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Can confirm. In fact, I should make an appt with them to have a look at some stuff while I'm in NC in October. Thanks for the reminder!
What year is your 4bt though?
EGR, SCR, and DPF can be gigantic PITA, expensive to repair, and hard to find someone competent to work on. I'm on team, don't buy a modern diesel unless you absolutely need a modern diesel, as the long term cost will likely offset any differences in efficiency or longevity.
With you also. Those diesel Sprinter vans need to be driven often and work hard. Most people that have major problems with their vans are the RV/Vanlife crowd. I luckily live in a place where they do not smog test for registration. Moral dilemma aside, my deleted Sprinter does 18-20mpg and no check engine or major problems since doing delete 7 years ago. Under warranty dealer put in $12k in repairs (all emission related) in one year on a really low mileage van.
Unfortunately, deleting isn't a reality where I live and even if it was, the EPA has made a concerted effort to shut down anyone offering the means to do so. Best bet is to keep it stock, drive it hard, and pray to your entity of choice for a favorable outcome.
I'd contend that diesel engines, in their current incarnation, don't make sense for anything other than one ton pickups and above. And even then, the value proposition has led a lot of fleet managers to shift away from diesel into gas.
Who cares if the motor itself can deliver 1,000 ft*lbs of torque and last 300K miles when the multitude of peripherals bolted to it are way more likely to fail and cost just as much as a replacement gas engine when they do?
My truck just did a regen on the highway this morning, so I was acutely reminded of what my future holds.
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Could A Camper Based On The 1939 GM Futurliner Be The Future Of Fun-Looking RVs? - The Autopian
“I really like the styling of your motorhome” is a statement that you hear about as frequently as “I wish they kept making the Murano CrossCabriolet” or “why can’t Jason Torchinsky be more interested in amber turn signals on seventies cars?” The fact is that most campers today are essentially...
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Could A Camper Based On The 1939 GM Futurliner Be The Future Of Fun-Looking RVs? - The Autopian
“I really like the styling of your motorhome” is a statement that you hear about as frequently as “I wish they kept making the Murano CrossCabriolet” or “why can’t Jason Torchinsky be more interested in amber turn signals on seventies cars?” The fact is that most campers today are essentially...
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The only time having a diesel truck makes sense is when the camper is heavy and you tow. You can hold the speed limit and not overheat and you can idle along in stop and go traffic in 100+F with the ac blasting and not overheat the engine
It's all about low end torque for getting started and or pulling steep hills with a diesel. Also at slow speeds the diesel doesn't generate the engine heat that a gas engine does. You can crawl up a steep hill with a load and not overheat even with the ac blasting, Think I80 east bound out of SLC with 5000 pounds in the bed and 7000 in tow I can hold 65 all the way to the top with the AC on with the aerodynamics of a brick
Convertible.
Modern gassers are fine, maybe better due to lower initial cost, lower fuel cost and no diesel emissions tomfoolery. Would 100% buy a Superduty with a Godzilla if I were in the market for a big truck.
The monster tow ratings on new trucks are at least partially due to the fact that they’re finally putting the correct size radiators in them to keep them cool under heavy lead. Helps on emissions when not loaded down as well.
Diesel are dying out, fleet sales are going gas more and more, and soon enough they’ll be going hybrid gas. That will kill diesel development and they’ll be a thing of the past
Yes please 
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2016 Earthcruiser FX on 2007 Mitsubishi Fuso FG - NO DEF - Available in Utah ($175,000)
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oohYes please
2016 Earthcruiser FX on 2007 Mitsubishi Fuso FG - NO DEF - Available in Utah ($175,000)
Are you in the market for a turnkey, pre-DEF expedition vehicle that you can take across all continents? Look no further, we are selling our 2016 Earthcruiser FX built on a 2007 Mitsubishi Fuso FG Chassis! This Earthcruiser is a unicorn: No DEF or low-sulfur diesel required! I believe there...
That isn't a terrible price if it's turn key ready. Considering what I did with Frita for under $30k, I could do a lot with $44k. @gonefirefightin was talking $100k for his next build, so I'm looking forward to that.
what have you valued your time at, though
Found a model that will work already
2000 Stewart & Stevenson M1085A1 MTV 6 x 6 Long Wheel Base Cargo Truck
Buy the 2000 Stewart & Stevenson M1085A1 6x6 Cargo Truck at Midwest Military Equipment. Low mileage, fully serviced, and ready for work or play. Call now for shipping arrangements.
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kind of the direction i will go with the build
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Not much as a non professional. I certainly wouldn't pay top dollar for another non professionals work, either.
If I was going to sell Frita I would ask $25k and hope for the best.
I was 50/50 myself.Can't tell if it's tiny or huge from that photo
Found a model that will work already
2000 Stewart & Stevenson M1085A1 MTV 6 x 6 Long Wheel Base Cargo Truck
Buy the 2000 Stewart & Stevenson M1085A1 6x6 Cargo Truck at Midwest Military Equipment. Low mileage, fully serviced, and ready for work or play. Call now for shipping arrangements.
kind of the direction i will go with the build
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the truck i posted needed finishing....i think mostly to do with heating...
i heard the stewiestevies can be finnicky as fuck....but probably no more than a unimog...
Considering the amount of time I've had in them and working on them overseas and in training they are pretty bomber if you just do the maintenance, right now all that is available to the public is the A0, A1, and A1R models that essentially come with either a 3126 cat or a C7 which are both solid engines, one is mechanical and the other is electronic but the tier 3 emissions are removable on these trucks so you dont have to deal with power losses other EPA related issues.
Ive done enough to break them personally with twice the load and hard flogging in the streets of Iraq and they just kept working. I've seen more unimogs broken on the trails than on the roads.
Finally found a truck to get base measurements, preliminary scale drawings have proof to my concept and math.
now to fusion for true drawings and engineering
now to fusion for true drawings and engineering
Other than the earth roamer/earth cruiser style of interiors and layouts I dig some of this guys ideas.
Will be able to add a couple feet to the front of the habitat space by some mods
the air cleaner, intake, spare tire, spare tire crane and some hydraulics are all in the yellow shaded portion of stock trucks
By removing some non structural components, moving the spare, lowering the hydraulic controls and fabbing up a new intake with slim line air cleaners I can add several feet to the habitat box and even add some storage
the air cleaner, intake, spare tire, spare tire crane and some hydraulics are all in the yellow shaded portion of stock trucks
By removing some non structural components, moving the spare, lowering the hydraulic controls and fabbing up a new intake with slim line air cleaners I can add several feet to the habitat box and even add some storage
I was under the impression everyone does
I ain’t friends with no squirrel!!!!
at least not right now.
it’s a family member’s wedding, otherwise I wouldn’t go and wouldn’t be invited anyways. I would go to squirrel wedding if I was invited unless it’s a ground squirrel wedding and then I’m going to kill them all.
at least not right now.
it’s a family member’s wedding, otherwise I wouldn’t go and wouldn’t be invited anyways. I would go to squirrel wedding if I was invited unless it’s a ground squirrel wedding and then I’m going to kill them all.
wait, dat not right. Seriously too heavy for a 350 or 3500 dually. Road weight is going to be close to 6500 pounds without the two bikes hanging off the back end
Looks like someone has been raking the forest.