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I'm not sure Chris, trying to remember which dealer I bought it from. It was a while ago now and it doesn't always get used for what you might think! 🙂 Andy

My deac SMG has a KR prefix and a smooth finish. Andy

Because you know it's there! 🙂

Just be aware from experience that "Speedy" is the name of the business, not their modus operandi ... 🙂 Andy

I wondered who bought that! I recall there was a plaque with the T69 with some history - wasn't it a gate guard at one stage? Andy

That's certainly novel! Andy

Back in 2015 ...

I know, it was a real mess when I last saw it. They've done a really good job with it, I spent quite a lot of time last night watching videos. The braking and steering mechanism is interesting and I didn't realise that the air starter wasn't just a pneumatic starter motor. Andy

A quick Google brings up several of those currently on eBay? Andy

Perhaps he means not a "bitza" made from spare parts? Andy

Yef indeed!

Interesting, isn't it? Both are perfectly valid arguments yet diametrically opposite. It will all depend on individual perception of risk. Andy

On a slightly different tack, a number of events, military and otherwise, have now been postponed until September. I have to wonder, even if HMG regulations allow them by then, how many people would turn up anyway? No-one, especially the organisers, would want to see half empty fields or exhibition halls. A clean break until next year might be better all round? Andy

I fee what you mean, Clive! 😁

Aha - "Support to the Civil Powers" 🙂 Andy

Looks nice! Andy

I'd be more concerned that it looks suspiciously like a "needing to be seen to be doing something" action rather than anything particularly useful. That's how we got saddled with the EU deactivation nonsense. Andy

The User Manual says (hint!): 606. In an emergency, the vehicle may be towed FORWARD up to half a mile without too serious a risk of causing damage without disconnecting the propeller shaft. In NO CIRCUMSTANCES must the vehicle ever be towed in REVERSE. 607. If towing for a greater distance is necessary, report to R.E.M.E. for instruction. 608. An 'A' frame towing bar should be used and the towing speed must not exceed 10 mile/h. However, very slow speed short distance moves in and out of a barn, for example, shouldn't hurt - we've all done it. The issue is that unless the gearbox input shaft is turning, its internal oil pump isn't running. Andy

My Sigma undercoat was a delightful shade of pink! Andy

That would be an interesting one, Clive - I've never managed to find a copy so did my own Clansman installation based on a 352 and associated control harness. Mark - I have several of these already PDF'd but remember that strictly speaking they are still classified and therefore subject to the Official Secrets Act. That may seem silly, but it's fact unless someone can get MOD to agree they are no longer classified. Andy

You'll need proprietary information that you'll never get out of the OEM. 😞 Andy

But ONLY if there's a means of communicating with them! Andy

I don't see how anyone can remotely shut the vehicle down unless they can somehow communicate with it? Andy

It's got caught by the same problem I had with trying to build a barn - a statement of need saying why it can't be built elsewhere. That's unfortunately almost impossible. The fact that it's on land you own rather than land you don't is apparently irrelevant. 😞 Andy

Ditto. 😞