Who on this forum happens to own a Cruiser Ute ?
75 Series,, 78 or 79 Series ?
Die Judicii wrote:Who on this forum happens to own a Cruiser Ute ?
75 Series,, 78 or 79 Series ?
Die Judicii wrote:I've got a 1990 (75 Series) with the non turbo 4.2 that I now only use on the property,,,, but when it was "on road" I found it to be
pretty good as far as fuel consumption goes as long as you stayed just under 100 kph.
Do you have many vehicles knocked off around your general area ? and do you worry about it being knocked off ??
It's getting to the stage of ridiculous,, the amount that are getting pinched and burned out up this way lately.
Die Judicii wrote:I've got a 1990 (75 Series) with the non turbo 4.2 that I now only use on the property,,,, but when it was "on road" I found it to be
pretty good as far as fuel consumption goes as long as you stayed just under 100 kph.
Do you have many vehicles knocked off around your general area ? and do you worry about it being knocked off ??
It's getting to the stage of ridiculous,, the amount that are getting pinched and burned out up this way lately.
bigrich wrote:
not sure what part of the state your in , but second hand diesel cruisers and prado's (i own a 2007 diesel 3 ltr gxl myself ) around brisbane are worth ridiculous money . talked to lots of 70 series owners that have the opportunity to sell 5 year old vehicles for 5-10k more than they paid for them new
bigrich wrote:stuff a cruiser , i want a bren carrier . now that'd be a go anywhere hunting rig
bladeracer wrote:bigrich wrote:stuff a cruiser , i want a bren carrier . now that'd be a go anywhere hunting rig
I have plans to build one myself, I reckon it would be awesome on the farm
bigrich wrote:bladeracer wrote:bigrich wrote:stuff a cruiser , i want a bren carrier . now that'd be a go anywhere hunting rig
I have plans to build one myself, I reckon it would be awesome on the farm
lots of stuff got auctioned off around brisbane . 30 years ago i was working on moreton island just of brisbane and they were still using US studebaker 6x6 trucks for haulage duties on the island . heard plenty of stories about jeeps used on farms , bren carriers are really good for fencing in ridge country i was told
heard of matilda tanks having the turrets removed and using scrub chains in areas of nsw . check youtube there's a guy in rural australia who drives a matilda around his farm . lucky bugger
you can get your hands on bren carriers blade , their actually popular in NZ
bladeracer wrote:bigrich wrote:bladeracer wrote:bigrich wrote:stuff a cruiser , i want a bren carrier . now that'd be a go anywhere hunting rig
I have plans to build one myself, I reckon it would be awesome on the farm
lots of stuff got auctioned off around brisbane . 30 years ago i was working on moreton island just of brisbane and they were still using US studebaker 6x6 trucks for haulage duties on the island . heard plenty of stories about jeeps used on farms , bren carriers are really good for fencing in ridge country i was told
heard of matilda tanks having the turrets removed and using scrub chains in areas of nsw . check youtube there's a guy in rural australia who drives a matilda around his farm . lucky bugger
you can get your hands on bren carriers blade , their actually popular in NZ
There are real ones around, but I don't need to lug three and a half tons of armour plate around the paddocks, or try to keep an eighty-year-old V8 lump running
I want to build it out of 6mm mild with a 3800cc Buick engine. Should be well under 2000kg with a reliable engine. Ground pressure would be tiny so it shouldn't tear up the paddocks. Still going to need hearing protection and a helmet though
Would be awesome for things like this - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dOO5IJ1b-7g
Would be neat to make it amphibious as well, not sure it has the footprint for that but making it significantly lighter would help.
Anything bigger than a carrier would destroy our paddocks here due to the nine-months of mud we get.