| Chassis |
International
ACCO ex-Army vehicle. The chassis has been extended
by 2.5m. |
| Engine |
Perkins
6354 diesel. 6 litres, turbo charged. |
| Gearbox. |
Eaton
SMA 475, 5 speed synchromesh. |
| Drive
train |
Hi/lo
range transfer case. Six wheel drive. Permanent four
wheel drive on rear bogie and selectable drive to
front wheels. |
| Wheels |
Split
rims with 1200/20 tyres, 1 spare wheel/tyre |
| Brakes |
Standard
air over hydraulic enhanced with Jacobs exhaust brake. |
| Electrical |
12v
truck, 24v & 12v house. Total re-wire of
truck harness performed. |
| Dimensions |
Width
2.5m (8'2"), height 4m (13'), length 10.5m (34'). |
| Ground
clearance |
350mm
under diffs, 500mm under most of chassis. |
| Angles |
Entry
- 54 degrees, Exit - 43 degrees, Ramp over - 153 degrees. |
| Fuel |
600
litres (130gals) diesel, 100 litres (22gals) petrol
(for motor bikes). |
| Range |
1800k
(1125 miles) on-road. Off-road, depends on terrain. |
| Recovery |
20,000lbs
(9tonnes) PTO driven winch, pulls to front or rear.
|
| Water |
650
litres drinking/fresh, 55litres grey, 80 litres black.
Serious filtration on drinking water, use water from
anywhere. |
| Gas |
4
x 9kg bottles. Two connected with pigtales, two stored
behind them. |
| Power |
8
x 64 watt Unisolar shade tolerant solar panels. 3300
watt inverter is also a 100 amp 24v battery charger.
8 x 215ah deep cycle batteries makes a 10,320wh battery
bank. |
| Appliances |
42
litre convection micro wave, three burner Highland
gas cook top, 240 litre 24v Fisher & Paykel fridge,
Atwood gas hot water system. |
| Cladding |
2mm
aluminium tread plate over most of body. |
| Body |
The
body is made entirely from steel. It is mounted to
the chassis at three points using special rubber mounts.
This system allows the chassis to flex without affecting
the body and also provides good vibration isolation. |
| Storage |
All
floor sections lift to access internal bins plus
eight external bins. Provision for about 90 long
neck beer bottles and over three months food.
Underfloor storage compartments have removable
bottom panels for maintenance of drive train. |
| Communications |
UHF
and AM CBs, also hand-held UHF CB. |
| Safety |
Powder
and refillable water fire extinguishers accessible
from outside. Powder extinguishers inside. |
| Other
features |
All
heavy items below chassis and most storage as low
as possible, it looks top heavy but it's not.
Tropical
roof provides shade, also well insulated with
Barrier 2000, closed-cell foam and polyester batts.
Massive
windows in living room fully open for ventilation.
Poptop
over bedroom gives full headroom.
Bedroom
has full-length windows at bed level to provide
cross ventilation.
All
windows have shutters to protect them from damage
and provide shade.
Garaging
for two Honda SL230 motor bikes. Bikes are winched
in/out.
"Expand-a-loo"
toilet opens out for use then returns to allow
passage through hallway.
Vanity
on rear of toilet door, stores over toilet when
door closed.
Shower
folds away to increase kitchen bench space.
Rear
deck folds down to provide outdoor living space.
Body
can be pressurised while driving to help keep
dust from entering.
Fully
self contained in the bush with no facilities
for periods of at least one month but probably
up to three months. |
