WINCHING PROBLEM FIXED AND BIG ALTERNATOR

When we first tried out the winch on our HX60 it was functioning without a problem. Except when we tried to take off the parking brake: the revs would drop and no show! So there we were: We had a fantastic Rotzler hydraulic winch but could only use it to recover other people, not…

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Mountain Yacht

MONSTER BACK IN THE UK

The guys at Motorcraft Adventure Developments wanted Monster in at March 1, 2022 so they could start with the build of our Box. Amy was really busy so I decided to drop her off by myself. I wanted to go to Hull again as this is the closest port to Doncaster, so I automatically had to…

EXTRA FUELTANK & STORAGE BOX FOR MONSTER

For us the MAN HX60 ticks most of the boxes. A big flaw though is the relatively small fuel tank. Only 300 liters is not much for a truck that does around 30 liters / 100 km, on the highway that is. When we picked-up Monster at the premises of Overland.travel in December 2021, we saw…

MONSTER OFF ROAD TEST

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T0W7xy4z0ZYTo prove that Monster is not just another pretty girl, we decided to take her out to play and show us if she is up to the task! Looking for a venue we received an invitation from Sijbrand Booij who is the General Manager at EVM19. This is a venue at the Eiland van Maurik…

RECOVERY GEAR FOR THE HX60

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ND0os0-3M58When driving off-road it is very important that you bring your own recovery gear, especially when you have a heavy truck! You cannot rely on others to bring the sufficient recovery tools. Some recovery gear is for self-recovery and some is for getting pulled out or pulling someone else out of a messy situation. We…

CABIN REFURBISHMENT

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k50GzVttrTsAlthough the HX60 is a relative comfortable and modern vehicle, it is still a utility truck. Rugged, bold, harsh, very green and no sound proofing or insulation. In short: a real Monster! We are turning Monster into a Mountain Yacht, so we decided to do an overhaul of the cabin and go mountain style all…

FOUR POINT SUBFRAME – OR NOT?

When building an expedition truck a lot of important decisions have to be made. A decision that always provokes a lot of discussion is the million dollar question: four point subframe - or not? Let me start by mentioning that I am not a technician - far from that. So, I do not have an engineering…

MONSTER HAS ARRIVED!

WHOOP, WHOOP! Our MAN HX60 has arrived at the yard of Overland.travel. It is a beauty, brand new and with a winch, just what we were looking for. It came with all the goodies, and very important: the winch controller! We decided to name her 'Monster' for the time being. Yup, simple, little imagination, but…

MOTORCRAFT ADVENTURE DEVELOPMENTS & GLOBAL TRACES

In one of our previous articles you could read about our visit to the Abenteuer & Allrad in Germany. We had a great time, and had a lot of inspiration and ideas for our new build. We met with Tina, Gary and Ian from Motorcraft Adventure Developments and were impressed by their boxes. We agreed to meet…

FROM YACHTING TO MOUNTAIN YACHTING

As we both love to travel in any way possible, and we also like boats we decided to buy a seagoing yacht in 2017. We would use it as a floating holiday home and in time we would sail it to Norway - Iceland and after that to the Med and probably never come back.....…

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ByAmy & RP

WINCHING PROBLEM FIXED AND BIG ALTERNATOR

MONSTER BACK IN THE UK

EXTRA FUELTANK & STORAGE BOX FOR MONSTER

MONSTER OFF ROAD TEST

RECOVERY GEAR FOR THE HX60

CABIN REFURBISHMENT

FOUR POINT SUBFRAME – OR NOT?

MONSTER HAS ARRIVED!

MOTORCRAFT ADVENTURE DEVELOPMENTS & GLOBAL TRACES

FROM YACHTING TO MOUNTAIN YACHTING

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