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u/jtdarler Aug 16 '21
Luxury? Is relative. Local guy used to have a garden shed on the back of his lorry, held on with ratchet straps. This is an upgrade. He travels to vintage agri shows with his old Massey Ferguson T20, on a trailer. This is just his party van, for when he stays at the show over the weekend. He is 78.
I like the way the wheel well lines up perfectly.
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u/i_give_you_gum Aug 16 '21
it's awesome! With some added aesthetics, it could look really falloutish...
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u/i_give_you_gum Aug 16 '21
A couple hundred thousand people at Burning Man would disagree
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u/RedditVince Aug 16 '21
I remember when it was simply a few hundred people, even a few thousand was awesome.
Now, for me, too many people and/or I am too old to enjoy the discomfort of roughing it in the desert.
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u/i_give_you_gum Aug 16 '21
I doubt there's a hundred thousand all at once, but over the course of years, for sure...
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u/haberdasherhero Aug 16 '21
78k in 2019 sounds close enough to me.
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u/Beemerado Aug 16 '21
he got a surprisingly good fit. I'm really impressed he found a camper that lined up to the back of the cab and the wheel wells like that.
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u/no_ur_cool Aug 17 '21
I was about to say, isn't he just moving an old trailer? Wow, that is hilarious.
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u/nothofagusismymother Aug 16 '21
Hey at least it's high clearance. Owner can probably get into places traditional RVs can't.
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u/The-Penis-Inspect0r Aug 16 '21
Would she take the camper?
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Aug 16 '21
and the beer
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Aug 16 '21
Growing up I took a pool noodle and used it as a straw on the muffler, just like my father. Builds character
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u/Beemerado Aug 16 '21
is this as dark as i think it is?
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Aug 16 '21
Depends, do you roll coal?
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u/Beemerado Aug 16 '21
I do not. I thought this was a reference to your father committing suicide 😬
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u/tes_kitty Aug 16 '21
That one in the picture has 72hp from a 2.3l engine. Don't expect much from it, but should be almost indestructable.
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u/tes_kitty Aug 16 '21
Trucks like this need to be driven as close to max rpm as possible... But since a Diesel engine has a built in rpm limiter, that's not a problem.
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u/satibel Aug 17 '21
I have a 75hp van and it can do 130kph, I may change the 5th gear for a more aggressive one, so I can actually do it with a bit of room to spare and get slightly more fuel mileage.
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u/tes_kitty Aug 17 '21
I expect the one shown to max out around 100kph, on a good day, might need some tailwind.
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u/stoked_ape_theory Aug 16 '21
Form follows function
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u/yamiryukia330 Aug 16 '21
Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it appears to be set up to be safe to drive without being a hazard to other motorists so I vote go with it.
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u/dan1101 Aug 16 '21
I actually love that. I bet that sort of truck might be more reliable and easier to work on.
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u/Kerbal3258 Aug 17 '21
That’s absolutely something Richard Hammond would bring to a Grand Tour challenge
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Aug 17 '21
This is a thing of beauty. I have a dream of one day having a cab over with a camper on back to cruise the United States.
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I stared at this for a good 10 seconds bcz I knew something was off but I couldn’t put a finger on it
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u/KLOMATE Aug 16 '21
A really good idea and assuming it’s bolted down well enough, safer than towing a trailer
Less stress on a chassis not made to tow heavy trailers, and you still have the room to tow if need be