Expedition Truck

After arrived in Whitehaven on the 16th November, first part of the project took place and was completed on the 4th December. She will go away for more fitting out and is due to return in the New Year to have the second phase of the work carried out. Follow the story below. Scroll though the pictures to find out more and see the installation as it progresses.

WEEK 3

Into The Shed

Thanks to a slot inside Whitehaven Marina Boatshed the truck was taken indoors for a couple of days out of the weather to have the solar panels bonded onto the roof.

Whitehaven Boatshed

Whitehaven Boatshed is a fantastic facility, probably the best in the Northwest. Here we can work away from the elements making winter projects possible.

WEEK 2

Packing it in.

No matter how large a space you have to work with it is never enough. This project has a lot of equipment to pack in.

The Brain

The Victron Cerbo is the brain of the system. It will allow remote control and monitoring as well as monitoring and control on a touch screen to be fitted in phase II. One of the requirements is to be able to remotely dump the fresh water as well as to automatically dump the grey water. On /Off and automatic can be selected both locally and remotely. The GPS link will let the location of the vehicle be seen as well as alarms from the power system.

WEEK 1

Arrival

Expedition truck arrives at Whitehaven for the installation of the Victron Energy system. The habitation pod was built and fitted to the MAN truck at Atkinson Vos in Bentham and was delivered to us on the 16th November. She will be fitted with the very latest Victron Energy Lithium power system. Along with remote monitoring. Everything must be built to exceptional standards, as like many of our projects she will be working in an extreme environment.

Whats it all about?

Much of our work is about coming up with innovative designs which will withstand the harshest of environments. This video will give you an insight into some of the conditions this truck will encounter. The heat, sand and vibration will make this a challenging installation. So extra attention will be paid to every aspect of the work.