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Shocked I tell you…

Under a ‘tarp’ NOT a tram

Well I finally got one...had it four years actually but finally got round to mentioning it as I’m now going to restore it...

I dug out an old Janes Armoured book I got for a birthday back in 1975 and it has a pencil ‘tick’ above the picture and a note saying ‘want one’.

Went to see it outside Nuremberg, and flew! (I don’t get on no plane fool). it was built at KHD in 1965 so it’s exactly the same age as myself, it was fate, so I treated myself...well the wife let me..a deal was done and monies exchanged via overly complicated import (uk rubbish and German demilitarisation and promises that I won’t use it in a warzone)

three months later it arrived, much to the amusement of the local tractor suppliers who kindly loaned me their yard to transfer from artic to plant trailer.

although I played with it, and used it to pull stuck stuff off the land, since the ignition side started playing up, it’s been parked up under a tram awaiting my attention...hopefully I’ll be onto that after tupping time but afore lambing

thought you were taking it easy now...just couldnt resist????:cool2:

you'll be the first to know...well, after the wife, plus it has to work...ie earn its keep:cool2:

Ohhhhh and mtlb and gaz are the price i have to pay to keep the piece.....for the moment!

....hopefully getting new toy...but doesnt fit categories...so will tell you later:D

well that started the british vs US and the British vs Jap....but what about the rest of europe and the former soviet states...no debate there...?

The leopard in trials beat the chally and abrhams, but we ended up with chally 2...oh lets fix the bits that didnt work...and then didnt fix them properly...the army WANTED leopard, and the deal would have meant building it here for LESS thatn what chally costs

The VM (yes vm not vw) beat the landy for replacement to certain landy ops...we bought landy, despite the army wanting VM

and as for the sa....why would, and should, we buy US...when theres so much better out there for less

oh and in answer to the analogy that numbers beat all...ie dodge...the sherman was only good BECAUSE of numbers, wheras ak47 and t34, mp40, mg42, were just good....and of course bren gun (czech):-D

are we going to make the same mistakes TSR2 vs phantom....christie vs lloyd...and midget instead of 950 sport spider..hehehehehe:cool2:

....but it is just my opinion based on anecdotal, and some real world experience....

how is it that once a british bit of machinery becomes obsolete, it was the best thing since sliced bread????

This is despite years of complaints to the contrary whilst it was ever in service, whether it be an mg midget or a chieften...in fact, some things have been obsolete for years and are still in service...the landy springs to mind

*ducks and waits for flak*

just some examples:

grandfather went over with yanks on d'day, yes and got pinned down, as part of the effort to gain aerodrome...when they finally got of the beaches with the gear, and captured airfield, they were given a churchill with turret missing as tow vehicle (g'dad was a blacksmith in RAF and had trucks with forges on) it kept breaking down so was given an abandoned renault tank from WWI!!!! ever since then he bought renaults after having rileys, austins etc

loads of friends have landys...and i spend my time doing their sparkying...and theyre always moaning about gearboxes, transaxles, starters, etc.etc....two also have willys and dont use anything else when the sun shines

father (electrician) had a WWII quad (useful but underpowered and too hot as closed) in aden and then a saracen (unreiliable piece of junk he said...and they werenew then)...gave them both back when the FFL 'lent' him a willys of lybian wwII era, for his personal use(he fixed one of their vehicles)...(which he later swapped for a citroen light 15)....

personally I've continually fixed....MG midgets, MGB, moggie 1000s, (oil leak city, crap electrics, brakes as well as shoddy electrics), triumph stag, sprint and hearald (the herald was easily the best of the bunch but others electrics and cooling systems cr*p) capris, escorts, cortinas, (rust buckets and electrics), jag mk II and giant (starter circuits and a heating system designed by a masochist)

so when I get the micky taken for liking classic italian gear and relying of fiats most of my working life...dont tell me faults are not character...folk in glass houses...etcetcetc....:cool2:...hehehe

Be careful who you upset! :cool2:

Animal Rights Activists protested Leather-Wearing at a BIKER rally…

 

HERE'S HOW POLICE FOUND ONE OF THEM.

Johnstown, PA (GlossyNews) - Local and state police scoured the hills outside rural Johnstown, Pennsylvania, after reports of three animal rights activists going missing after attempting to protest the wearing of leather at a large motorcycle gang rally this weekend. Two others, previously reported missing, were discovered by fast food workers "duct taped inside several fast food restaurant dumpsters," according to police officials.

 

"Something just went wrong," said a still visibly shaken organizer of the protest. "Something just went horribly, horribly, wrong." The organizer said a group of concerned animal rights activist groups, "growing tired of throwing fake blood and shouting profanities at older women wearing leather or fur coats," decided to protest the annual motorcycle club event "in a hope to show them our outrage at their wanton use of leather in their clothing and motor bike seats." "In fact," said the organizer, "motorcycle gangs are one of the biggest abusers of wearing leather, and we decided it was high time that we let them know that we disagree with them using it.ergo, they should stop."

 

According to witnesses, protesters arrived at the event in a vintage 1960's era Volkswagen van and began to pelt the gang members with balloons filled with red colored water, simulating blood, and shouting "you're murderers" to passers by. This, evidently, is when the brouhaha began.

 

"They peed on me!!!" charged one activist. "They grabbed me, said I looked like I was French, started calling me 'La Trene', and duct taped me to a tree so they could pee on me all day!"

 

Still others claimed they were forced to eat hamburgers and hot dogs under duress. Those who resisted were allegedly held down while several bikers "farted on their heads."

 

Police officials declined comments on any leads or arrests due to the ongoing nature of the investigation; however, organizers for the motorcycle club rally expressed "surprise" at the allegations.

 

"That's preposterous," said one high-ranking member of the biker organizing committee. "We were having a party, and these people showed up and were very rude to us. They threw things at us, called us names, and tried to ruin the entire event. So, what did we do? We invited them to the party! What could be more friendly than that? You know, just because we are all members of motorcycle clubs does not mean we do not care about inclusiveness. Personally, I think it shows a lack of character for them to be saying such nasty things about us after we bent over backwards to make them feel welcome."

 

When confronted with the allegations of force-feeding the activists meat, using them as ad hoc latrines, leaving them incapacitated in fast food restaurant dumpsters, and 'farting on their heads,' the organizer declined to comment in detail. "That's just our secret handshake," assured the organizer.

class...pure class!!!!!:cool2:

as it did so well...what about a northern one....:rotfl:

Just got two blank rectangles where the clips should be - and a message saying clip not loaded!! :-(

strange...i did as instructed....i'll put the links up instead:cool2::

tis better, yes

or....

I may be looking for a couple of drivers if i can get the two urals ready and the gaz 69 along with maybe a kraz and zil i may need a bit of driver assistance,...at the moment only one ural is really ready the other needs her brake master cylinders changing, they should arrive next week... The Kraz and ZIl all depend upon paperwork, money and a bit more time......both of which are in short supply right now..been spending too much...

if two of my toys go....then myself and co-pilot could drive some gear for you:nut:

or maybe just the niwa....:-X

have my co-pilot and venison...just have to sort out leccy and water contractors and all wll be well:D

Did one of the German guys take exception to you entering the beer tent at W&P?:shocked::D0

not exactly...hit the brakes on the MTLB and it stops....dead:nut:slight concusion, broken eye socket and a bit of a black eye...still have a nodule of bone in that socket...and it HURT!!!!!

wear appropriate headgear....:nut:

Cool, excellent Birthday present.

 

I like the URAL 4320, very nice truck. Are you going to any shows this year?

no shows this year...far too busy at the moment and the MTLB is going up for sale shortly (as it was a birthday present in perpetuity...and I want one every year) :embarrassed:

Blimey!!!

 

Health and safety business must be booming to afford those toys. I was chatting to a guy at Trucks and Troops who had a Gaz66, he paid (so the rumour has it) nearly £12,000 for it. Did you purchase those beasts from Richard Moore?

 

They look like new, have you had any problems with them since you bought them?

H&S business....good...its the first thing that goes in a recession....:shocked: It is a Richard Moore sourced truck but I'm the second owner since then...and more like £5K, it was a pressie for the wife....as she bought me the MTLB for my birthday...when she saw it in the flesh she fair fainted, thaught it was like a 101:nut:

Porta,

 

I just love your occupation. I hope you risk assessed yourself getting on top of that Gaz?:rofl:

dont talk to me about risk assessment.....i'll post the pic of the black eye and broken socket...the advice on wearing helmets in tracked vehicles is a no brainer:embarrassed:

at the moment its wet with sweat, BECAUSE its sunny.....

Me and the toys.....

sorry safariswing....I'm phil...currently a health and safety officer (no jokes...heard em all) i have two russian military vehicles, a gaz 66 and a tracked vehicle..MTLB....used widely accross the world, but doesnt seem to be that many in private hands daisy (yes daisy) is a beaut and likes to scare folk on her outings...and the wife:-D will be taking her out again this week...just for the craik:D

i suppose i should have put this in the brave section...even though I've been here afore...so tracked and russian....anyway, a gaz 66 and an mtlb....:nut: