Tow Truck Tuesday

"505Turbeaux" (505turbeaux) 03/03/2015 at 11:38 • Filed to: None

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Here, I'll start. A Peugeot badged G Class tow truck. You're welcome

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SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 11:40

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Will it soon be towing a Peugeot 505?

505Turbeaux > SidewaysOnDirt still misses Bowie 03/03/2015 at 11:41

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haha not for that money + import it wont be

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 11:44

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Hobcote 107 tiem. IIRC there are only two of these, and one of them is in the US - I've seen it in person.

Leon711 > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 11:45

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Local G wagen fire rescue vehicle

Local airport fire service Range Rover 6x6

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 11:45

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So it's a Mergeots Peunz P4wagen? Or it's a proper MB G-wagen?

mr_gofast > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 11:50

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Bug truck

sm70- why not Duesenberg? > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 11:50

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Can I have my G65 AMG tow truck please?

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/03/2015 at 11:52

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gorgeous

505Turbeaux > Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh 03/03/2015 at 11:52

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looks to be a real deal P4 converted over

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 11:53

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All that hardware on the back is hand-cranked. As is the front winch.

Laird Andrew Neby Bradleigh > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 11:55

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Huh, that's pretty cool actually :)

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/03/2015 at 11:55

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what is that rear setup rated to lift, 2 ton max, maybe less?

shop-teacher > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 11:57

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I love everything that's going on in this thread!

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > 505Turbeaux 03/03/2015 at 12:01

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Maybe less. I can't say I asked, and in all likelihood it hasn't lifted anything in a minimum of 30 years.

505Turbeaux > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/03/2015 at 12:03

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last car lifted - Probably a just driven off the lot Rover SD1

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Leon711 03/03/2015 at 12:08

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Are we actually sure that second axle's not a bogey? Because I have to say, I have no idea other than a swap of the hubs off a One Ton to some type of heavier axle casings with pass-thru and full custom axle shafts that this could even work.

Leon711 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/03/2015 at 12:11

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could be the case that it's a bogey, just need to support the weight of full water tanks. I t doesn't go over rough terrain.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Leon711 03/03/2015 at 12:14

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Don't get me wrong, it could be done, but it'd be a major effort, and the results would be likely to disappoint. You'd have to swap the center diff to one with a rearward bias, redo the axle setup like I described, and so on - with some aspects being quite a pill.

Leon711 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/03/2015 at 16:13

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I've done some research it appears it is a Carmichael TACR2 originally used by the RAF and Royal Navy as rapid response vehicles. Originally available in a 6x4 configuration and some have been converted to 6x6 but I have no concrete info on the one at Shoreham airport near me.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > Leon711 03/03/2015 at 16:18

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Knowing that Carmichael was behind it, that makes it more interesting. I've seen pics of Carmichael conversions for the Series, and they seemingly never blanched at making their own parts and/or mix and matching for best effect. Very likely something like a pair of One Ton axles reworked, a Defender transfer swap, and a dual output box on the trans or an axle passthru then, for the 6x6.

Leon711 > RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht 03/03/2015 at 16:26

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the original TACR was series based but I guess they made the TACR2 from a Range Rover because the RAF wanted to ride in more style? based on anectodal bits on the intertubes someone with a Carmichael 6x6 describes it as a axle pass thru.