Mechanical: BMB Family's Trucks and Vehicles.

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Published: Friday, 24 November 2017 06:29
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Branimir and his Family possess, operate & maintain a large number of trucks and other road vehicles, in conjunction with their open space life & work style: mountain properties / farms / renewable power systems & projects / ...

Here is a list of the vehicles BMB is particularly familiar with (maintenance, tools, workshop manuals, long experience). We seldom invite mechanics to our premises - only as friends / guests!

1   Land Rowers. LWB 6-cyl 2.6l petrol in Australia (1+1+6 = 8 vehicles). LWB Diesel 4-cyl, LWB Petrol 4-cyl, SWB Petrol 4-cyl in Europe. We own 11 Land Rovers, five of them are operational. Large set of spares (half-load of the 12-foot container), workshop manuals, some special tools. Mainly ex-army vehicles.

2   Buses. Three vehicles: Bedford with Perkins Engine, HINO with Scania Engine and Leyland with Original Engine. Experience with both Perkins and Scania engines. Over 100 000 kms driven throughout Northern Territory, and along the Stuart Highway.

3   TAM 4500 / 5000 DV ex-army AWD trucks. We possess, operate and maintain eight (8) vehicles, all of them with some special feature (mobile workshop cabin, winch, crane, ...). All covered with the special tools, workshop manual and accessories. Over ten years of experience driving them over the rough terrains, and maintaining it within the proprietary workshops. DEUTZ (German Original / Initial Design, Yugoslav / Serbian Army re-designed, developed, upgraded & manufactured) engines, 4-cyl Diesel, 85HP, direct & reduced drive. 10-ton vehicles GWM (5-ton payload, when not equipped with a cabin or crane).

 4  FAP GAF / 13 D Trucks. Ex-Army AWD vehicles, two units, both equipped with the mobile offices. 6-cyl diesel in-line engines. 14-ton GWM vehicles, 2-axles (tandem wheels on the rear axle).

5   ZIL 131 Ex - Army Trucks. Russian-manufactured, 6x6, V8-cyl 156hp petrol engines, with workshop cabin. Two vehicles, possess and use as mobile workshop. Equipment: 6.25kVa 3-phase electric generator (engine-driven), electricity distribution boards, winches (mechanical, engine-driven), A-frame pulley crane,... 12-ton GWM vehicles.

6   GAZ 63 Ex-Army Truck. Russian-manufactured, 4x4, 6-cyl petrol engine, with workshop cabin. Possess and operate as mo\bile workshop.

7   Renault Espace.MPV (Multi-Purpose-Van), monoblock 7-seat, petrol and diesel engines. Thirteen (13) vehicles, French-manufactured, possess, operate and maintain more than 10 years. Series III - 3 vehicles: two 'Grand Espace' units, 2.0l-16v-140hp, one 2.0-8v unit. Series II  - 3 vehicles: one petrol-engined QUADRA (4x4), one diesel-powered, one petrol/LPG - powered unit. Series I: five 4x4 (QUADRA) units, two diesel units. bAll maintained personally / family - based, with the workshop manuals, (special) tools, proprietary diagnostic OBD hardware& software, ...

8   Tractors LTZ T40AS. 4x4 Russian-manufactured agricultural machines with air-cooled diesel engines 40kW / 53hp. Four (4) machines, owned and operated for more than 15 years, with the workshop manual and (special) tools, within Family's proprietary workshops & facilities.

9   TAM 110 Ex-Army All-Terrain 4x4 truck. Powered by MAN 4-cyl/110hp Diesel Engine (initially German Designed / re-designed,, developed, upgraded by Yugoslav/Serbian Army). 8-ton GWM vehicle, owned, operated & personally maintained with Family-owned special tool-set.

10   Passenger Vehicles: Mercedes Benz 230 (120hp / 2.3l), Chevrolet Monte Carlo (120hp/3.8l petrol engine), Ford XC "Charlie" (Australian legend: 4.1l petrol engine), Opel Cadet 1.3l petrol, Lada Niva (2 vehicles), VolksWagen Air Cooled Engine, ...

 11   Motorcycles BMW R50/5, YAMAHA  XV1000 with Sidecar. Since student days - all maintenance & repairs personally.

12   Solar/electric vehicles Sol of Auburn (USA), Yugo Electra, Desert Rose (Australian), FIAT Panda Elektra (Italy / Switzerland).