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John, How have you managed to downrate your DAF with a comms body? I ask because my Bedford MJ has a Radar Repair body that's more or less the same as a comms body and the truck weighs 7.9 tonnes and that's without the 12x12 tent, poles, bench seats and tables etc. I presume you have absolutely nothing in the box, just the shell, and even then I reckon you'll be tipping the scales as overweight.

This is the way you need to come down from an antenna.

I'm a qualified Skydiver and used to drive Tower Cranes, but there is no way on this earth you'd get me up that. I had Vertigo just watching that. That guy has some serious balls. Climbing down must be a nightmare. I'd definitely want a parachute on for that. I wonder what he gets paid?

I'm bookmarked to come direct to the forum index page. Only visit the front page if I'm accessing the forum from another computer.

Not sure where the yard is, but it's not Prague. This is just the "small" yard the guy owns. Apparently down the road he has another yard with about 30 Zil's etc. The little minibus thing is an Ambulance and he is selling that for 1,000 Euro's. The trucks are unbelievably cheap and some are supposed to be reserve "as new" condition.

Mark, You got an update on your new truck? What's it like to drive, and more importantly, what's the fuel consumption like? I'm thinking of getting one myself, that's if the fuel consumption is OK. :shocked:

On two low loaders what looked very much like a WW2 Mosquito. Also two large Tactica look a like armoured vehicles in desert colours with red crescent on sides.

last lot of toys.

pictures are large hence the numerous posts.

you know you want to...

more pictures of trucks

more pictures

A friend and neighbour is a Slovak. His home is 20 minutes away from this Military Vehicle dealer. He has just returned from a trip home and he has given me some pictures. I thought they might be of interest.

I will be up in the Bedford if nothing gets in the way that weekend. Make sure you book decent weather!!

My mate wants to go and look at the Desert coloured RB44, he might be interested. Is this the one your going to have a look at Stone?

Looks brand new.

On Friday they were talking about Government surplus on Radio 4. They had a short interview with Paul Southerington of Withams. he said they turn over £10 million a year. They gave out the info for another disposal site. Here is the link; http://www.edisposals.com/is-bin/INTERSHOP.enfinity/WFS/Disposals-Public-Site/-/-/-/Default-Start

I usually managed to befriend a local german Girl over the weekend & was able to use her shower! VERY Civilised! & the amount of contacts I made for getting gear from WWII was fantastic! But thats another story! :cool2: Mike. Oh yes, the German Girls... VERY nice indeed... The last exercise I did in Germany was Rhino Replen in 1998. No driving through farmers barns then. I spent three months living in a tent at Guttersloh. Once we got our DROPS train stuck at Sennelager and had to be pulled out by a German Army MBT. Pulling 55 tonnes through the sand with the wheels acting as ploughs while the tank was on tickover was something to behold. Happy times.

That picture has been on their site for ages. This ad is new and I've not seen one of these RB44's before. The hard top versions they already have for sale are radio type vehicles. I've not seen this configuration before and it looks like it was destined for the Iraq or Afghan theater. It's certainly the best I've seen going off the pictures.

Just seen this advertised at Withams. The truck looks awesome and is virtually ready to rally. Love the box body and the inside cupboards. This would make an interesting show truck. http://www.mod-sales.com/direct/vehicle/home/32386/Reynolds_Boughton.htm

Hello mate. Where were you posted to in NI? The role of the Snatch that's in my picture was that of escort to the Tactica's with 321 EOD. I wasn't with EOD mate. My main job was with the Infantry on Patrols.

Try these people mate, speak to Dave. http://www.bedfordparts.co.uk/

Hi Andy. Thank you for your response. Like I said, I certainly don't harbour any malice towards you and am not offended by your reply. I would have probably been the same had I been on the receiving end and perhaps should have worded the post differently. I would like to congratulate you on your efforts. Your vehicle does look very good and you have made a good job of it. It was not my intention to upset you. I think the Snatch has an undeserved reputation (Afghanistan) which it doesn't deserve. The vehicle was designed for Northern Ireland and it's the Governments fault using it for a task it wasn't designed for. The Snatch has a special place in my heart (as does the APV and Saxon) as it has saved myself and my mates bacon on numerous occasions and never let us down when we needed it most. For that reason I feel it is important that there is no confusion to members of the public who don't know the difference and that's why I made the post. As far as I'm concerned this matter is closed. I will certainly like to meet you and shake your hand. Unfortunately I'm not attending the show as I never booked in and have got to work Monday. I'm sure you will be present at a future show that I will be at, and I will come over and introduce myself. Keep up the great work raising money for charity. I wish you all the best. Cheers Andy

Hello and welcome to the forum. Firstly, I am the guy who made the original post. Freedom of speech is a wonderful thing and I'm glad you have come over to respond to my post. I would like to start by saying that I'm NOT having a go at your efforts to raise money for forces charities, which seems to be a recurring theme with this post. So again that's NOT what this was about.... I have served in the Army so I congratulate you on your efforts. I also am not having a go about the vehicle you have made to look like a Snatch. Like I said in my first post, each to his own. It's also got nothing to do with "rivit" counters as someone mentioned. When I was at Trucks and Troops I made a bee line for your vehicle. Having served in Northern Ireland and been a driver on Snatch (as well as Glover Webb APV and Saxon) when the "Troubles" were still the Troubles. I didn't know that any were released and so went to have a look at yours to satisfy my curiosity. When I got up close it confirmed to me that it was a Replica (maybe FAKE was too strong a word, but as it means "Not Genuine" I thought was appropriate). Again I say this isn't a problem, and I was in fact quite impressed with your efforts. I did hang around to speak with you as you wasn't present, but after 15 minutes or so decided to go back to where i was camped. I'm sorry that I said you had "gaffer" tape on the window when you said it was paint (I didn't want to get too close to the vehicle as you wasn't present). NO, what the post was about was the wording on your information board about your vehicle, all the other arguments are irrelivant. This implied that your vehicle was a Genuine Snatch that had served in Northern Ireland. I remember turning to a mate of mine who was there and discussed the fact that it wasn't a genuine vehicle. As I have driven these in Northern Ireland and know what they are, the information on your board got by back up. My reaction would have been totally different if it was clearly stated that it was a replica, and would have been one of "that's a really good effort this guy has made". The version of the information board I read has certainly not been posted on here. As I never took any pictures of the board it's my word against yours, but I know what I read. Your vehicle is popping up in publications (such as windscreen) and booked in at shows described as a Snatch Land Rover. To people who don't know the difference, they will just take this as gospel and think it's the genuine vehicle. So to recap, it's not about the vehicle being a replica. It's not about your efforts to raise money. It was about what you had written on your board, end of. It would be nice if you used the word "replica" in future to avoid any confusion. I would have spoke to you at the show about this matter had you been there when I was at your vehicle. When I saw your vehicle in Windscreen described as a Snatch and booked in at Wings and Wheels described as a Snatch, that's when I decided to make the post on here saying that it was a fake. The beauty of living in a Democracy is free speech and the right to an opinion. I have served in HM Forces to help protect this freedom. I'm glad you have responded and I have put forward how I feel about this matter. There is no malice on my part. It is of course down to you what you choose to call, describe and book in your vehicle. That is all I am going to say about it. Cheers Andy

Is that the Dutch version?:-\