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All, few small updates: At this time things are moving very slow. Whilst I have not been affected by the COVID-19, I have put on hold most of my the most significant planned expenses until work-related things become more stable. In the meantime, however, I have a question to those amongst us familia...

Hi, have you continued with the project?

Hallo Forum! Leider hat man bei Mercedes-Benz die Homepage für den Download der Aufbaurichtlinien (ARL) mal wieder umgestaltet. Daher ist eine neue Vorgehensweise nötig, um an die etwas versteckten, älteren ARL zu kommen. Anleitung zum Download von Mercedes-Benz-Aufbaurichtlinien Beispiel: ARL von ...

Pairo, given the uncertainty of the future as we all are experiencing right now, it is great to see one contanst, unchanged and ongoing activity - your excellent, informative, well-documented and very very interesting posts! These really keep the madness from creeping in my mindset. It is great to s...

If I am not mistaken, the shift points could be "tuned" to a certain degree. From what I have been able to find out, one would need to get in touch with a competent Allison Trasmission dealer/service shop and discuss it. I am not certain about the costs, though.

Little update. Upgrading to the strongest OM501 engine version (456hp) will not be easy. From what I was able to gather, the list of items to change would be extensive: injectors, turbo, ECU, pistons (this is not strictly necessary). I got the price estimation for this work from a workshop that rebu...

..... I found this fire-fighter Magirus forgotten in a corner of an airport in Belgium, with only 40.000 km and some rust from the centuries. An almost german friend, Niels, acted as intermediary and made some progress with importation, but the wheels were in so bad shape that needed replacement ju...

So I had a chance to measure angles on my 4x4x4 truck, as it stands right now.

Here they are:
* Approach angle - 40°
* Departure angle - 33°

What do you guys think? These should be enough, right?

lura hat geschrieben: ↑

2020-01-06 15:49:38

Do You collect Airport-maschines?

I do not think so at least not yet.

Hi Nils, many thanks for your post. It is very helpful. You have touched upon something I am hoping to avoid for this travel truck. Namely, I hope to keep the engine ECU/software to products that came from Mercedes factory. That is why I am keen to explore knowledge regarding the differences between...

Ok, I would be grateful for some help here. The Mercedes OM 50 LA V6 engine in my 4x4x4 is rated at 313hp. However, it appears that the Mercedes OM 501 LA V6 engines (Euro 2 and Euro 3) mounted in Actros MP1 trucks came with a number of different power outputs ranging from 313HP to 456HP ( https://d...

Ok, I get it now. It has parabolic springs (Parabelfedern). I looked at the frame and it has the usual C-shape normally used in regular trucks. It does not have a frame profile used on MAN KAT trucks. I did not want to have an air suspension. I plan to travel into some extreme locations, such as Sib...

Hi Alex, I have seen this one as well. It has been for sale for ages. I do not know what is its registration paperwork situation. Please refer to the commentary above re issues with registering old vehicles which were not previously registered. Also, it seems it has damaged clutch (see the ad descri...

Till: it feels great to be sort of a pioneer on the forum by way of having all-wheel drive all-wheel-steer truck :spiel: The reason the wheelhousing might have been modified was because of the tyre size. They are 445/95R25 or 16.00R25 (both are the same). This means that are about 148cm tall. On th...

Indeed, it is bought. Felix: the registration regulations seem similar between Germany and Poland. If the 4x4x4 was not registered previously, it would virtually be impossible to register it now as a used truck for the very reasons you explained in your comment. I spent a lot of time investigating t...

Have fun with it :) Do you want to keep the drivetrain in the state 'as is' or do you plan modifications to reach a more common angle of the drive shafts? Best Uwe As it stands, it appears it does have one gear transfer box. It seems these are low gears but this is purely my speculation. I have not...

Happy New Year 2020 - wishing all your truck-build and travel plans come through this year! Welcome to my expedition truck build thread I wish to call Project Think Beyond Limits based on the 2002 Mercedes Benz 2002 Actros 4x4x4 chassis. My name is Jerzy and I live in Poland. I will be working on it...

That's very helpful. Thank you.

Hi, have you ever taken a picture(s) of the complete Syegon CTIS system by any chance? If you did, could you post it on here or maybe send me a PM with a link?

Some very interesting footage on youtube. Thanks

All, I am trying to establish what elements are needed for a fully functioning 2-speed transfer box, literally from the switch in the cab to the physical box distributing power to the front and rear axles. I gather this is what I need: * transfer box * pneumatic system providing air pressure allowin...

Pirx,

Thank you for the above clarification re transfer box manufacturer.

Could you educate me on something please?

When the transfer box description states VG 1700-3W/1,403, does it mean that the high speed (i.e. road) gear is 1,403 times faster than the low speed (i.e. off-road) gear?

All, Mercedes OM 501 LA V6 engine It appears that the Mercedes OM 501 LA V6 engine mounted in Actros MP1 came with a number of different power outputs ranging from 310HP to 456HP (https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mercedes-Benz_Actros). I am trying to find out how do these engines differ, what are the d...

Thank you for clarifying this. It was very helpful.

They are off for three year trip in 2020: https://www.4-xtremes.ch/adventures/new-project/

I wonder how they keep the TUV valid. I thought it is only valid for one year and it can only be done where the vehicle is registered. Any thoughts?

... He had gotten a practically new 6x6 Beiben that some illuminated soul used to promote and sell sunglasses for some time and then left it in the oblivion. https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/0WC6wEHgZo20nNnmzn2RgAndqGGZtn_8OJioHAXbAOyaY_yizp04QO07NI6ezVxT1hDZkWza-oSrC70a0pFxYH6JKwGp5BBpWA-zUZLt7VZ...

Long time no hear - what's the latest with your project?

soliver hat geschrieben: ↑

2019-08-30 10:13:45

Pitmaster hat geschrieben: ↑

2019-08-30 10:05:34

Hallo Oliver,

Kannst Dun was zu den Kosten sagen? Gerne auch per PN

Gruß Guido

Hallo,

das ist kein Geheimnis, unserer hat rund 6000,- gekostet, allerdings ab Werk, waren ihn selbst abholen.

Gruss
Oliver

What factory is that exactly?

Der zwischen Grill und Windschutzscheibe. Im LKW-Sektor wird der Kabinen-Rohbau i.d.R. über Jahrzehnte genutzt. Ist der einigermaßen neutral gehalten, lassen sich immer wieder neue Designlinien implementieren (siehe z.B. beim DAF XF und IVECO S-Way, deren Wurzeln in den 90ern liegen). Mit dem Knick...