Awesome build and I enjoy watching your progress. With regard to the tool boxes, would they effect the departure angle less if mounted on the opposite sides? ie, square end forming the wheel well. Regards Rob

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

Thanks. In a way yes it would make sense but the boxes are roughly 35 inches off the ground the departure angle is still fairly good I don't think anyone would be wheeling this truck to that extent as it's around 20000pounds

Have you seen the ECO Hubs direct drive units? looks like a great upgrade to make them more highway friendly!

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

@curtism7203 yep I was probably one of the first few that picked them up when they came out and they are awesome!

Tool boxes looks awesome! Did you get those nogging pieces installed under the battery boxes?

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

@petereriksson4405 yep I sure did and on top as well its super solid now

Great job on the video and work, where did you get those box's ? We are wanting to do some remodeling of Brutus, storage is top of the list

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

@Adventuredriven thanks! I got them custom built by a local fabricator as I don't have a press to Bend them myself. They are super tuff he definitely does some quality work

Hi. I just watched you video on the tool box install. Where did you get them made? And were they reasonably priced?

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

I got them made by a local fabricator . They were ok on price 3000cad for the 2 boxes they are very big tho

In the Allison documentation is written that it works with motor oil in some special application but is not recommended. Actually they recommend only few hi quality transmission fluids. Just because motor oil worked in there for 10000 miles in 30 years, does not mean that's a good option. Best of luck.

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

@OOOOutdoorOffGridOverland thanks I may change it in the future but at seems like a controversial topic as some people experience failure shortly after the change to atf. The 90s manuals for other allison 3000 series do say you can run 15w40 in warm temperatures and do more frequent changes not the 80000miles like with atf

@OOOOutdoorOffGridOverland

Ай бұрын

​​@@expe.adventit is also true the fact that all clutches are impregnated with motor oil which may create some trouble there. I swiched to ATF BP Autan syn 295 8000 miles ago, no problem so far.

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

@@OOOOutdoorOffGridOverland I may switch before headed south for winter. How many gallons have you used?

@OOOOutdoorOffGridOverland

Ай бұрын

@@expe.advent 20 gallons as I did one flush. Otherwise 10 gallons is enough.

Did you get the purge solved? Mine did that and after changing to governor and chasing lines, and rebuilding the air dryer, it turned out to be a small crack in the brass fitting right at the bottom of the dryer. It was bleeding the signal air out to the governor.

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

@dsc8667 I did but mine was actually some military mechanic genius rebuilt the one way checkvalve to the wet tank wrong.

Are you going to do an update on the cab AC? I was looking at those for my work van.

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

I have yet to test it should be able to give you a review next week currently have a heat wave so definitely gonna have a test on them

@curtism7203

Ай бұрын

@@expe.advent we sure do! My land cruiser AC was dead when I drove it Sunday 😬

tap em with a drill don't super tighten the chuck so it will spin if it grabs. go fast speed so it will slip when there too much torque. way way less time

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

@@jmackman yep done it like that before this took maybe 5 min more

@richmumm7288

Ай бұрын

Nice job. Where did you get the boxes? They good on the truck.

@expe.advent

Ай бұрын

@richmumm7288 thanks, local small shop made them to my specs

@jmackman

29 күн бұрын

@@expe.advent you just wana use that fancy $80 tap handle :P