Thread: Sitec's Truck......

Originally Posted by Chops

You know,, if you kept the crane on, I'm sure you'd get work on your way around You could make your van lift on lift off,,,

This has been discussed at length, but there's approx 2 tonnes of crane on there, which will also take up approx 1.5 meters of valuable living space.... Not only that, I'm guessing its prob worth about $5000... There are plans tho to put the crane and tray on an Ag Trailer chassis, and sell it as a handy tow behind crane trailer...

The key thing that points to its removal is the fact that the truck will change class with a living body on it.... I believe.

So, after a lot of deliberation, I made a purchase... Here's my 6m 18 seat coach body!

Originally Posted by Sitec

So, after a lot of deliberation, I made a purchase... Here's my 6m 18 seat coach body!

Or not.. Seem to be getting lots of adverts, and unable to post pics, even after shrinking them.. Sorry guys.

You trying to attach the photos here or using a third party hosting site?

Originally Posted by Sitec

Or not.. Seem to be getting lots of adverts, and unable to post pics, even after shrinking them.. Sorry guys.

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Originally Posted by rangieman

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Hi all! Long time no appearance!! Since I was last here, I've been busy!! We have built a house, then built a shed, and now have the two original projects in the shed and under way. Wifetec is working on the Series 2 Tdi that will eventually find its place on an A Frame behind the truck. A lot has changed since you all last saw the truck, but I'll try and post it in order. My last post had me having just purchased an ex mine coach body removed from an Isuzu... I had viewed it several times, but due to a change in sleeping layout and a few other things, our proposed body length of 5m became 6m... This body that I'd decided wasn't what we wanted now suddenly was. However, I wasn't about to pay the asking price of $8500. After some haggling a deal was done at $5500. It may be the right length but its only 2.15m wide, and I can't stand up inside it, so I have some work in front of me. Anyway, here's a pic of collection day! There was some decidedly dodgy crane work getting the body onto our truck, but we managed it without damaging or dropping it!

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After an uneventful journey home, the body was unloaded beside where the shed was to be. It then sat for a further 6 months while other things took place, like finishing the retaining, a mates wedding in the UK (back when flying was allowed!!), and of course the start of the shed building, so I had a place to store/hide and build the truck. Once I had poured the floor pads (more on the stepped floor later) I could start the shed framework. It was at this point that I realized that if I didn't get the body into the shed now, I wasn't going to be able to get it where I wanted it! It had to go in before the middle truss and roof went on. This is when the second problem arose... I'd managed to unload the body, but there was no way the crane was going to lift it on its own! Out with all the seats!! With yet more dodgy lifting, the body was back onto the truck, and then into the shed! Once in the shed I could finish the shed and then start to strip the body.


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