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Jerry, I don't feel hurt!? But in reality what can possibly go wrong with fitting tyres which are not run flats? The Dutch didn't use them: Chris
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Jerry, I have, and I believe I told you several times before that there is absolutely nothing wrong with running on tyres which are not run flats. What specifically do you want to know? Chris
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If we're talking about another one of these happening: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4619095555&rd=1&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1 Then you should really stop them, quite what to say and how to say it I don't know! Chris
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Richard, I have a friend who has just bought a Leyland Martian, which needs new tyres. Have you found a good supplier? Cheers, Chris
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They made me pay! It wasn't cheap either, being fully loaded up for Beltring. I wasn't aware it was free, they'll certainly not be catching me out again! Chris
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Lee, It's around 200 miles, which is actually easier and more fun in a Ferret than a Lightweight. You need a commander to pay the toll at Dartford though! Chris
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30 miles is nothing, take it out for a longer run! A friend drove his from Lands End to John O Groats without any problems!
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Jack, See here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vehicle_armour Chris
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This should give you an idication of how thick the Aluminium armour on the side of a CVRW is... Chris
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Jack, Have you seen how thick the metal plate that makes up a Ferret is? An armoured vehicle is made of thick hardened steel or aluminium plates. Chris
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Mick, I know John Dews, and recognised it as one of his. It does look good! Chris
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The best kind of sandblasters are the people who are into restoring old stuff themselves. We uses a farmer who has some old trucks etc. If anyone in the East Midlands needs stuff doing I recommend these guys: http://bosworthbros.co.uk/blastcleaning.htm Chris
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Mick, I recognise the first overhead picture from a few years ago, where did you get the Ferret from? Chris
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Jack, This size is the Calibre of the gun, ie the diameter of the barrel. .50 cal (is 0.5 inches) 7.62 mm (GMPG) and 5.56 mm (SA80) are Nato sizes. Chris
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We have a Ferret, Fox, Spartan, Lightweight and FV432. It would be nice to get them all inside somewhere. I think if we had a barn we could fill it very easily. The only problem would be finding somewhere which was near enough to everyone! Might be worth asking around though. Chris
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Russel, We're in Sandiacre, also with a storage problem. We have kept vehicles in a caravan storage place before, but it can be expensive. Where are you and what do you want to store? Chris
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http://www.ferretscoutcar.info http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/lsm/dhmg http://www.fv432.com and of course mine http://projects.sirhc.co.uk Chris
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The complete turret weighs 2900lb which is 1.315 Tonnes. I was a bit out on the gun, it's only 110Kg. When we first got the Fox someone told me that the suspension was updated, and if this mod was carried out the code was changed from 7000 to 8000. Our vehicle shows this happening on 8/5/84. Not sure how true any of that is, and I haven't seen any documentation to support it. Chris
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The hull and turret of the Fox are very different to a Ferret Mk5. The vehicle weighs significantly more, and the turret is huge in comparison. The gun weighs something like 1/2 a ton (can't remember the exact figure) and is sat quite high in the vehicle. Most of the incidents were probably due to driver error, but there were also a lot of modifications throughout the service life of the Fox to try and improve stability. Chris
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We are mostly British Jack!
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Our Fox has the same speedo fitted at the Spartan. Not had the Fox on the road yet, but the Spartan will easily do 45. Chris
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Matt, It varies by location. I can see 2 miles from my house in brilliant detail, but my house is all blurry. If you zoom into Baghdad or Google HQ the images are excellent. You can spend many hours looking at random places. I managed to identify a tree I camped under in Spain! Chris
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Richard, I have run the Fox many times without the silencer connected. They do make a nice, LOUD noise. Not sure what the neighbours thought! I have some photos of Foxes which have tipped over, I haven't scanned them yet though. I think they're perfectly safe if you don't push them too hard and drive them properly. Chris
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Thanks for the offer, I'll keep you in mind when we're deciding what to do. Yes CV8. Chris
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The GPMG was borrowed, just to see how much of it sticks out. You can hardly tell it is there so we'll just make up a replica. At £1500+ there is no point in a real GMPG! Chris
