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Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:03 am
by Greynomad
T1 & Vik,
Same same.
When Girt finds a new home we plan to downsize, but stay with a motorhome.
At one stage we looked at the pull-along box option, but decided to reject it for the same reason we rejected the fiver option when we bought Girt.
Towing a car/trailer combo is work enough. Don’t want to be person-handling* anything heavier than the empty Tilta.
Couldn’t, anyway.
* Must maintain our gender-neutral language, mustn’t we…
Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:53 am
by T1 Terry
Greynomad wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:03 am
T1 & Vik,
Same same.
When Girt finds a new home we plan to downsize, but stay with a motorhome.
At one stage we looked at the pull-along box option, but decided to reject it for the same reason we rejected the fiver option when we bought Girt.
Towing a car/trailer combo is work enough. Don’t want to be person-handling* anything heavier than the empty Tilta.
Couldn’t, anyway.
* Must maintain our gender-neutral language, mustn’t we…
We just happen to have a Mazda 3500 diesel, 10 sp gearbox to keep the mind active, solar and lithium batteries and 3000/9000w inverter/charger, inside recently refitted out .... just thought I'd mention it
T1 Terry
Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:56 am
by Coolabah1au
Be good for a straight swap [emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]
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Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:58 am
by T1 Terry
Coolabah1au wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:56 am
Be good for a straight swap [emoji848][emoji848][emoji848]
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Girt for the Mazda
Poor Ray will be gasping for breathe about now
Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 5:32 pm
by Vik351
T1 Terry wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 11:53 am
Greynomad wrote: ↑Mon Jan 03, 2022 1:03 am
T1 & Vik,
Same same.
When Girt finds a new home we plan to downsize, but stay with a motorhome.
At one stage we looked at the pull-along box option, but decided to reject it for the same reason we rejected the fiver option when we bought Girt.
Towing a car/trailer combo is work enough. Don’t want to be person-handling* anything heavier than the empty Tilta.
Couldn’t, anyway.
* Must maintain our gender-neutral language, mustn’t we…
We just happen to have a Mazda 3500 diesel, 10 sp gearbox to keep the mind active, solar and lithium batteries and 3000/9000w inverter/charger, inside recently refitted out .... just thought I'd mention it
T1 Terry
10 speed ... ???
My slusher is only 8 and I thought that was good ...
vik...
Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 2:32 am
by Dot
I would like to go back to the size winnie we first had 23ft with slideout
our winnie.jpg
Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 8:18 am
by BruceS
And under the 4.5 tonne? No annual checks etc.
Does anyone know how hard it is to get the Gross Vehicle weight dropped to 4.499?
There is a vehicle that comes in the EXACT same configuration (EXACT) that is sold in either under 4.5 or 6.2 gross.
Surely it wouldn't be too hard for it to be replated?
Anyone know?
Jon? Bernie?
Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 8:48 am
by BernieQ2
Mine is under Bruce, car licence only.
Bernie.
Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 9:45 am
by jon_d
Just find an engineer to do the work.
You'll need weighbridge cert.
Probably cost between 400 and 700 depending.
Re: End of our travellling
Posted: Tue Jan 04, 2022 10:20 am
by Greynomad
Our first m/h, “The Turtle” (cos it carried its home on its back and couldn’t exceed 80km/h without a tailwind and a downhill slope) had a 10speed manual box.
It was a Jayco prototype (chassis #6 of 6) which they never proceeded with at the time. 1982, from (unreliable) memory.
Had a shower, but only a Porta-Potti, and a gas mantle light for off-grid illumination. Problem was, every time we went over a cattle grid the mantle shattered.