With the help of Jack Wardlow, an old friend and an expert woodworker himself, we finished the outside workbench on the new garage, a place for dirty tools like grinders and a drill press. With many projects to tackle on The Turtle V expedition truck in preparation for the upcoming Trans-Eurasian Odyssey, it will prove to be […]
In our preparation for The Trans-Eurasian Odyssey, every system on The Turtle V must be tested and retested. While not a serious winching job, moving a huge boulder in front of the new garage driveway was a perfect opportunity to familiarize ourselves with the Warn 16.5ti Winch, (www.warn.com), mounted in the new Buckstop Bumper, (www.buckstop.biz), […]
With our departure this upcoming Spring for The Trans-Eurasian Odyssey, (driving from Lisbon, Portugal to Shanghai, China following the legendary Silk Road), we are starting final preparation on The Turtle V. All systems are being inspected at Ken Imler Diesel Performance in Sacramento, www.imlerdiesel.com, and anything that might be a problem in the next 50,000 […]
The final day at this year’s SEMA Show in Las Vegas was as busy as ever. Last minute meetings gave us little chance to be at The Turtle V expedition truck to answer questions about the latest improvements. Our newly designed Buckstop Bumper www.buckstop.biz received plenty of attention, fitted with PIAA’s HID driving lights www.piaa.com […]
For The Turtle Expedition, the SEMA Show is about seeing and talking to many of our long-time sponsors and searching for products that make our life on the road easier. The crowds were as busy as ever with buyers looking for the newest and the best innovations. This is a trade show, not open to […]
Every year it’s the same. People want to know where The Turtle V has been, and where it’s going to go, but it can’t look like it’s been anywhere. Getting the mud and road grime accumulated over thousands of miles off is always a challenge. Hellwig Products is sponsoring The Turtle V this year. www.hellwigproducts.com […]
Gates Rubber Company (www.gates.com) , suppliers of all our cooling and heater hoses, serpentine belts, belt tensioners, and HD water pumps, recently paid a visit to Ken Imler Diesel Performance (www.imlerdiesel.com) where The Turtle IV is on display, and where current preparation on the Turtle V is underway. A training video was shot showing the Gates […]
Exploring some backroads around Northern California, we found a good place to take some photos for SEMA NEWS. Sporting our new Buckstop bumper, The Turtle V will be on display in the Specialty Vehicle Area at this year’s SEMA SHOW in Las Vegas, November 1 thru 4, 2011.
Another sneak preview. After many years of using PIAA lights, (www.piaa.com), the choice was easy when we were designing our Buckstop Bumper, (www.buckstop.biz), for The Turtle V. The all-new PIAA RS 600 Shock Lamp H.I.D. Long Range Driving Light has an internal ballast. It has a black polyamide and fiberglass housing, and the polycarbonate clear-coat […]
As final assembly of our new Buckstop Bumper for The Turtle V continues, a Warn 16.5ti electric winch was installed. www.warn.com The frame of the Buckstop Outback Bumper was configured specifically for the Warn 16.5. This is the highest capacity, most technologically advanced winch for big trucks. The Gen II series wound motor combined with […]
