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The photos are recent, taken by the friend of a friend. They were to help identify the vehicle and to show the damage being done and that the police are not protecting the vehicle sufficiently. Someone has broken into the camper and presumably stolen some things. Wood boards have been nailed to cove...

Wilmaa, i understand in theory the local police should handle this. However, the message I received indicates that the truck is being stripped by the locals and the police are not stopping it. My contact in Africa is trying to advise the family because the local cops are not doing so and is trying t...

Hello everyone, a friend of a friend is travelling in Africa and is reaching out to try and find the family of the diseased owner of a Magirus located in Sierra Leone. The driver is dead and the truck is being pillaged by locals. If you know how to contact the family of the owner, message me and I’l...

Thank you very much for this information. Cheers!

So the saga continues. Another roadblock. I purchased some wheels. Seller claims that they fit 395/85r20 tyres. His listing shows photos of the wheels mounted on 395/85r20 tyres. My truck guy is saying they don't. They have a normal small flange, not the larger military flange. Anyone have a guide o...

Apologies. English isn't my native language either and I wasn't sure if "avoid slippage of the rear axle" meant avoid wheel lock or avoid spinning of the wheels.

Thanks for all of the help!

Awww... So is this just so my brakes don't lock up during normal operation or does it help for off-road driving?

Thanks. I meant an offset spacer to get my front and rear wheels in the same track. I will be probably using option 3 from the image you linked. Also, I have uploaded the photos of my differential from the opposite site for a better view of the other hose. https://i.ibb.co/mJWS10R/4.jpg https://i.ib...

Thanks for all of the information. I've ordered some new wheels. Thanks for pointing out the axel vent. I will be taking a photo from the other side soon. There is a tube that seems to connect to the air system on the other side. I am probably not going to use a spacer to align my wheels together at...

My colleague has a T244 and he installed 4 seats in it. The two children's seats are directly behind the driver and passenger but it is tight. The Stewart & Stevenson LMTVs in the US which are derived from the STEYR trucks you have in Europe more often use F150 jump seats from circa 2009-2014. T...

Hi Oliver, the issue is that the spare wheel is not the same design as the other wheels and I was measuring the flange on the spare wheel. Also, I misunderstood some of the points, apologies. Also, Goodyear has released the tyres for use on 11-20 wheels. The flanges are not the same on the spare and...

Thanks for the information! Also... HELP! I just hit a major problem: My truck is at the shop to have Goodyear 395/85r20 MVT tyres mounted. Currently it has 335/80r20 continental MPT 81. Truck shop called and said they refuse to mount the tyres because the lip on the wheels (flange) is smaller than ...

... i use an 2400 W generator ... it is driven with the original belt, but this runns defnitvly at the limit ... wiring is also new and much stronger ... new generator was as i know from Kohl-Lichtmaschinen ... Gruss Ulf Do you know the model of the alternator? Also, I am currently having my 395/85...

I have the EXACT same Webasto. I'm trying to understand what/where is the "Temperatursicherung" (thermal fuse) so I can try the same fix on mine. I'm getting the exact same issues. I'll use the previous link as reference but I'm trying to figure out where to order a new one?

Haha, yes. My colleague who has a Leyland DAF T244 camper is jealous of the rear locker :cool: On a side note, it's pretty interesting that there are actually a few european allrad-LKW expeditionsmobiles here in Ottawa. Also, I just ordered 5x 395/85r20 Goodyear MV/T tyres. 90% tread. $875 USD TOTAL...

… and I'm designing my electrical system and just realized the stock 28V 750W alternator is too weak to run electrical Air Conditioning while I drive.

Anyone know of a direct-swap alternator in the 2000W + range?

Thanks!

Locking Rear Differential Confirmed? Woohoo! (I'm going to make some people here jealous!)

Thanks for the information!

Maybe... but the Magirus only had a single previous owner before the person who sold it to me: the fire department. The seller did not add a locking rear differential. Here are photos, it’s hard to tell on these but there is an airline going into the differential on the driver side: https://ibb.co/H...

Thanks for the advice, references and information. I’ve got an additional question: I only have one differential locking pull button in the cab. But... there is an air line going to the transfer case (central differential) plus another airline going to the rear differential. The front differential h...

I mean the auxiliary heating with seperate on-the-dash controls (supposed to be a separate diesel heater). Thanks for the mounting recommendations. The columns end before the roof, however. Maybe I should extend upwards the columns by welding some tubing in place? Yes, we want to enter through the c...

Hello, do you have nice car. To 1.: When you want to change to the Slow range put the switch to slow, don'T use the clutch and than beam high, not very quick, but quick till you feel the 170er is in the slow range and goes ahead again. To return to the fast range, no gas, put the switch to fast ran...

Hello all, I have been reading this forum, asking questions and using google translate whenever possible but alas there is some information I'm not finding so I thought I would gather it all here. 1. I'm trying to understand the Strasse/Gelande lever in the truck. I'm understanding it as essentially...

Wow... That's a gorgeous cabover box...

Kind of makes me wonder if the space cabs available in Europe might be found here in Canada... I'll do some digging. Maybe they have a distributor here or a company specialises in the same thing.

That's super unfortunate, considering how much work and love we all end up putting into our vehicles... But thank you for the additional reference photos! It's reassuring to see that multiple people have done this before! And yes, I had noticed that the B-Pillars were pretty strong, I'm actually a b...

Any ideas on the best points to transfer the loads?

Hello, Hallo, I wish to mount a cabover box on my 170D11 like on this image: Ich möchte eine Cabover-Box wie auf diesem Bild auf meiner 170D11 montieren: existing mag.jpg This is my current project: Dies ist mein aktuelles Projekt: 2019-01-11 Magirus-Deutz Camper Rough Dims.-smalljpg.jpg 2019-01-25 ...

Air cooling would be an intercooler? Was it all from a single donor engine? I have a Deutz shop near me (in canada) looking to get rid of many older Deutz engine parts. They might have an old donor engine with turbo.

Hallo, ich bin den umgebauten 170er von Gilbert alias Turbokiller ca 5000km gefahren. Der Turbo hatte sicher einen Effekt, allerdings war auch die Pumpe entsprechend aufgedreht. Bilder muss ich suchen. Der Turbo stammt vom BF12L413F, es wurde einer für beide Zylinderbänke verwendet. Der hat zwar ei...