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.
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
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
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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)
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.
Darrell & Sandra
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