TOYOTA PIC OF THE DAY POST (9 Viewers)

[Diesel Cruiserman]

I remember a very old build thread where a guy put those in a 40. Must've been 10 years ago at least?

Money shot was him driving over a 5 gallon pail with 35" tires...as in axle tube clearing the bucket in his driveway.

Ya a guy from Texas bolted up a set to his fj40, worked amazing on the trail. I think his handle on pirate 4x4 is Splitpea

 

[Diesel Cruiserman]

Guessing the brown one were mog axles, because I think those are 53" tires...


Couldn't find that build thread I mentioned, but I did find a pic of a 55 with volvos.

And this.

Those tires are not 53s, you are thinking of Peter Straubs bj60 on portals with 53s with a lot of sheet metal removed too fit those tires.

 

[seapotato]

Ya a guy from Texas bolted up a set to his fj40, worked amazing on the trail. I think his handle on pirate 4x4 is Splitpea

That name sounds familiar... been a while since I read the thread.

Those tires are not 53s, you are thinking of Peter Straubs bj60 on portals with 53s with a lot of sheet metal removed too fit those tires.

Maybe just take a second and scroll on up to the post right before mine that I was referring to...

You know, the one with Mr Straub's brown bj60 on 53s in the pictures.

I'd have thought that thing would be hard to miss.

 

[stevebradford]

This one has been up here before but since we’re talking portal’d cruisers this is one of my favourite. Mog or Volvo?

 

[seapotato]

This one has been up here before but since we’re talking portal’d cruisers this is one of my favourite. Mog or Volvo?

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Pretty sure that one is mog axles.

I think generally when the tires get to 40+ inches you can assume it's unimog not Volvo.
That one is definitely cool tho.

 

[cruiserpilot]

I drove that truck. Fairly sure mog axles.

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

The three amigos

 

[bcsteel]

Not Toyota but worthwhile watch.

 

[PG45er]

Not Toyota but worthwhile watch.

Watched that yesterday after the posts about portals. Pretty serious rig!

 

[bcsteel]

I’d love to find a set of Volvo portals. Imagine they would be quite dear on the wallet.

 

[seapotato]

Found something in the bushes.

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Found something in the bushes.

That's awesome. I don't know why, but I love old equipment like that. Always have the urge to restore it when I see it.

Think the Kubota could pull that through some dirt? If this corona stuff keeps up you might be tilling some ground for potatoes soon. (to keep the still going that is.... )

 

[seapotato]

That's awesome. I don't know why, but I love old equipment like that. Always have the urge to restore it when I see it.

Think the Kubota could pull that through some dirt? If this corona stuff keeps up you might be tilling some ground for potatoes soon. (to keep the still going that is.... )

I'm not even sure what its supposed to do haha. Might've been horse drawn originally.

It's on the far side of the pond so I need to transport it down the road ,and I'm not even sure if it can pick it up to move it.

My Kubota is pretty much the smallest one they made, but it will lift a 3b with the bucket so that's the important thing

I gave an old plow I found a squirt of red for a street sign. Tempted to give this the same treatment.

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

I'm not even sure what its supposed to do haha. Might've been horse drawn originally.

It's on the far side of the pond so I need to transport it down the road ,and I'm not even sure if it can pick it up to move it.

My Kubota is pretty much the smallest one they made, but it will lift a 3b with the bucket so that's the important thing

I gave an old plow I found a squirt of red for a street sign. Tempted to give this the same treatment.

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I think you're right about horse drawn....

 

[seapotato]

I think you're right about horse drawn....

That looks pretty similar. If you squint at the picture of mine, there's a couple bigass steel wheels with handle bars to steer, and maybe height adjust too.

One of the wheels looks like it drives something too,or maybe was driven? Looks like a chain sprocket.

Buggered if i I know. Don't think it had moved for 50+ years.
Father in law will know exactly what it is plus the entire history of its evolution , but I'm afraid to ask

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

Another pic of the Russian 77 on portals; thought this was quite photogenic. The trees are all bent from a constant wind in that area. This guy has a great thread going with pictures of his trips through Siberia and Mongolia in his rig. If you're sitting at home avoiding covid; it's worth a read through: TLC-77 Old school, new member :)

 

[cruiserpilot]

Another pic of the Russian 77 on portals; thought this was quite photogenic. The trees are all bent from a constant wind in that area. This guy has a great thread going with pictures of his trips through Siberia and Mongolia in his rig. If you're sitting at home avoiding covid; it's worth a read through: TLC-77 Old school, new member :)

Time to put the truck in a container and go for a trip! Learn Russian along the way

 

[bcsteel]

Winter boots off. Brakes adjusted and bearings checked. Poor 60 in the back ground.

 

[GTSSportCoupe]

This morning at work: the brothers

 

[seapotato]

This morning at work: the brothers

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Ahem.
Does social distancing not apply to cruisers?