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Deshet,
Real world testing is hard to find, but your right about what happens in the field. ... I field test my big ones on courses that the military uses.. (Read on base) in hard turns, slaloms, dirt and hard pavement.
I have run the 1086 AUSSIE (with FULL load )in a hard turn, and power slid...
Beautiful build!! what is the model, and # on your winch? Nice shop. after mounting on our chassis for the 1086, it was 1/2 inch too high to get out of the shop. CTIS saved the day....
To alleviate your ,( or others) read DOT, center of gravity concerns, take it to a CAT weigh scale, and weigh each axle.
Thats what we do, and we adjust the HAB moving it front or rear, to make a perfect weight distribution on the Rear and Intermediates, then solid build it.
Voted MIGGINS!! because never have I seen a guy gutsy enough to put a sexy fork lift on the Best of show.
also would like to see:
1. A forklift Camper build
2. A forklift RUBICON trail youtube vidio
3. An Assault truck/ Forklift build.
great trucks all around!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
HEAVILY modified Open Range Range Roamer series.. The original company, before they sold it, (2015) made some great framed. quad welded, alum framed tubing. .. Ill build or modify about anything, but most of these off the shelf Campers will just fall apart. steer clear of the cheapies.
We looked at this interior option with our shop, and did some weight tests. With the added interior build seats and cargo top AC mount, AND the cage wgt the hyd lift was a bit slow.
We abandoned the wgt IN the cab, and looked at the side lift bars, to fabricate an arch, and the project is...
Hello Sharkbait
I dont have a build thread, didn't want to totally bore everyone with yet another build..
To answer your question, I build them from scratch, and I use heavily customized aluminum and fiberglass paneled units, with (tm) ACCU SLIDE slideouts.
The Aussy 5T is a hybrid, starting...
I have to admit, all are great builds, I love the Jeeps... But Im flat out in love with that Dodge........ cantt get itt out of my head........
Great job Dozer Im voting for you.
Utmost respect to the MV purest and original restoration guys here..
I would like to submit our Kinda stock M 1086 LWB MHC (with a slight growth in the bed) for consideration.
Semper Fi all!