My uncle came across this today in Thailand, an international traveling truck that hit a lot of countries in 2019! Looks like they are heading around the world
I interviewed two German families who had similar caravan trucks and were traveling all over the world. This was back in about 2001, apparently there were a few clubs for these groups.
I wondered the same, I clicked the link, and looked around https://leshakunamatata.jimdofree.com/le-camion/ but they only mention it was a 6 hour job to change a tire. Getting them back up might be as easy as tossing a catch hook into the tire, connected to a rope, thrown to the front of the vehicle, and tied to whatever is handy... then back up, and the tire will be drawn high enough to then latch into place.
That's what I would do. Work smart, not hard.
Other ways might be throwing that rope to the front of the vehicle, and under a tire, drive forward.
The rope will be caught under the tire, the vehicle rolling forward keeps weight on the rope and it can't slip away under the weight of the loose tire in back of the vehicle, and it will again be drawn up the back of the vehicle.
A couple pulleys or rollers and it would be a snap to set up a fast system to protect the paint
We occasionally see German-reg'd ex-military trucks-turned-campers here in Europe, but I've yet to see anything similar in the US. Former school buses or Greyhounds seem to be the thing instead...
I interviewed two German families who had similar caravan trucks and were traveling all over the world. This was back in about 2001, apparently there were a few clubs for these groups.
ReplyDeleteHow do they get those tires down off of there & then back up? I'm sure they know, but i can't figure it out.
ReplyDeleteI wondered the same, I clicked the link, and looked around https://leshakunamatata.jimdofree.com/le-camion/ but they only mention it was a 6 hour job to change a tire. Getting them back up might be as easy as tossing a catch hook into the tire, connected to a rope, thrown to the front of the vehicle, and tied to whatever is handy... then back up, and the tire will be drawn high enough to then latch into place.
DeleteThat's what I would do. Work smart, not hard.
Other ways might be throwing that rope to the front of the vehicle, and under a tire, drive forward.
The rope will be caught under the tire, the vehicle rolling forward keeps weight on the rope and it can't slip away under the weight of the loose tire in back of the vehicle, and it will again be drawn up the back of the vehicle.
A couple pulleys or rollers and it would be a snap to set up a fast system to protect the paint
We occasionally see German-reg'd ex-military trucks-turned-campers here in Europe, but I've yet to see anything similar in the US. Former school buses or Greyhounds seem to be the thing instead...
ReplyDeleteThat thing is huge! Must take some skill to keep it from tipping over on rough ground.
ReplyDeleteThe truck carries a hoist that slots into the black mount on the top of the back of the truck. Unimogs do the same.
ReplyDeleteThanks!
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