EarthCruiser Overland Vehicles
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LHD EarthCruiser Off Highway
EarthCruiser Colleagues:
I just posted some video of our 2014 EarthCruiser on a relatively rough track in Anza Borrego Desert State Park over in the "FG's in Action" thread. Here's a link if you're interested:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/21818-FG-s-in-Action?p=1737961#post1737961
Howard
EarthCruiser Colleagues:
I just posted some video of our 2014 EarthCruiser on a relatively rough track in Anza Borrego Desert State Park over in the "FG's in Action" thread. Here's a link if you're interested:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/forum/threads/21818-FG-s-in-Action?p=1737961#post1737961
Howard
Cool video! Thank you for posting. Just wondering does that Fuso have low range or is it one of the new automatics without one? If no low how has your experience been?
Hello Keyne:
Thanks - glad you enjoyed the video. Our EC (Prima Terra) is a 2014 - no low range in the transfer case (Duonic 6 speed). She does have the 5.7 differential gearing which lowers her gearing a bit. Our experience has been that we can handle the gearing if we drive her correctly - that means keeping the speed up between 4 and 5 mph on climbs so that she pulls OK. She can handle 3 mph if the terrain is flat, but with a climb you have to drive a bit quicker to keep her power up. There are a couple of points in the video where she's going just about as slow as possible without losing power - one of those is just as she passes the camera. I would like lower gearing if it was available, but I don't want it bad enough to give up the other features of the newer trucks (others feel differently which I certainly understand). If someone eventually works out fitment of an aftermarket dual range transfer case and coordinates it with the Fuso's electronics and ECU, I'd probably buy one. However, if that never happens we'll enjoy Prima Terra more than any other terrestrial vehicle we've ever owned (she's got stiff competition for our absolute favorite vehicle from her aquatic sister Prima - and Olson 40 sailboat that we parted with in South America 10 years ago).
Howard
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G`day All
Talking about heating and insulation.
Simple test we did yesterday in Bend Or.
With three clear windows open to let the sun shine in
Talking about heating and insulation.
Simple test we did yesterday in Bend Or.
With three clear windows open to let the sun shine in
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Happy 2015 ALL !
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Many customers like to fit motor bikes
SkiFreak
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Overland Hadley
on a journey
Which will normally result in exceeding the maximum allowed legal overhang...
Do not have to worry about that in the US.
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G`day Ski Freak and Overland Hadley
Yes and no - it does depend on the wheel base for Aus, USA DOT does not use the 60% rule.
There are a number of ways that bikes have been fitted, the picture is off the shelf bike carrier (US EarthCruiser) not the most compact. We have another EC in build now that the bike will be tucked up very close with a custom carrier.
On a side note about the ADR on the 60 % rule - should it apply to removable items - an example was brought forward by the fellas with bricks trucks that used site fork lifts. They had a strong argument that the lift truck should not be counted in the 60% calculation because the it was not always there , only at certain time for on site unloading. If my memory serves the states (In Aus) had different rules .... .
Yes and no - it does depend on the wheel base for Aus, USA DOT does not use the 60% rule.
There are a number of ways that bikes have been fitted, the picture is off the shelf bike carrier (US EarthCruiser) not the most compact. We have another EC in build now that the bike will be tucked up very close with a custom carrier.
On a side note about the ADR on the 60 % rule - should it apply to removable items - an example was brought forward by the fellas with bricks trucks that used site fork lifts. They had a strong argument that the lift truck should not be counted in the 60% calculation because the it was not always there , only at certain time for on site unloading. If my memory serves the states (In Aus) had different rules .... .
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As I read the ADRs, 60% is the absolute maximum overhang, be it fixed or removable.
Special dispensation can be granted for a greater overhang, but this must be applied for. However... I have not seen any documentation that gives examples of what might be considered acceptable for this special dispensation.
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G`day Czechsix
Yes we will.
Yes we will.
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G`day SkiFreak
On VSB 14 ( http://www.infrastructure.gov.au/roads/vehicle_regulation/bulletin/vsb_ncop.aspx ) there is a Motor home section.
DIMENSIONS
The following dimensions must not be exceeded:
Maximum length: 12.5 metres;
Maximum width: 2.5 metres;
Maximum height: 4.3 metres; and
Rear overhang: the lesser of 60% of the wheelbase or 3.7 metres.
Items or equipment mounted on the rear of the vehicle (for example toolboxes or a rack to carry a
motor cycle or gas bottles) are included in the measurement of rear overhang and overall length.
Clearly anything that is added to the truck counts from DOTARS ( the FEDS in Australia) point of view. I do recall though ( its been a while) under the blue plate system used in Queensland there was a code that the brick trucks used to get around it. Just a random thought that`s all. There is a difference between a CODE and a RULE when it comes to this stuff.
Is your truck platted NB1 or NB2?
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