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7 hours ago, ruxy said:

£ cost of a  4x4  winch training day..

Good point, may look into

Great info, apart from a bent bumper, what else would you check,

Good picture

Clive

Thanks for this

I have just seen a Land Rover supposed to be ex MoD with a front winch on it, I have never seen one before on any picture.

Being curious what would you look for to ensure winch is in good condition, does the cable need to be tested from time to time?

What would you look for on the attachments to the bumper?

3 hours ago, Grasshopper said:

Be aware that this issue will only get worse in future as the bio-fuel content in fuel increases. 

Interesting point

3 hours ago, MatchFuzee said:

How unlucky can you get?

If you knew my luck I'm not surprised

RLC have just come back and the card for the vehicle is missing, they have one on either side, must draft email to Land Rover 

RLC on line form does not recognise the chassis of Registration, email to be sent

British Motor Museum only can give date sent to MoD, they suggest Deep Cut Barracks.

Still to email Land Rover.

Work to pay bills getting in way

I look forward to seeing how it operated when you find out?

Many thanks, remember, now, reading on here the one for RLC, will carry on the hunt

Richard

FOI was unsuccessful any one any suggestion where I should try next?

I do have the contract number on the plate, Built 1986

Any way apart from flushing to deal with it and how to tell, I don't have a filter at the tank as far as I can see

Also how do you tell?

I have just read the Land Rover Monthly and they mention that if deisel are not run regularly that mushrooms can grow in the filters tank and lines.

Has anyone any experience of this?

Any suggestions on how to stop or treat it? Just filled the tank before engine siezed still trying to get it sorted

1 hour ago, Chris Hall said:

The GPMG is probably the finest machine gun ever made. Better than a Bren (And for me to say that it has to be good) and superior to the MG42 etc. If you gave a squady the option of any machine gun, that would be it. 

Having trained with the 7.62 SLR, and used that frequently I can see where you are coming from

Thought it might have been only every used them twice, can remember once test firing as the armourer fed the belt, the firing point was slightly up hill and could work out why he was laughing, turns out the recoil was slowly pushing me down the hill.

He was telling me how long to give the burst of fire, I am sure in hind site he made me fire about half the belt in one go just to see me slide

14 hours ago, Bob Grundy said:

.....a crappy little gun that no one has (as) ever fitted....crappy little gun?

Forgive my ignorance what type of gun would have been fitted there?

On ‎5‎/‎23‎/‎2018 at 2:27 PM, paul connor said:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/sch/redsquash-uk/m.html?_nkw=&_armrs=1&_ipg=&_from=

 

It would appear on the above link to the Seller, that they have the most varied stock of items for sale. I hope it isn't an innocent persons account that has been somehow hacked, as the feedback trail has been inactive for 6 months?

Interesting all starting bids 99p

14 hours ago, Ex-boy said:

I'm sure anyone who served anywhere during the Cold War will have numerous memories of the time but it's picking out what is of interest to the wider public. I suppose even what I think of as mundane could be an eye-opener to others, so I will put my thinking cap on. 

Actually, my first memory of any action was soon after joining 11H LAD in Jan 68, when the unit was called out on a "quick train". Three of us had arrived together and not yet been allocated to vehicles and two of us ended up riding on the back decks of the HQ Sqn Cent ARV. Being early Jan it was bitter cold, so the heat from the decks made it quite bearable, especially as we were only out for a few hours. Just a pity the decks weren't a bit softer!

Even if you think mundane and start writing them down as may jog memory, sometimes does with me

1 hour ago, Ex-boy said:

Sadly I never had a camera at that time so have no pictures at all. It didn't seem to be worth having one then, but what memories they would evoke if I had had more sense.

Steve

At least write them down so not lost.

17 minutes ago, fv1609 said:

That particular information was included in EMER ENGINEERING AND MISCELLANEOUS D 307 Mod Instr No.1,  Issue 2, June 1977

It covers No.2 Mk 2 & No.3 Mk 3

Many thanks, will have a hunt at the next meet and online

34 minutes ago, fv1609 said:

I don't know if the part numbers of the spanners are quoted in your manual but the EMER describes J2/5120-99-125-1778 to disconnect the burner from the feed tube & J2/5120-99-125-1777 to remove the controls from the feed tube.

Clive

Do you have the EMER number please?

Thanks

Richard

1 hour ago, MatchFuzee said:

I don't own a No 2 Stove but looking at the spanner in the third photo you may just need one spanner:-

https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/today-we-have-naming-of-parts-brit-army-no-2-modified-stove.25377/

If it is the correct spanner for the No2 and the No2 Modified, with an original as a pattern, you could have one laser cut. 

Thanks, I will be downloading this page to help me

Richard

10 minutes ago, MatchFuzee said:

Now that Clive has confirmed that there are 2 spanners, I've found this image of them.

http://www.ferret-fv701.co.uk/usfulinfo/no2cookerunmdfd_b.JPG

 

And I was just uploading my poor quality picture.

Thanks for this

Richard

1 hour ago, MatchFuzee said:

I don't own a No 2 Stove but looking at the spanner in the third photo you may just need one spanner:-

https://classiccampstoves.com/threads/today-we-have-naming-of-parts-brit-army-no-2-modified-stove.25377/

If it is the correct spanner for the No2 and the No2 Modified, with an original as a pattern, you could have one laser cut. 

Thanks picture I have attached