Just found my next car...

Lazy-Ferret · 26-06-2015, 12:46

I so want one of these...

don simon · 26-06-2015, 14:06

Completely unnecessary.
I like.

perelaar · 26-06-2015, 14:08

To bad they don't come in LHD

Lazy-Ferret · 26-06-2015, 14:24

I love the first one, the pleasure of both an estate and a pickup... I can have the ferrets in the back of the aircon'd car, and all the junk in the pick up out the way.

I dread to think how much one would cost... I think MakeitFit should turn the Black Pearl into a 6x6 T2...

Banshee · 26-06-2015, 16:19

There's a 6x6 mk3 Ford Transit a few doors up from me

rustic · 26-06-2015, 17:04

6x6 implies all wheels driven, so how do they get the drive to the third axle ?

elty001 · 26-06-2015, 18:51

With a prop shaft

To be honest I don't really know, I assume that the first axle in the rear has a straight through shaft into the second axle.

solarman216 · 26-06-2015, 19:47

Quote:

Originally Posted by elty001

With a prop shaft

To be honest I don't really know, I assume that the first axle in the rear has a straight through shaft into the second axle.

that would be the normal way of doing it

iansjones · 26-06-2015, 21:15

Nice I like the first one.

emjaybee · 26-06-2015, 21:36

These six wheel conversions are not 6x6, they are 6x4, they're designed to increase load and towing capacity rather than traction. The third axle is a "lazy axle", i.e. not driven, a bit like the TACR2 Range Rover fire appliances.

Still look the mutts!

Lazy-Ferret · 26-06-2015, 22:14

Quote:

Originally Posted by emjaybee

These six wheel conversions are not 6x6, they are 6x4, they're designed to increase load and towing capacity rather than traction. The third axle is a "lazy axle", i.e. not driven, a bit like the TACR2 Range Rover fire appliances.

Still look the mutts!

If you look at the first picture, it says it is a 6x6 on the reg.

Here is a vintage video of an older one... Drives a bit like a twat though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUy_IX4TCb0

Lazy-Ferret · 26-06-2015, 22:17

Quote:

Originally Posted by elty001

With a prop shaft

To be honest I don't really know, I assume that the first axle in the rear has a straight through shaft into the second axle.

Here you go, this is how they do it..

http://www.6x6australia.com.au/driveline.php

emjaybee · 26-06-2015, 22:26

That's very good, but the original pics are vehicles from

http://www.sixwheeler.com.au/

Either are pretty smart!

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 27-06-2015, 08:53

Quote:

Originally Posted by Banshee

There's a 6x6 mk3 Ford Transit a few doors up from me

what would zippy say?

pix!

Thomas-the-Terrano2 · 27-06-2015, 09:07

maybe as a sixer or not I wish manufactures would offer a larger 7 seater based on
a crewcab frame, so think potentially a 9 seater or 7 seater pathy with decent boot
on a a nav frame.

could convert the bed of some of the pickups with a roof and roll bar to 4 seats on
top of existing 5 in cab though body flex might become an issue.

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26-06-2015, 14:24	#4
Lazy-Ferret Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Sevenoaks, Kent Vehicle: Terrano 2.7TDi SE Touring Posts: 5,221	I love the first one, the pleasure of both an estate and a pickup... I can have the ferrets in the back of the aircon'd car, and all the junk in the pick up out the way. I dread to think how much one would cost... I think MakeitFit should turn the Black Pearl into a 6x6 T2...

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elty001 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Aflreton,Derbyshire. Vehicle: 2000se+ 2.7tdi terrano II Posts: 6,832	With a prop shaft To be honest I don't really know, I assume that the first axle in the rear has a straight through shaft into the second axle.

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emjaybee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Oxfordshire Vehicle: 3.0Di SVE '05 5 door. Posts: 1,536	These six wheel conversions are not 6x6, they are 6x4, they're designed to increase load and towing capacity rather than traction. The third axle is a "lazy axle", i.e. not driven, a bit like the TACR2 Range Rover fire appliances. Still look the mutts!

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emjaybee Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2014 Location: Oxfordshire Vehicle: 3.0Di SVE '05 5 door. Posts: 1,536	That's very good, but the original pics are vehicles from http://www.sixwheeler.com.au/ Either are pretty smart!