The latest in the 48-year dynasty of Turtle Expedition research trucks, The Turtle V and its European-style Tortuga Expedition Camper have gone through a continuous process of refinement since it was conceived in 1999. Back then it was an experiment. Now, with over 200,000 miles on the odometer including a two-year/40,000-mile expedition through 26 countries following […]
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BAJA TESTING THE TURTLE V Nothing is Bulletproof Author: Gary Wescott / Photos: Gary & Monika Wescott GOOGLE MAP No one likes to break, especially if you drive a Power Stroke Super Duty F-550 like The Turtle V. This is the pick-up of all pick-ups, right? Beefed up frame and brakes, monster Dana 135s differential, […]
Gates Rubber (www.gates.com) recently shot a commercial video training tape showing the Gates Solution Kit for 7.3 Power Strokes that eliminates the need to remove the top radiator hose to change the serpentine belt. Part of the video will include an interview with us and clips of our Trans-Siberian Expedition. The finished video will be […]
Starting a 7.3 Power Stroke engine requires turning the engine at a speed high enough and long enough to raise the oil pressure to 450 psi to open the fuel injectors. Especially in cold weather, the factory starter really had to work. The MPA (Motorcar Parts of America) Xtreme HD starter (www.Xtreme-HD.com) is a direct […]
Introducing the all new Buckstop Bumper (www.buckstop.biz) for The Turtle V. Fresh out of the paint booth, you can see some of its interesting features; left and right locking weather-tight storage compartments, dual 2” receivers, vertical bars to protect the headlights, custom mounts for PIAA (www.piaa.com) HID driving and 510 Series Xtreme White SMR Fog […]
As final modifications were made to the new Buckstop bumper for The Turtle V, Gabriel Arreola used a plasma cutter to trim off the wing tips to match the flares of the front wheel wells. We robbed the rock guard that protects the power steering cooler and adapted it to the new bumper. Factory tie-down […]
As the details of our new Buckstop Heavy Duty Bumper for The Turtle V took shape, practical ideas from previous designs merged. Of course, we added 2” receivers on both sides, off-set so when we are pushing a trailer into a tight place, the driver can see where it’s going. Dual receivers open the possibility […]
After studying the designs of our last nine bumpers, we realized that the upright support bars needed be at an angle that would push large animals like deer, cows and burros away from the truck, not up into the windshield. The basic shape of the Buckstop Outback was a good compromise. The welded box design […]
While the Reunel bumper on The Turtle V had served its purpose, it had always lacked the really functional elements that the custom Rickard Engineering Compartment Bumpers on The Turtle III & Turtle IV used. Paul Rickard died a few years ago, and his mastery of engineering and design was a great loss to those […]
