Unimogadventures - Our build and travel thread

[charlieaarons]

We were in the vicinity about 13-14 years ago. Can’t remember if we went up that dune.
Backing down is usually the right move.

 

[Iain_U1250]

We were in the vicinity about 13-14 years ago. Can’t remember if we went up that dune.
Backing down is usually the right move.

It was on the way to Nor 6 memorial and the blowholes at Zuytdorp cliffs

 

[Iain_U1250]

Some of the realities of driving a large truck on tracks created by much smaller vehicles.

I would not to have even tried these tracks without the extensive bar work we have,and our truck is smaller than most Unimogs. The angled roof helped a lot, without it, we would have had to do a lot more branch cutting, and would probably have sustained a fair bit more damage than a couple of clearance light, and aerial and a broken window.






And after 300km of very rough tracks, with tight turns, and sharp rocks everywhere, and didn't have any problems, but we were driving down a pretty flat beach at about 60kph when we hit something buried in the sand.

 

[DzlToy]

Kevlar (aramid) and epoxy resin are your friends for abrasion resistance. Back the repair with carbon fiber if you also need high tensile strength. Kevlar isn't nearly as rigid as carbon.

 

[Iain_U1250]

Kevlar (aramid) and epoxy resin are your friends for abrasion resistance. Back the repair with carbon fiber if you also need high tensile strength. Kevlar isn't nearly as rigid as carbon.

Thanks, not much to repair. Most of the scatches will polish out, as I used an industrial machinery paint not a car paint. Will do some hand polishing with a heavy cutting compound today. Our camper has a 2mm thick aluminium skin, not fridge box material so is pretty tough, we have a few dents, but no real damage.

 

[Iain_U1250]

A half day cutting any polishing and it has made a big difference. I'll wait until I get back to do it properly with the polishing machine.





Just can't reach up here.