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Post by dumbdunce »

RUFF wrote:
dumbdunce wrote:
RaginRover wrote:
4sum4 wrote: Get another cruiser....I was looking at getting a F truck for about 6 months till i seen the cruiser,If you wait you`ll find one

There was only 1 80 series that was rated at 3.5T from memory all of them except the sahara special edition were rated to tow 2.5T

Tom
I am not 100% but I think it is more along a date of manufacture line; after 1996(???) has the higher rating? that said, Adams 40 on a trailer would not be over 2500kg.
My Trailer is no heavy weight trailer and it still weighs 750KG. Adams Cruiser would have to be 2T+. Even a real light Car trailer will only get down to around 500KG and then its not going to hold together towing a cruiser. The other problem most people dont think about is that most car Trailers are rated at 2000KG this includes the weight of the trailer.
you're right, I was thinking 3.5 ton but talking 2.5 ton. still it would be close - tare weight of a FJ40 is only 1700ish though (?) - surely Adams would be close to that - a lot of bodywork stripped off, but tyres/bars etc added on. yeah maybe closer to 2 ton. nothing for it Ads, you're going to have to build a buggy.
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Post by MY45 »

dumbdunce wrote:
RUFF wrote:
dumbdunce wrote:
RaginRover wrote:
4sum4 wrote: Get another cruiser....I was looking at getting a F truck for about 6 months till i seen the cruiser,If you wait you`ll find one

There was only 1 80 series that was rated at 3.5T from memory all of them except the sahara special edition were rated to tow 2.5T

Tom
I am not 100% but I think it is more along a date of manufacture line; after 1996(???) has the higher rating? that said, Adams 40 on a trailer would not be over 2500kg.
My Trailer is no heavy weight trailer and it still weighs 750KG. Adams Cruiser would have to be 2T+. Even a real light Car trailer will only get down to around 500KG and then its not going to hold together towing a cruiser. The other problem most people dont think about is that most car Trailers are rated at 2000KG this includes the weight of the trailer.
you're right, I was thinking 3.5 ton but talking 2.5 ton. still it would be close - tare weight of a FJ40 is only 1700ish though (?) - surely Adams would be close to that - a lot of bodywork stripped off, but tyres/bars etc added on. yeah maybe closer to 2 ton. nothing for it Ads, you're going to have to build a buggy.
Its planned ;)

Yeah my trailer is 620 kg i think. Next one will be lighter :)
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Post by Nev62 »

Forget the Courier. The 2.6l four cyl is a mitsu and the head (12v) is Mazda. Replacement motors from the wreckers start at $2500 with 30 day warranty while a head would set you back $1500. A change over donk starts around $3500.

I towed a trailer of around 700KG 400Km (Campbelltown-Milbradale-campbelltown) and it used 48lt of fuel each way. I also once had a - edit - Afla Alfetta - on a tandem trailer and to get up one steep hill I had to go 1st low :shock: and creep up it. I drive 64Km a day (two and from work) and it cost me $48 to $58 in fuel for 5 days and this is not the normal Sydney commuter traffic, it is sitting on 60Ks with almost no stops.

As a tow vehicle, they are the greatest POS around.
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Nev62 wrote: I towed a trailer of around 700KG 400Km (Campbelltown-Milbradale-campbelltown) and it used 48lt of fuel each way.
Forgot to add that was the Putty Rd and had to drop back to 2nd on 5 occations each way.
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Post by dumbdunce »

looks like chopping up the courier is a good place to start the buggy!

hey Nev, if you hate the raider so much, why don't you cut your losses and ditch it for, say, ANY other 4WD?
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Post by Nev62 »

dumbdunce wrote:looks like chopping up the courier is a good place to start the buggy!

hey Nev, if you hate the raider so much, why don't you cut your losses and ditch it for, say, ANY other 4WD?
Brian, it's coming, FJ62, dual ARB lockers, 6.5lt V8 diesel, 33's :armsup: Just gotta learn how to drive an auto :D
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Post by dumbdunce »

Nev62 wrote:
dumbdunce wrote:looks like chopping up the courier is a good place to start the buggy!

hey Nev, if you hate the raider so much, why don't you cut your losses and ditch it for, say, ANY other 4WD?
Brian, it's coming, FJ62, dual ARB lockers, 6.5lt V8 diesel, 33's :armsup: Just gotta learn how to drive an auto :D
yeah, see Adam, THAT's a tow vehicle!
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