We wanted to carry too much gear to meet the BT-50 GVM limit so rather than risk the wrath of the scalies in various states we've upgraded to an Isuzu 200 tray back. Plenty of room & capacity for us now.
and indeed plenty of space looks like it
wishing you many happy and safe Km's
Cheers John
Yuglamron said
09:33 AM Feb 19, 2014
Nice one,
Much better to tow with and not overload it.
Rob49 said
12:53 PM Feb 19, 2014
Hi Sandra & Darrell, very nice unit. I've been thinking along the same lines but with a large slide-on. Be interested in the fuel economy/usage. Cheers
Happywanderer said
11:14 AM Feb 20, 2014
Very nice D & S. Hope there's room in the back for the two dogs. Safe travels.
Kiwi-as said
12:57 PM Feb 23, 2014
We will see more & more of this as the weight checks kick in. This is why we have gone down the same road.
JC.
oldboar said
03:15 PM Feb 23, 2014
Rob49 wrote:
Hi Sandra & Darrell, very nice unit. I've been thinking along the same lines but with a large slide-on. Be interested in the fuel economy/usage. Cheers
First 500km, tight motor, truck/van weight 6.7 tonne, towing in 5th as in the hills between Gulgong & Bingara gave 21.4km/100km Rob. I'd expect a dramatic improvement as she loosens up & we hit the flat country. I also wouldn't be surprised if it's not slightly de-tuned until the first service.
Darrell
HuskyInAuz said
09:29 AM Feb 26, 2014
Darrell,
I thought I was in the final leg of picking out a larger tug given the same concerns, carrying capacity and tail not wagging the dog. So after a some significant upgrades to our 4.2 'trol I'm looking at the Iveco Daily 4x4 Dual cab (manual) but then a used Dodge DRW (auto) has appeared. I'm very familiar with the Dodge DRW 4x4 and have many times used the DRW in 4x4 mode in paddocks and other off road situations but never in sand or where there were ruts.
So my question is not only to you but others, DRW performance minuses in off-road or rutted track conditions? (Searched a lot of sites, not a lot of opinions I thought)
Regards,
Scott
Dougwe said
06:29 PM Feb 27, 2014
Kiwi-as wrote:
We will see more & more of this as the weight checks kick in. This is why we have gone down the same road.
JC.
You haven't have you??
oldboar said
07:35 PM Feb 27, 2014
No experience with the Dodge at all, sorry Husky
Darrell
rocket327s said
10:31 AM Feb 28, 2014
21.4km/100klm??? I can't even get THAT in the Navara !
Rob49 said
03:29 PM Feb 28, 2014
I would think Darrell meant 21.4lt/100km
oldboar said
06:42 PM Feb 28, 2014
Second fill was even better after 600km, 19.4l/100km
Darrell & Sandra
ken thomas said
08:45 PM Mar 8, 2014
Hello Darryl
You should have kept the BT, at least it could pull the ranger out of the bog
Hope you have a good sign so we can see you
Ken
oldboar said
07:05 PM Mar 11, 2014
Pretty easy to spot, Ken, look like a carny now. Last 500km yielded 17.4l/100km. Getting horribly close to BT50 economy & only only 1800 km on the clock. Be interesting to see what it gets down to especially considering all up weight is about 3/4 of a tonne above the BT load.
We wanted to carry too much gear to meet the BT-50 GVM limit so rather than risk the wrath of the scalies in various states we've upgraded to an Isuzu 200 tray back. Plenty of room & capacity for us now.
Darrell & Sandra
and indeed plenty of space looks like it
wishing you many happy and safe Km's
Cheers John
Nice one,
Much better to tow with and not overload it.
We will see more & more of this as the weight checks kick in. This is why we have gone down the same road.
JC.
First 500km, tight motor, truck/van weight 6.7 tonne, towing in 5th as in the hills between Gulgong & Bingara gave 21.4km/100km Rob. I'd expect a dramatic improvement as she loosens up & we hit the flat country. I also wouldn't be surprised if it's not slightly de-tuned until the first service.
Darrell
I thought I was in the final leg of picking out a larger tug given the same concerns, carrying capacity and tail not wagging the dog. So after a some significant upgrades to our 4.2 'trol I'm looking at the Iveco Daily 4x4 Dual cab (manual) but then a used Dodge DRW (auto) has appeared. I'm very familiar with the Dodge DRW 4x4 and have many times used the DRW in 4x4 mode in paddocks and other off road situations but never in sand or where there were ruts.
So my question is not only to you but others, DRW performance minuses in off-road or rutted track conditions? (Searched a lot of sites, not a lot of opinions I thought)
Regards,
Scott
You haven't have you??
Darrell
I would think Darrell meant 21.4lt/100km
Darrell & Sandra
You should have kept the BT, at least it could pull the ranger out of the bog
Hope you have a good sign so we can see you
Ken
Darrell & Sandra