Continued… Wheels and Tires: The other news this week is that I finally got the chance to see my new wheels and tires. Some of you may recall, that I had posted a thread several months back “Looking for Michelin XZL’s or alternate 20″ tires” In the end we decided on the 14.5R20 Continental MPT81’s […]

Hi Guys, OK, here is the long overdue update on the Eco-Roamer project. It’s been a packed month… The truck has spent the past few weeks in Tulsa, Oklahoma with Ron Turner and his guys at Tulsa Truck Manufacturing. They have been working on the 4×4 conversion and stretching out the frame. I can’t recommend them […]

Originally Posted by bigford That is an outstanding rig you are building. My .02 here: My F-700 is a double-frame truck and flex is limited. Running the bags in the rear, you will probably have to bottom one of them out to see any major flex as they “give” more than the leaf springs do. […]

joaquin, you’re daft. …Ok, now that that’s out of the way: I actually agree with you. The F650 is a complete unknown in terms of flex, especially with the stretch and reinforcement I’m putting on it. The truck is in Tulsa literally this week having those done and then we’re going to test it out. […]

Thanks Charlie / Rob / Lynn, That helps a lot. I will think about the diamond style mount and see how we can make it work with our design. I trust that in your designs all four points are hard mounted to the chassis frame and are not mounted in ‘series’ the way a universal […]

Originally Posted by klahanie What are your plans for attaching the shelter to truck frame? Any thoughts on a torsion-free mount? like this: http://bp2.blogger.com/_-iSeesP7yEw/…h/Lassen+2.JPG We’re definitely mounting the camper box on a 3-point dynamic mount. Don’t want it twisting itself all out of shape. At the same time we’re reinforcing (“Sleeving”) the F-650’s frame rails […]

Originally Posted by Kermit Are you keeping the dual wheels? When you flatten the floor, are you making extra storage space as well? This is going to be awesome build, good luck with it. The truck is going to be cool, but, I am interested in your travel plans, where are planning on taking the […]

Originally Posted by Redline What suspension does the chassis have? Leaf springs (stiff?) or some type of air suspension? Are you thinking of changing or modifying what it has? James The suspension was actually one of our first challenges. I had posted a thread about it here back in July. My original intention had been to go […]

Originally Posted by Robthebrit Jay, What toilet are you looking at? I considered one and looked into the Espar diesel incinerator toilet and they said they are not available in the US. I found a number of electric incinerators but they require something like 2000W at 110v for a fair amount of time. Ultimately, I […]

Who says you can’t be “eco-friendly” and “mean-looking” at the same time!? Here’s a picture of the just finished Bull Bar… I’m really happy with how it came out! just to give a sense of size, those are 8″ lights in the center! there’s a Warn 16.5ti winch hidden behind the bumper. It was custom built by Layne Wright […]