Proper adventure vehicle
Discussion
vikingaero said:
skyrover said:
I always thought the Russian Ural 4320 would make a great expedition vehicle
I like the high level skylights for light and privacy.How many gallons to the Km?
Number of cylinders = 8
Cylinder bore (mm) = 130
Cylinder stroke (mm) = 140
Engine power output (h.p.) = 240
Rated speed (r.p.m.) = 2100
Maximum torque (Nm) = 883
Fuel consuption (g/h.p.h) = 157 (roughly 3mpg?)
Weight (kg) = 1390
Only problem is, you probably are going to want to paint it white if you are travelling through some parts of Europe.
Edited by skyrover on Friday 28th August 21:03
skyrover said:
YAMZ-238M2 Diesel Engine
Number of cylinders = 8
Cylinder bore (mm) = 130
Cylinder stroke (mm) = 140
Engine power output (h.p.) = 240
Rated speed (r.p.m.) = 2100
Maximum torque (Nm) = 883
Fuel consuption (g/h.p.h) = 157
Weight (kg) = 1390
Only problem is, you probably are going to want to paint it white if you are travelling through some parts of Europe.
Not sure the weight is correct, my focus weighs that, should there be another 0 in there ?Number of cylinders = 8
Cylinder bore (mm) = 130
Cylinder stroke (mm) = 140
Engine power output (h.p.) = 240
Rated speed (r.p.m.) = 2100
Maximum torque (Nm) = 883
Fuel consuption (g/h.p.h) = 157
Weight (kg) = 1390
Only problem is, you probably are going to want to paint it white if you are travelling through some parts of Europe.
lesstatt said:
skyrover said:
YAMZ-238M2 Diesel Engine
Number of cylinders = 8
Cylinder bore (mm) = 130
Cylinder stroke (mm) = 140
Engine power output (h.p.) = 240
Rated speed (r.p.m.) = 2100
Maximum torque (Nm) = 883
Fuel consuption (g/h.p.h) = 157
Weight (kg) = 1390
Only problem is, you probably are going to want to paint it white if you are travelling through some parts of Europe.
Not sure the weight is correct, my focus weighs that, should there be another 0 in there ?Number of cylinders = 8
Cylinder bore (mm) = 130
Cylinder stroke (mm) = 140
Engine power output (h.p.) = 240
Rated speed (r.p.m.) = 2100
Maximum torque (Nm) = 883
Fuel consuption (g/h.p.h) = 157
Weight (kg) = 1390
Only problem is, you probably are going to want to paint it white if you are travelling through some parts of Europe.
I think either of those would be an adventure at the fuel pumps. I'm sure you could run them on veg oil though. I suspect the Ural thing would probably run on a mixture of veg oil and yak sh*t. That would keep the costs down.
I have seen photos of Steyr Puch Pinzgauers converted to campers. They look pretty bulletproof, again provided you don't want to go extremely fat or pass too many petrol stations.
I have seen photos of Steyr Puch Pinzgauers converted to campers. They look pretty bulletproof, again provided you don't want to go extremely fat or pass too many petrol stations.
battered said:
I think either of those would be an adventure at the fuel pumps. I'm sure you could run them on veg oil though. I suspect the Ural thing would probably run on a mixture of veg oil and yak sh*t. That would keep the costs down.
I have seen photos of Steyr Puch Pinzgauers converted to campers. They look pretty bulletproof, again provided you don't want to go extremely fat or pass too many petrol stations.
Not sure of the engine size but sounded like a large heavy Diesel engine. So thinking prob 5 or 6 litre truck engine. I bet it does 10mpg at best I have seen photos of Steyr Puch Pinzgauers converted to campers. They look pretty bulletproof, again provided you don't want to go extremely fat or pass too many petrol stations.
British army uses a couple of sub 4 ton trucks which i believe get north of 20mpg, there was a ton of them for sale on various surplus sites but I cant for the life of me remember there name or find any now. Looked like they would make perfect expedition vehicles they they where going for <£5k too.
Whilst I would love something based on a UniMog this lifting roof version based on a Mitsubishi fits into a normal shipping container. World's your lobster then Rodders.
http://globalxvehicles.com/pangea-lt/
http://globalxvehicles.com/pangea-lt/
A bit obscure, but for a proper expedition with terrible terrain, I'd be after something like this. The Hagglunds/BAE BVS 10
-Four seated in the front, and room for 8 more in the back.
-Air con.
-Capable of the national speed limit (just).
-Loads of stowage room.
-Fully amphibious.
You can even buy the older versions for under £10k when they occasionally pop up on ebay
-Four seated in the front, and room for 8 more in the back.
-Air con.
-Capable of the national speed limit (just).
-Loads of stowage room.
-Fully amphibious.
You can even buy the older versions for under £10k when they occasionally pop up on ebay
Edited by Pebbles167 on Sunday 30th August 23:26
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