I'd like some feedback on a Winnebago 6.8ltr Ford Triton motorhome , unleaded / lpg Motorhome. Pros if any , Cons . I know the obvious , Lpg out in the sticks , what about unleaded. Just thinking about purchasing one.
Thanks
Possum3 said
02:09 PM Dec 24, 2018
F350 with V10? They are very popular workhorses in the USA - If you ever need parts in the great outback of Australia, I think you will be sleeping in your Motorhome for a long time waiting for parts to get into the Country and delivered to where ever.
montie said
06:12 PM Dec 24, 2018
goldcoaster wrote:
I'd like some feedback on a Winnebago 6.8ltr Ford Triton motorhome , unleaded / lpg Motorhome. Pros if any , Cons . I know the obvious , Lpg out in the sticks , what about unleaded. Just thinking about purchasing one. Thanks
Some of the early Explorers had the Triton V10 dual fuel.
Not many sold but pretty much trouble free although some were not gas compatible in Aus.Coachmen use the same motor.
The obvious drawback is running costs and parts availability.
goldcoaster said
07:41 AM Dec 26, 2018
Thanks , I was thinking along those lines , parts and Gas conversion , trouble you wouldn't want when in the outback . I'll keep looking.
Merry Xmas to you all and be safe in your travels in the New Year.
blaze said
08:25 AM Dec 26, 2018
wouldn't want trouble with a common rail diesel in remote areas either, the same deals as petrol injection. If something more than a service or a puncture, whatever you drive you will need a major centre, not a city but you get the picture. Even happens to Toyotas ya know. When I was a spare parts manager in broome years ago, had to wait 6 weeks for a power steering hose for a rodeo
cheers
blaze
Warren-Pat_01 said
06:37 PM Dec 26, 2018
Goldcoaster,
I assume you are thinking of Autogas not LPG for powering your vehicle.
I have the Diesel-gas system on my Patrol - gas is becoming difficult to get in Qld. In Townsville & adjacent areas BP & United still sell gas. And for me travelling down the inland run, gas is unavailable at Charters Towers, Clermont but ok at Emerald. Then further south & west, it is available at Charleville & St George (BP & United).
Most other places including the NT, gas is ok but a bit more expensive. Don't go too far off the beaten track though.
Unleaded & diesel are normally available at most places but in the some parts of the NT you'll have to use Opal (which I think is compatible with unleaded).
blaze - wouldn't there be industrial hose people in Broome that could make a hose for a vehicle? I had a power steering hose made in Townsville for my MQ Patrol years ago.
goldcoaster said
07:29 AM Dec 28, 2018
Thanks Warren , now that you mentioned it I haven't seen too many autogas outlets around.
mus429 said
10:05 AM Jan 9, 2019
Some things not understood very well. Base fuel in the U.S.states for the Triton engine has an octane rating of 89 (RON standard), unfortunately in Australia we do not base our advertised octane rating on the RON standard. The equivalent fuel here is Premium 95 octane(RON 89) . Australian fuel is probably the lowest standard in the world hence you have most Japanese cars designed for the American market such as Mazdas requiring Premium fuel here in Australia as its designed for the U.S. market using their 89 base unleaded fuel. Next don't touch LPG your engine is not designed for it and you will get a better financial result using Premium fuel here because your engine is designed for it. LPG is fine in lighter vehicles but not heavy vehicles. My current motorhome has a 350 chev engine which can run on LPG or Petrol. I now run it virtually solely on petrol. It uses 40 litres /100 km on LPG but only 23litres/100 km on petrol. Do the sums LPG is not worth it. Your engine will need rebuilding much earlier if running on LPG and repairing will not be cheap in this country, however, any parts can be obtained out of the states. On top of that most LPG service stations in the top end and northern WA have removed their fillers. When i was in Port Hedland a few years ago unleaded was $1.45 and LPG was $1.43 so you can see why they couldn't sell it up there.
I drove a Coachman Mirada for over 50,000km in the States then brought it back to Australia and sold it here.
mus429 said
10:22 AM Jan 9, 2019
Sorry got my figures right but wrong anagrams. RON is used here in Australia for octane rating whereas they use AKI in the states but as I said the figures are correct, base unleaded 89 in the States is roughly 95 Premium here. According to a calculation there is the figure of '6' you need to add to the U.S. rating to get an Australian equivalent.
Some of the early Explorers had the Triton V10 dual fuel.
Not many sold but pretty much trouble free although some were not gas compatible in Aus.Coachmen use the same motor.
The obvious drawback is running costs and parts availability.
Merry Xmas to you all and be safe in your travels in the New Year.
cheers
blaze
I assume you are thinking of Autogas not LPG for powering your vehicle.
I have the Diesel-gas system on my Patrol - gas is becoming difficult to get in Qld. In Townsville & adjacent areas BP & United still sell gas. And for me travelling down the inland run, gas is unavailable at Charters Towers, Clermont but ok at Emerald. Then further south & west, it is available at Charleville & St George (BP & United).
Most other places including the NT, gas is ok but a bit more expensive. Don't go too far off the beaten track though.
Unleaded & diesel are normally available at most places but in the some parts of the NT you'll have to use Opal (which I think is compatible with unleaded).
blaze - wouldn't there be industrial hose people in Broome that could make a hose for a vehicle? I had a power steering hose made in Townsville for my MQ Patrol years ago.
Some things not understood very well. Base fuel in the U.S.states for the Triton engine has an octane rating of 89 (RON standard), unfortunately in Australia we do not base our advertised octane rating on the RON standard. The equivalent fuel here is Premium 95 octane(RON 89) . Australian fuel is probably the lowest standard in the world hence you have most Japanese cars designed for the American market such as Mazdas requiring Premium fuel here in Australia as its designed for the U.S. market using their 89 base unleaded fuel. Next don't touch LPG your engine is not designed for it and you will get a better financial result using Premium fuel here because your engine is designed for it. LPG is fine in lighter vehicles but not heavy vehicles. My current motorhome has a 350 chev engine which can run on LPG or Petrol. I now run it virtually solely on petrol. It uses 40 litres /100 km on LPG but only 23litres/100 km on petrol. Do the sums LPG is not worth it. Your engine will need rebuilding much earlier if running on LPG and repairing will not be cheap in this country, however, any parts can be obtained out of the states. On top of that most LPG service stations in the top end and northern WA have removed their fillers. When i was in Port Hedland a few years ago unleaded was $1.45 and LPG was $1.43 so you can see why they couldn't sell it up there.
I drove a Coachman Mirada for over 50,000km in the States then brought it back to Australia and sold it here.
Sorry got my figures right but wrong anagrams. RON is used here in Australia for octane rating whereas they use AKI in the states but as I said the figures are correct, base unleaded 89 in the States is roughly 95 Premium here. According to a calculation there is the figure of '6' you need to add to the U.S. rating to get an Australian equivalent.
Interesting mus429, thanks.
Aussie Paul.