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28 Nov 2008
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Mitsubishi Fuso FG/Canter 4x4
In an idle moment of work displacement, I was wondering whether anyone has had any experience of the above? I've been pondering down-sizing from my Mercedes truck and have been looking around to discover what is available in the 4-6 ton area. Nissan have stopped doing a 4x4 version of their Cabstar and Bremachs are hard to find and V pricey when you do. Apart from ageing Ivecos, there seems little else about.
Any feedback gratefully received........
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28 Nov 2008
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The 2 tonne (payload) 4x4 Mitsubishi Canters, Isuzu (NPS?) and the Toyota Dyna may not be available in Europe as I doubt they have engines that comply with Euro4 (??) standards or maybe they cant be bothered with getting them to comply as there is more than enough demand in Asia/Pacific and the Middle east for light Jap trucks at present.
Plenty of the above in Australia, used by the rural fire services, local councils, railways, etc.
My local council has several that have been fitted with wide profile tyres for use on the beach.
They are not Unimogs, but they will go and do some rough stuff, they just wont last as long. You dont get the portal axles or diff locks or the price of a Unimog either.
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30 Nov 2008
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canter 4x4
Try this site ruf-inc.com look quite nice, some high spec kit on them, just a bit far away unless you want to import one.
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2 Dec 2008
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Whilst in Morocco recently I noticed a lot of Mitsubishi Fighters. They looked to have very good ground clearance and all the well off truckers seemed to be driving them.
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2 Dec 2008
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try Expeditionportal.com/forum go down the drop down list and there is a whole section on Mitsubishi heavy truck, most of it is Fusos.
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3 Dec 2008
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Thanks to all and sorry for not saying so before but I've been away for a few days. What I'm after is getting a LHD chassis and building my own body, interior etc based on what I've learned after 3/4 years with the Merc.
Back to work............
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