road, but we were 2000km from home, and had to do repeat the exercise three times...

If you are desperate, try this.

The main cause of spikes I have found is generators, especially older ones when they stumble and run rough when running out of fuel, there is a massive voltage spike that comes down the cable. I seldom connect to the shore power, but when we do, I use an inline surge protection device to...

I did a lot of research U1550 https://www.dropbox.com/s/hs366e9fsskwu63/u1550L.pdf?dl=0 U1700 https://www.dropbox.com/s/g4e7t98vd205vzf/Unimog%20U1700L38.pdf?dl=0 U3000/4000 https://www.dropbox.com/s/iv5qnlx89f9oghm/u3000_u4000_euro4_EN.pdf?dl=0 U1600/U1650...

Anything is possible, but it would require some engineering to retain the structure of the cab. I've seen cut outs that go all the way to the floor, and I can't see how they can retain the rigidity of the cab, the cab tilt ram is only on one side, so there is a lot of twisting going on, would...

We have a nice outdoor area, makes for a great sewing room.

Sewing day today . We have quite a few off cuts left over from our awning and the new rear storage bag we just finished. We decided to have a go at making a flat pack washing carrying bag for when we are camping, this is the smaller of the two. It folds down flat and is easy to store...

The link to the body builder handbook is correct, but might be difficult to get registered. I have a copy if you need one. This shows what can be cut out. The green bit needs to be moved replaced with two similar pillars either side of the cyan cut out. I decided to extend the roof of...

That button is to help you slow down when engine braking - check you exhaust and if you have something that looks like a linkage attached to the exhaust, then you have an exhaust brake, which make engine braking much more efficient. On a steep hill, you won't even need your normal brakes if you...

Lots of question and to start off you are looking for the unicorn of mogs, a late model DOKA with the big 10 bolt axles/chassis. The only thing more rare would be a 6x6 DOKA. 1. There are U500s over there that suit most of your requirement, except being a DOKA - doubt there would be more...