Lazy axle for F250 V8 Diesel

Willie,
I don't think Al has graduated to adding a lazy axle yet.
The mob in Qld that I am aware of is called Creative Conversions.
Cheers
Roachie

Sometimes I wonder about you, Bill

What's up Willie??? Why do you wonder about me sometimes?? (in lieu of "all the time"????? hahahaha).

Seriously, the bloke's brother wants to add an extra axle to his F250, and I don't reckon Mr Al has done any conversions involving that as yet. I'd imagine adding a lazy axle would require a bit more head-scratching on the engineering side of things, than just cutting and extending the chassis and cut&shut on the cabin. I maybe wrong (often I am!!!!)
Cheers mate

Roachie

Roachie

I'm typing this for Al as he's unable to answer for himself at the moment..

Firstly, Al is a bit cheezed that you're judging his engineering capabilities without actually seeing his work first hand, he handles more structurally complex machinery on multi million dollar plants for clients such as bluescope steel in his capacity as project manager.

He's already looked at a couple of 80series dual cab conversions with lazy axel and chassis extensions here in Vic, and is more than capable of doing the work himself.

His work has always received the highest commendations from the vehicle engineers and inspectors that have looked at them, which is probably one of the reasons he's attracting alot of attention from people who are keen to have him do their conversions for them.

cheers

Lyn

What's he like at doing hydraulic lifting systems for wind-up camper trailers?

Wombie you'd have to ask him, :) He was very impressed with the automated windup option thebigfella has on his coromal

G'day Lyn and Al,
I'm sorry if I've jumped to a wrong conclusion about Al's abilities. I was VERY impressed with the workmanship I saw in the photos of the GU he converted recently and am soooo tempted to have something similar done to mine, or even the lazy axle option, perhaps.
Please accept my apologies for my stupid, hasty remarks. I honestly had no idea that Al was such a capable fellow.
I do hope you will both accept my unreserved apologies.
Cheers
Roachie

S'OK Roachie...

Just wanted to make sure that people reading this wouldn't think he was a fly by nighter, Al seems to have that rare ability of being to visulise what he wants to do and then follow it through, he's also a perfectionist which is probably part of the reason he got cheezed in the first place...lol

here's the GU finished, not sure if you saw the final product, he's doing a 60 series now -

!MPG:8!

cheers

Lyn

The electric winch on the Silhouette is a fantastic option which cannot be retro-fitted. When it works, it's great, but unfortunately when it goes fercuck there is no manual overide so therefore the roof stays at whatever height it broke at until the problem is rectified. A mate had this problem three times on his recent outback trip.

that would be a huge inconvenience Wombie, I wonder if it happens often, or if your mate had a dud winch....

He definitely had a dud winch as eventually it sheared a pulley off the floor, but I think they may have been a little near sighted in not allowing for an alternative manual option in the event of malfunction. Apparently Trev's is the fifth electric wind-up of the production line and my mate David's was the first, so hopefully any major issues have been sorted.

whats he like at fixing tailgates that fell off of a trailer...
or making a ramp to wheel bikes up on
or making....