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Contis in the UK are half or less than the cost of Michelins. My truck came with 4 XZLs and I wanted two more. Luckily two second hand but unused ones turned up at less than half the new price, are to me like new, and don't look as old as the ones already fitted. Some tracks we've been on we...

You must have had them on backwards ;) :Wow1:

Hi I've been told Michelin say to take the max load for the tyre, and divide it by the max pressure giving a weight per unit pressure, in my case 45.6kg/psi. Knowing my actual travelling axle weights, for instance 12000lb on the rear axle, gives 60psi for the road, adding 5psi more for...

The only time we could have done with more speed was when travelling with faster vehicles. Just accelerating from a junction through the gears and a landy will be in the distance once you've reached 50mph which frustrates both parties over time. We recently drove the Dades Gorge in Morocco in...

What are XM-47s like on cold, wet tarmac? On my 1300l I had 14.50 MPT 80s which apart from the noise were good. My 1700 now has 395/85R20 XZLs which I think are better all round and quieter. Split rims make changing them easy, but they are heavy and sometimes don't like staying inflated. Thats...

More external pics in various states of pop. http://www.offroad-schmiede.com/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=61&Itemid=72&lang=de Too few windows perhaps? The front pop being soft sided I think? I can't get my head round what thats for, unless the bed is above the cab seats maybe...

It varies a bit. In fact the speed limit in the UK is 60mph, but EU law says they must be limited to 56mph over 7.5 tons. For instance, comparative info; http://www.man-truckers-world.co.uk/en/CURRENT/Service/Speed_limits_in_Europe_.jsp 365s when I had a light turbo 1300l were fine. Unless...

Nice truck :) Iain, 3kg for a shower head!!! The fact you even know that?!?! ;) As for changing Mogs when you discover the camper you thought was a bargain weighed a lot more than you thought? That would be this clown; http://www.moglet.co.uk/page96.html (Me, that is!) I now have a U1700...

Putting a cylinder in a camper for instance requires an externally vented cupboard with no connection to the living area other than the feed to the stove etc, so that any leaking gas, being heavier than air, can drop out of the cupboard and disperse outside. I would agree that if you can smell...

My camper only protrudes about 6" infront of the windscreen and also stopped, or reduced, gps reception. Around a reasonable amount of trees or anything else that would reduce reception it basically stopped working. But, buying a new one last year, with what is described as a high sensitivity...

Personally I like axes so I have a nice little Gransfors. To be safe, as an only occasional axe user, I've been told to work on my knees as much as possible, so the glancing blow swing will carry the blade into the dirt not my shin! The axe does a lot of things, covers a lot of bases, so gets...

We have a 70 litre black tank, and around the UK, France, Spain and Morocco its mostly a pain. Even with bagging the paper, and bottling the pee, its full in about a week. We do have a container that it can be decanted into, but thats not fun. Once the outlet valve froze which I eventually freed...

Hi I've put some Lamin-X on exposed corners and the bonnet leading edge etc, and so far its good stuff. A 3M product, as originally used on heli rotor blades (although maybe different thicknesses). In the UK you can buy a 12" x 5' piece for £35 +del from...

Hi Thats a nice truck! :) Lucky SOB seems fair comment regarding the $! The rumor mill may or may not be informed, but the discussion it provoked is very interesting thank you! Do you think running a truck with such a high possible capacity, but so lightly laden in your camper use, will give...

Hi I have a D5WS Eber 24v running a coolant loop through a calorifier, with a blown air heat exchanger tee'd off it, no valving to swing the flow one way or the other. At the tee both the calorifier and exchanger feeds drop a pipe size, and both get nicely toasty. From a cold calorifier it will...

My camper is geared to be entirely battery, not mains powered, apart from carrying a fan heater when hooked up. The 11kg propane botlle is for cooking only, and lasts 6 months constant use. Water heating is a D5 Ebespacher, air heating is blown air via an heat exchanger off this. The...

Hi Don I'm not sure if the link below is your posting? But some pics of my 10000kg Mog jack lifting my 9.5ton U1700 with 395s. Floor to axle tube is about the same as the jack fully extended, so broadly speaking the thickness of the bearer on flat firm ground is how much free space you get...

Hi Stupid question, what do you use this for? Extra safety when up on a jack? Jason :)

Cool write up! I would say a negative point is how far they protrude from the body, asking to be ripped off on tight vegetation perhaps!? We've also found some bugs are quite good at both walking around the edge if the blind isn't quite seated, or though the vent gaps at the edges. So we have...

I have a Swanndri shirt like this I bought from their factory shop about 7 years ago, but was still pricey! Its fab though :) http://www.swanndri.co.nz/Mens/Wool_Jackets_&_Vests/SD2715/Shortfin-Jacket---100-Wool.html Jason :)