MB Arocs

[apfubar]

Hi,

I just thought an update was in order...

I received the tail light led panels and have mounted them:


Here is a photo of the truck as it currently stands:


The beacons are controlled by the sound unit... Saves on needing another channel...

Over the weekend the group I belong to attended the Clarendon Classic Machinery Rally in Sydney, which is a Working Antique Machinery show...

The Arocs was tested, with the surface being less than ideal, as part rough tar, grass and a tarp...

With the jeep dolly, quad axle low loader setup and the Premacon Liebherr 944 Excavator on board, the Arocs easily pulled it regardless of the surface.... Only requiring the centre diff lock in particularly challenging parts.

I then ran ran it in an unusual configuration, prototypical of an outback haul... Using a dolly connected to the back of the low loader, the drop deck was connected, and the 966 loader was placed on the drop deck...

I am unsure of the total combination weight... I suspect it is well over 50kg... This tested the Arocs... It still pulled it over all surfaces, just needed the centre diff lock more often, and I left it in first gear!

Cheers,
Ap