Search results

  1. HAF

    Who crashed north of Mpls/ St Paul

    Saw a pair of late 90's Land Rovers tonight. Both looked like over landers. One was on a trailer safe and sound. The other was up-side down in the median on 35 north of the city. Folks standing in ditch looked pretty shook. No other details.
  2. HAF

    Set of Ricksons-RAM 5500 Toyo

    For sale-3 fronts and 3 rears. 19.5 x 7.5 rims. Set up to have factory tracking. Have about 1,500 miles on them. Mounted them on an F550 and found they work well with stock suspension. Nice set of barely used super singles. One front and one rear have never been used. Great shape. Price...
  3. HAF

    Cab Roof Box for Ford Super Duty

    I have designed a cab roof box that mounts to the rails runners on Ford cabs. I will be using this on a Turtle. The side armor is constructed of aluminum plate that has been anodized. The top rail is also anodized and has a short lip intended to push air up and over camper. Its made to match a...
  4. HAF

    Installation for Hydronic heater

    I have chosen to mount this outside in a lower box for safety reasons. The location also makes it easy to access should there be any problems. The box is constructed of aluminum. I have pipe couplings welded into the back plate of box for barbed fittings in and out. To eliminate any galvanic...
  5. HAF

    6x6 out in the wilds...Naples Florida

    Saw this at a car show in Naples last week. Thought a few driveline photos would be interesting. The portal axels are Humber sized with aGerman twist. Note how power is transferred to rear axel. They were asking over 900k for this used vehicle.
  6. HAF

    New camper build on F550

    Getting close to finish on my camper. Body is a combination of aluminum and composite. Twelve foot long with cab over. Cab over has a hinged tilt up section that provides roof access.
  7. HAF

    F550 Camper Cabover with pop top allows roof access

    I am building a camper that will be fitted to my F550. Goal was to keep the top of camper as low as possible. With a low profile-a little over 10 foot, the cab over suffers limited height. I have slept in minimal profile cab overs and find they are a bit stuffy. My solution is the provide the...
  8. HAF

    Building new interior for my camper-Star board and baltic birch

    Have experimented with a lot of different materials and combinations. The solution I am working on right now seems to offer the best combination of durability and light weight. I am combining Starwood and some baltic birch for stiffness. Machining the material with dado's and holes provided...
  9. HAF

    Aluminum cabinets

    I have built and tested several types of cabinets for my camper. The range involved all wood, combination of wood and aluminum and wood, aluminum and plastic. I found all to be to heavy. I have also discovered that no mater how much glue and screws one uses, wood seems to loosen up after rough...
  10. HAF

    Sprinter engine issue using bio-diesel

    My sprinter was a 2014 Sprinter 2500 with the 4-cylinder engine. Awesome van. Awesome engine. I had purchased it new and took great care of it. At around 14,000 miles, the engine oil warning came on. Fortunately I was within a few miles of a local Mercedes dealer which allowed me to roll in and...
  11. HAF

    Old Land Rover in St. Paul

    Saw this today and thought I might share these photos. Truck was dry and clean. Enjoy.
  12. HAF

    New cab chassis for camper

    Built a flatbed on my Ram 5500 diesel and decided to change to a gas truck to gain reliability. Found the flatbed is really nice for truck being a camper and a truck, but not so great for height. Building a 3" tall quick mount "swiss knife" type of sub frame that will allow camper to ride 3"...
Top