AFD a story of a truck named 'Brutus...' an Iveco Daily 4x4, Earthcruiser
2021 ж. 18 Нау.
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the story of a truck named 'Brutus'
a short film with some of highlights with Brutus over the last year...
45,000 kms + in 9 months
6 tonnes
340 liters of water
400 liters of fuel
800 amp/hr Lithum batteries
Keep that in mind when you watch Brutus do his thing.
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Nice truck..had iveco trucks in my fleet...whilst made in Italy and owned by fiat..I can say these trucks never let me down.
Love the Iveco ,like the soundtrack!
She’s a beauty
2:26 blown me away... how nice Iveco...
That's my dream. Well done!
Looks good
thank you share video
Fantastic
Iveco i loved
G’day Bruce!!
Great film! How does Brutus ride on Tarmac? Not sure if the allroad is a better choice for mixed on/off road. Just don’t like the look of twin rear wheels and the loss if space in the back.
Total build costs if its ok please?
Its a cool rig
NZDF just got these as ambulances, look good.
Che mezzi fantastici. Bravi
@ 5:03, I can clearly see you do not have your diff locks engaged. How come?
Yep. I noticed that too. Shouldn’t of needed the winch. Front wheels had a good purchase on dry land.
That's a great question. But the people running this site never seem to answer any questions
@@jackavalon8366 Cheers...maybe they're too busy trying to figure out how to engage the diff locks...
it was a tight track leading in, so didn't have the centre diff lock engaged... winched to test out the system, which was new. Better to test it out when there were other options if the system was not fully functioning.
@@Askingfordirections Thank you for your explanation👍😎.
How does it perform offroad? Is it heavy? Is it easy to change tires and get it out easily when borged
it is a beast offroad... 6t and got through everything we attempted. never got really badly bogged so the winching was easy. Changing tyres are very straight forward. Just need to do it slowly & safely.
@@Askingfordirections thank you alot for the information..l appreciate
At 5:00 mark you where winching out of a bog, but only one wheel was spinning. Did you break all 3 of the diff locks ?
didn't have the lockers in... thought I would test the winch and get some experience in a situation that wasn't desperate.
no, just testing the new winch... so of I was in real trouble i knew it would work
How much solar on the roof? And what batteries you got onboard? Cheers.
7 x 130w panels and 800ah Lithium battery pack (2 x400ah)
@@Askingfordirections 800ah?! Wow, I had 200 ah (and 520 w Panels) and we even cooked electric in our Sprinter. Why that much? in Australia sun's always shining, I guess ;-) Did you run a AC on Solar?
runs a/c and anything you can carry
Hello! Love your setup. Is your truck a 3750mm, or medium wheelbase? It doesn't seem like the LWB 4175mm and it's insanely versatile. The Wheel Bearing caught me off guard tho!
2019 model so no options out of factory. extension done by Earthcruiser, 800mm extension from standard. The wheel bearing was covered under warranty... to be fair, i had done 40,000 +kms at 6t, over some of the harshest roads & tracks back to back in around 9 months... if that was the only major, i could live with that.
@@Askingfordirections Great info, thank you! We're currently driving a Sprinter 4x4 around Africa and Europe and we're seriously considering upgrading to an Iveco. My sister already got one, the 2023 4x4 SWB van and that really got me thinking :)) I really enjoyed your travels and it seems like an amazingly versatile setup! Also very jealous of the wheels, it's next to impossible to find some nice 37s for the Iveco in europe!
Bonjour je vous suis déjà pas mal de temps sur votre chaîne je voulais avoir un petit renseignement où avez-vous fabriquer votre véhicule d'expédition et en merci de nous faire voyager
the vehicl ewas builte by Earthcruiser Australia
I have been very keen on buying an Iveco 4x4 and my research has uncovered some disturbing reports of mechanical and gear failures along with very poor after sales service from Iveco Australia. What deficiencies have you encountered in this vehicle since taking possession, did I see a wheel bearing problem earlier on in this clip. On a brand new vehicle??? That’s a worry.
I went to an Iveco dealer recently to enquire about a 4x4 daily and the salesman informed me of Iveco's intended use statement. WTF. not suitable for long distance high speed travel. Basically for mine and farm applications. Shows how much faith they have in there vehicle. Disappointing.
bonjour je vous remercie du renseignement de la réunion 974
Any reason you’ve stopped doing blogs?
Covid
Quanto costa??
sul sito hanno un paio di usati a 270mila euro ...
Sure wish we could get Ivecos in the States, (sad face)
They make earthcruisers in oregon
Yes but not on the Iveco platform, only on the cabover Fuso/Isuzu with a Ford 4x4 axle swap.
ivecos are a pain to work on. Stick on the stuff that is easy to maintain
Nice. But the music in the vid.......
Great footage, shit music.
Doing all that to prove what?
thaat you are an idiot?
nice for australian flatland. otherwise: wheelbase too long, overhang aft horrible and way too heavy. showtruck.
No-one cares what you think fella.
Come to Australia and try some of our flat ground out
me thinks the world is round...you will not fall off the edge.....i'm bored
...says the guy with a shaking heavy load on his back