Erik, you're in exactly the same family situation as me; wonderful isn't it?

What do you need a mechanic for? We're not talking about LRs here :-)

There's a dealership in Morocco, and Iveco claim to have dealers in quite a few countries, but with African shipping speeds it's not worth the wait.

I set off with the usual spares; bushes etc. and the Iveco parts CD just in case (lovely to have anyway) You agree with your favorite dealer that he'll DHL if necessary and off you go.
I did use that system not because of poor preparation but poor numbering (right box, right number, wrong part inside, thank you Iveco) Works a treat.

The ancilliaries are all Bosch or Magnetti Marelli with very standard mounting points. The injection pump is a standard Bosch, parts available everywhere.
I got my rear springs replaced in Ghana with customised Merc ones for a fraction of the price of Iveco springs.

Take all the filters you'll need for the whole trip, you can change the oil at any garage. I'm still curious about that system that cleans the oil to a point where you don't need to change it, sound ideal but I'm dubious.

I might add that we found a super guy in the north of Italy who did us a complete engine rebuild for a good price, after asking us why because the engine was still absolutely fine at 180000km (what price peace of mind?)

They're a great little truck.

I think my personal mail's in my profile, if you want to find out more, I am a bit of a fan of the Daily 4x4

Cheers
Luke