Iveco 4x4 Daily

[whatcharterboat]

So it's 6 x (1:1 x 1:1) + 6 x (1:1 x 1:3) + 6 x (1:1.3 x 1:1) + 6 x (1:1.3 x 1:3)

So that should be transfer ratios of 1:1 or 1.3:1 or 3:1 or 3.9:1 , right??

Anyway, I started to use the half gears tonight and can see why they'd be very handy particulary if you were loaded heavy and hauling up a hill or even cruising in soft sand. The "half" gears are on a long lever that's easy enough to grab in a hurry. The other "low" gear lever is much closer to the floor.

BTW .... It was great on the highway haul this morning up to Maryborough and back.

[Amesz00]

So that should be transfer ratios of 1:1 or 1.3:1 or 3:1 or 3.9:1 , right??

yep. wait on, just looked up the actual ratios. splitter is 1 or 1.24, low ratio is 1 or 3.12. so that gives 1:1, 1.24:1, 3.12:1 or a crazy 3.87.. 1st gear is 5.37 and axle ratio is 4.87... so to those of us that thought a canter had decent low gearing, this thing is close to double.. awesome! works out at 101:1.........

heres the spec sheet i found

http://web.iveco.com/finland/collect...Euro_5_EEV.pdf

rolled an XZL up alongside tonight. As you can see...much tougher.

haha yea does look alot better. have to give it bout 2" height over the 17.5s??

Andrew

[1Engine]

yea they do seem nice and comfy ay. only real dissapointment for me (though its not really a real dissapointment..) was with the stick layout, as shown in your pic, it would be hard to use the 1.3:1 as a splitter on the fly. hmm, nah i guess you could still. just have to be quick.

Andrew

Hey Andrew,
You may be a bit young to know about the B model Mack, That was a gearbox combination to get your head around while driving on dirt roads with a load of logs on.
Check this out
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hjJ8n...eature=related

[blackduck]

great link
ive only ever heard of the twin stick shift, never actually seen one in action
kinda makes driving a ranger or spicer a piece of cake
I particularly like the one arm through the wheel both hands on the gear shifts method
well done

[lanceatm]

http://www.earthcruiser.com.au/asset...single_cab.pdf

Few happy snaps. Michael agrees they drive a treat.

Lance

[haven]

Thanks, Lance! Those frame rails are the skinniest I've seen on a truck with a 2500kg / 5500 lb cargo capacity! Maybe their flexing is part of the suspension design, sort of like a Unimog backbone frame.

Kym Bolton had a look, and has favorable comments about the Daily here
http://www.goannatracks.com/Home/Iveco_Daily_4x4.html

[whatcharterboat]

Hi Chip,

Those frame rails are the skinniest I've seen on a truck with a 2500kg / 5500 lb cargo capacity! Maybe their flexing is part of the suspension design, sort of like a Unimog backbone frame.

Must be a bad photo. The frame rails are not thin at all , in fact I would class it as a rigid chassis with really solid tube cross members.

I never put the verniers on it but I'd say it was 4 mm box section at least.

They are really sweet to drive offroad and on the highway. More like driving in a big van.

[haven]

Glad to hear I'm wrong. Lance's photo made the frame look like a tube buggy chassis!

[whatcharterboat]

Glad to hear I'm wrong. Lance's photo made the frame look like a tube buggy chassis!

Yeah but the downside is they'll hold mud and sand and will be a pain to extend. If they were to bring out an optional 3800mm wheelbase, I'd be happier still. We've already been looking at quite a few different body designs and offroad modifications for them .

BTW hope you're doing OK. Haven't spoken for ages.

Regards John

[lanceatm]

G`day Chip
Are you in LA?