Tour the EarthRoamer Ford F550 | Global Road Trekker

http://globalroadtrekker.com Tour a Ford F550 EarthRoamer that is slated to go on a global road trip around the world.

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[globalroadtrekker]

Infectedvector, its not a lunar panel, so the solar panel charges only when the sun shines. And as far as how many popsicles... if you fill it ONLY with popsicles, probably 150. But we prefer frozen fruit and maybe even some regular ice cubes for our adult beverages.

[tomxue]

You forgot about the bathroom

[TheWoodensong]

Good video but you never did get back to showing off the bathroom area...

[Doggorunning]

very cool

[carpediem1956]

that's some serious hardware.  A lot of comfort and room you got there! Drool. have a nice trip!

[wendeeoh]

@SilentBob4x4 we have the 6.0 litre ... Wendy here. just checked with Jim and he says you actually CAN access it by pulling out the cab. Beyond that, he says we've also added an additional Racor water separator to the fuel filter system. And we have serviced the HPOP with new screens and filters. Not sure if we addressed it all, but we'll know soon enough!

[wendeeoh]

@bcmcneil1 We are just leaving the states in early Feb 2012 and we are hoping it will go just fine. The diesel engine we have should power through all the different fuels anywhere we go. Knock on wood!

[wendeeoh]

@turtlezed yes we forgot the bathroom. Not that exciting really! Oh well. The problems of low budget film making I guess. :)

[EZchairchillen]

Hope it's not a 6.0 powerstroke. Those things had soooo many problems.

[MrConversionVans]

Still can't figure out why Ford won't put adjustable headrests on all their seats. The Diesel Engine problems are courtesy the US Government who changes the MFG requirements on a yearly basis.

[tpvalley]

@SilentBob4x4

ALL common rail stuff is terrible on cheap/ foreign fuel, yes the pump fails.

Thats why they made em, so they can charge more to repair, like most modern stuff and it wont last either!

I saw a mechanical injection conversion on a powerstroke on here.

best have a 24 valve cumins with P pump.

[SilentBob4x4]

@tpvalley I don't know what engine they have in the 550, but my 09 250 has the 6.4 powerstroke. I think the biggest problem would be the high pressure fuel pump they use in them, even a little water in the fuel will kill one of those, and the only way to get at it is to pull the cab. For the amount of money Earthroamer gets for these things, maybe they do all the mods needed to make them usable with other fuel types.

[tpvalley]

@SilentBob4x4

I believe the cat and dpf get clogged.

maybe a switchable engine programme with exhaust valve thing to make open exhaust before cat for when u make a decent amount of clag/smoke!

There are vids on here with over 1300bhp powerstrokes!

low compression huge flow injectors and massive turbos so at low rpm they are terrible.

Love sound of v8 diesels.