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But they get stuck on wet grass dont they? Good job there hope you had a good one at the weekend!

Has anyone any ideas what mpg one of these engines should do? The one in my lightweight appears to be returning about 12 mpg.

 

 

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15 to 20mpg should be the norm yours does sound low.

The engine as such dosen't care about voltage. It is the rest of the electrics that do that. :-D

A 24v engine is slightly different(front cover that holds the 24v Genny is different and twin pulleys for the belts) but as said the engine does'nt care whats bolted on to it.

That looks like the jeeps at W & P:D Not many with gun mounts:-X

The V5 may help? Bob Grundy had the V5 for mine, together with some other paperwork that allowed me to trace every civilian owner. Can't remember if I'm the fifth or sixth, it belonged to the North London Barmy Army at one stage!

 

Andy

There are pictures about of it on its side on the off road course at Beltring:shocked:

Depends if your revving it or not:D Great trucks!!

The pigery pig yesterday seen towing an old living van and a BRDM seen today on the A44 near woodstock.

Nice clean truck you have there. Look forward to seeing it take shape.

Insure with footman James on the chassis number Appox £85-£100, then you need to sort out how you are registering it. Camper/motorhome will get you round under run etc decide on weight under or over 7.5 tonne HGV or not! If under 7.5 tonne get a class 7 or is it heavy class 4 not sure?? MOT at a VOSA place if over 7.5. Take all the paper work to the DVLA office and you should have all back with paper plates(you will have to get them made) Drive away.

I have seen sliders fitted to late disco,s but not late Rangies Give your local Rover dealer a call.

Lucky man when the rope went you see the rear beam of the trailer hanging off if that had of gone through his screen it would have been over. Not sure why they were letting stuff drive through the hole couldnt the cat have pulled the truck and trailer onto its wheels?

Great things a-bars Like the end leans on post with hand on hip:-D

Well spotted nice pics.

Her is a him thats the wife having a drive in the photos. There is some good info on the overland site

Tony

I know a chap that swears by 12x12/24 tents for storage once strapped down they dont shift!

Try pallet carriers it should go on to a pallat make sure you strap it well.

They do have a Mobat not sure on number etc. but saw it when I used to help out there.

I went there some years ago and it was a really good museum.

 

They made quite a lot of their Challenger being used in a Dr Who episode (they weren't sure which one!) - sadly, they didn't take into account the 'Dr Who Meister' that is my step daughter - not a clue about MVs (then!) but there's not much she doesn't know about Dr Who - Priceless!

 

The museum website says they've got a MOBAT - can anyone confirm this? Date, Carriage and Breach numbers would be nice too!

I think they should have a frame that clips to the back of the body and then a 9x9 style tent goes over it. Like a larger/taller Landrover one

Pictures Martin come on!

Could do with a slightly taller gear on my 4 ton daf seems to be flat out out 53 would be nice to cruise at that speed. Less wear and tear better on fuel and all that.

Leyland daf droos n/bound m40 with a stolly on the rack

There are 2 different types you have 8 that bolt down vertically and 2 that pull at an angle. Any you can get hold of would be great.

Agreed most things are only as strong as the weakesy point!

I could still with some of the clamps if anyone has them.

That 3-way methodology proliferates much further than the army, Larry; but yes, some people's idea of engineering is quite scary! What's even scarier is that sometimes it holds together!

 

Don't get me wrong, there's nothing wrong with ratchet straps. They're not ideal but they'll do the job fine in most cases, as long as nothing dreadful happens to the vehicle. In emergency or accident conditions though, that nice secure 2ton load can effectively quadruple in weight & tear through a strap like it wasn't there. Hopefully no-one here will need to find out the hard way but better safe than sorry, eh?!

I would have thought that a load of ratchet straps would hold on the body quite securly(would still like the proper clamps though)

I may even look into fitting twist locks into the bed of the truck just to make sure!

It was for repairing drones out in the sunny areas of the world.

Its a drone repair body. They are made out of an alloy and insulation sandwich. Withams had a few in the last tender(i hot mine alot cheaper than those)I think it had a total of 8 ratchet straps holding it on then it was given a good dollop of light stone on top. They are the later type fitted to the LD 4 tonners. I have the same plans for it as you have a military camper. It will make the shows more comfortable.