Is this the coolest Morocco machine ever?

[jongood]

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[daveclare]

It's very nice indeed. But my practical mind asks "how do you get the spare down from the roof?". That size of steel wheel and tyre are not light at all.

 

[funflair]

It looks good Jon, the dashboard and up front looks quite modern and the Vario Mobil cabin must have had lot of money spent on it, only 7m and 7490kg so ticks a lot of boxes

 

[pelican]

Cool and practicality not often words that go together.
The accommodation always appear to be small on this type of vehicle.

 

[Lenny HB]

Nope, to me it looks like they have ruined a nice old vehicle.

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[Mikey RV]

Love it apart from the colour.

 

[funflair]

looks like they have ruined repurposed a nice old vehicle.

Sorted that for you Lenny must be more useful than a water cannon, I only know one person who would buy one of those.

 

[jongood]

It's very nice indeed. But my practical mind asks "how do you get the spare down from the roof?". That size of steel wheel and tyre are not light at all.

The same way I did last week, throw it off the edge and hope it doesn't hit anything

Has anyone noticed the 4 over 4 gearbox

 

[funflair]

The same way I did last week, throw it off the edge and hope it doesn't hit anything

Has anyone noticed the 4 over 4 gearbox

Yes I thought "that looks a bit complicated for Jen" well actually for me as well, I read the spec and it said it was a MAN box, tell us more Jon, like how does it work.

 

[Flairy]

I like the colour 50s green we had cabinet table and chairs in the same colour

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[JockandRita]

must be more useful than a water cannon, I only know one person who would buy one of those.

Ooh, I wonder who that might be?

Has anyone noticed the 4 over 4 gearbox

Yep, also known as Range Change was it not Jon, and with a splitter it really concentrated your mind as to what gear and ratio you were in/needed to be in. My firstexperience of such was in a Scammel Crusader pulling a low loader trailer with plant machinery on. I've always preferred a manual gear change.

Cheers,

Jock.

 

[jongood]

Yes I thought "that looks a bit complicated for Jen" well actually for me as well, I read the spec and it said it was a MAN box, tell us more Jon, like how does it work.

Its simple once you get used to it. It has à 2 position switch under the gear knob, low and high. So you use the first 4 gears, go into neutral flick the switch up with your finger then 1st becomes 5th.

 

[jongood]

Ooh, I wonder who that might be?


Yep, also known as Range Change was it not Jon, and with a splitter it really concentrated your mind as to what gear and ratio you were in/needed to be in. My firstexperience of such was in a Scammel Crusader pulling a low loader trailer with plant machinery on. I've always preferred a manual gear change.

Cheers,

Jock.

Yes Jock, I took my test in a leyland freighter with a silky 6 speed ZF and a flat trailer. It was a big shock when I got into an FL10 with a range change , splitter and a 3 axle fridge behind it,. Talk about being thrown in the deep end.

 

[funflair]

Its simple once you get used to it. It has à 2 position switch under the gear knob, low and high. So you use the first 4 gears, go into neutral flick the switch up with your finger then 1st becomes 5th.

So it's just like a pushbike with a small and large front ring, use the full range on the block and then shift the front ring to high and start again on the block, a bit worrying the first time go into "first" at 40mph I guess.

 

[jongood]

So it's just like a pushbike with a small and large front ring, use the full range on the block and then shift the front ring to high and start again on the block, a bit worrying the first time go into "first" at 40mph I guess.

Pretty much. The weak part was that people used to rush the change from 4th to 5th and knacker that cog (other people of course)

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[EuroTrotters]

1974 bj

So Euro eine Oder zero

 

[funflair]

More to the point though with a 5.7 litre diesel and 7490kg isn't this box a bit overkill, I suppose the original could have been geared a bit short being a water cannon but i'm sure they could have found a nice ZF 8 speed auto to slip in

EDIT only joking

 

[Carpmart]

Very cool, well IMHO….

So is it a four speed with four additional overdrive gears then? And… another low range four speed?

 

[jongood]

Very cool, well IMHO….

So is it a four speed with four additional overdrive gears then? And… another low range four speed?

I reckon its 8 road gears but you would probably start off in 3rd

 

[jongood]

More to the point though with a 5.7 litre diesel and 7490kg isn't this box a bit overkill, I suppose the original could have been geared a bit short being a water cannon but i'm sure they could have found a nice ZF 8 speed auto to slip in

EDIT only joking

The diffs and the gearbox would have specified for the original use. I would expect a wide range but overall lowish gearing.

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[jongood]

1974 bj

So Euro eine Oder zero

It would probably be classed as old timer or classic so doesnt matter but would you buy it to go through city centres anyway?

 

[TinaLes]

Here is a slightly more modern version, much better/affordable price, and its almost converted to a wonmobile just need to furnish out the rear interior to your liking.Do you think the idea off presenting in Green favours getting a better rating nearer to Eco6E?
Love these trucks though, but wouldn't have one myself, much too agricultural to drive and noisy I bet.
LES.

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[sciac2001]

Love those cabs.
Saw a couple on our Moroccan trip a couple of years ago.

 

[jongood]

Here is a slightly more modern version, much better/affordable price, and its almost converted to a wonmobile just need to furnish out the rear interior to your liking.Do you think the idea off presenting in Green favours getting a better rating nearer to Eco6E?
Love these trucks though, but wouldn't have one myself, much too agricultural to drive and noisy I bet.
LES.

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I agree actually but could be very tempted by the Vario one.

There are lots of them here but I do wonder how much fun you could have and still have crockery to eat off at the end of the day.

What we're doing this time is towing a 4wd buggy on a tralier and its working really well, went into Essaouira from Kaouki along a mix of tracks, dunes and then along the beach yesterday, fantastic fun and still got somewhere to stay if we break it.

 

[Widge]

It's very nice indeed. But my practical mind asks "how do you get the spare down from the roof?". That size of steel wheel and tyre are not light at all.

Getting it down is easy, how do you get it back up again.

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[jongood]

 

[The Coops]

Nope, my boat not floating with that, no doubt well done but WHY?

 

[funflair]

Nope, my boat not floating with that, no doubt well done but WHY?

I think it would be for somebody who had a bit of a yearning to go off-road/off the beaten track, old school engineering with minimum electronics so fix anywhere, top quality habitation unit, end of the day it's a motorhome but a little bit different to your average white box in the right environment of course.

 

[PaulW2]

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Is yours road legal in the UK?

 

[jongood]

Getting it down is easy, how do you get it back up again.

I stood on the roof with a strap around it and a very helpful French guy helping me.

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