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Several posts have alluded to the metallic structure of aluminium and stainless. Both are quite reactive but that is the metal's undoing.

Aluminium, as the raw (polished) article is very reactive ...

I am certainly not an expert on these matters. However, as I read the tealeaves

(a) the state websites and (most, if not all) roadside stations appear to specify (the latter on the site signage) w ...

Gareth, if I may be included in your pix email please - john.heddles@gmail.com

Just hazarding an idle guess here - could not one just manufacture to suit from a suitable thickness sheet of either PMMA or polycarbonate ? PMMA is easy enough to form and, from what I can garner fr ...

A good start for me, thanks

Thanks for that. Perhaps when you are parked up you could check the level of reception in the tug ? With the unit transmitting from in the van, what sort of radius do you get usable signal over. ...

Looking at the Optus unit as the mobile plan is real beaut for our needs - we gave up a fixed landline some years ago and, even with a relatively poor tower infrastructure here and average to poor sig ...

Thanks, Steve, will do. CelFi is a tad on the expensive side for what it is.

So far the only reason to use it was that, so far as I am aware, it was the only unit with ACMA authorisation for use ...

4G modem and wifi extender (instead of unreliable Cel-fi)

I've found the CelFi to be reasonably useful and was shortly going to buy a couple of the 4G mobile units.

Can we ask for some more inf ...

Indeed.

However, a trip via the factory to get this and that done is on the plans so I am just doing my homework at this stage. No point not having a sussed out to do list ..

Yep, dropped off BT and picked up looking great.

Sounds real fine. I know Steve doesn't like posts with dollars and details. Any chance you could let me know some details via email, perhaps.

We had the BT sticker guy do ours on the sunshine coast

Was that the whole deal including getting the old stuff off ?

Obvious that one can save a dollar or three on the hard yakka cleaning the old stuff off - however, might it be better to get the expert at BT to put the new stuff on ?

Just asking as it's on my ...

Thanks.

You had/have a larger truck (in some of the forum post pictures) .. I was thinking more of that vehicle.

My rationale is that my use is going to be somewhere in the midst of what forum ...

What tyres do you run on your big tug, Cowboy ?

Recently bought an FTS 750 ex NSW and in the process of running it through Vic roadworthy inspections. Unexpectedly, the shop has snagged several tyres.

That's not a major concern (although a ...

I've just bought a truck for a tug .. presently at the autoelec. Will double check the rim size in a day or two - I don't have any paperwork on this model until I can find some on Fleabay. If suita ...

What is the largest tyre capability ?

Thanks, Steve. In due course I'll get the van up to BT for some upgrades so that can be looked at then. regards, John

We recommend 10% on the ball,

.. but is there a BT (structural) limit, per se, in addition to the 10% recommendation ? ie how far over 10% before the OEM gets concerned ?

(a) question for Steve - does BT specify a maximum ball load for any of the vans ? I can find no indication for my 2004 22ft unit.

Concern is a case of balancing two competing considerations - ...

The new look vans are extremely easy on the eyes (just so long as Sal doesn't get to see one).

However, compared to our old machine, there appears to be very little storage space .. which would the ...

One techo point to consider given that emergency exit from the typical van might leave something to be desired in the wee hours of the morning, especially in those vans (such as ours) where the bed is ...

Another option is the Aldi product. They flog an evacuated, rolled up mattress which can be introduced easily to restricted access areas .. in our van, there is no way a full mattress can be moved t ...

Then why not play both sides - for new vans (or refurb) perhaps offer two sizes of logo for front/rear. I would be quite happy to have a larger logo on the rear - the front is a bit obscured by the ...

My original background was in aerodynamics as an engineer .. I suspect that there will be a small benefit but not all that significant.

Most of the drag reduction benefits are to be had with air ...

Steve, can you ID the 4.5 gen so we can do some research of our own ?

Don't know if they have improved in the past 15 years.

No experience with them but the blurb from a US and Oz manufacturer claims far better than you had experienced ?

Does anyone carry an RO unit ?

Seems a useful toy, especially as you can use relatively clean through to seawater as raw input .. Capital cost is not horrific but one needs AC to run them.

Thanks, Steve, that's adequate for me for the time being.

Question is, simply, what would a notional cost be for a retro fit (if viable) compared against a standard unit refurbishment with the upgraded axles ?

.. you're still displaying it at the Melbourne Show ? Would love to have a look ..

Thanks very much for the shots ..

Would appreciate a picture, please. regards, John

Not clear in the pix - is there any clearance problems with the WDH bars ?

$4500 - that's what I needed for budgetary purposes.

Probably won't get to Brisbane for a while but when we do we'll arrange for a good once over and the undercarriage mod included.

Steve, we now are the happy owners of a well used BT - managed to tow it home (300-odd km) on Saturday without any excitement.

No idea what the actual history was for the first owner (we're the t ...