Lord Burley Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Went to Beltring this morning to load up the Ferret, Fox & Saladin for their trip to Pirbright, when I got there found that someone had untied my Ferret canvas/Bivvi & had stolen it, not just a bit of canvas but he very hard to find correct Ferret Canvas.. also they had started undoing the .30cal tripod straps to have that away, it seems they couldn't get one of the straps undone.. as these are not types of items Joe blogs would bother with I suspect it was taken by one of he other MV owners parked up with ours > Let me get this right?You lot still have vehicles still in place at the Hop Farm? How long do people have vehicles on site for?And why do you still have them there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Ken the driver is very busy at this time after the show, and a lot of people use him for the low loader, so just have to wait their turn I'm afraid. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Let me get this right?You lot still have vehicles still in place at the Hop Farm? How long do people have vehicles on site for?And why do you still have them there? Waiting for them to be lowloaded back.. it's cheaper or us to use transport with the armour than driving them there.. thy are there anything u to 4 weeks afte the show... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Our vehicles are usually there for 3 weeks, a week before the show and a week after. We just have to wait for our slot, which depends on other loads. For owners of armour, tracked especially, this is the only way to get the vehicles to and from the show economically. Without it the arena would be pretty empty every day at around 4pm.... Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Do you lot with armour get a pittance from the show for taking it there, like some do (risk starting an argument) :-o Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 No, we pay like the rest of you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Do you lot with armour get a pittance from the show for taking it there, like some do (risk starting an argument) :-o Nope... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 No, we pay like the rest of you. I don't pay :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MiketheBike Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Obviously for next year a deterent is required? Clive knows a thing or two about capacitors.!!!! Rig up a huge capacitor to an electric fence around the MVs....8 or 9 farads should do it? Is there a way to create a capacitor from two big vehicles parked close to each other? I would guess the only other option is to have an on-site rota after the show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Be something to speak to Rex about as he had something knicked, might be up for it himself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grasshopper Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Even though we leave the day after the show, after our display has gone down we park our vehicle as close together as we can, and sheet over everything we can. Has worked so far in that we haven't lost anything yet. A few years ago we had a large, genuine 1991 Kuwait flag nicked from atop our flagpole one night. Now we even take our repro flag down at night. It's a shame we have to take precautions when at a show with supposedly like-minded peoples. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Burley Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Well thats a first for me.I never knew so many vehicles were still on site this long after the show.Seeing that they are going to be there that long couldnt you strip what you can from it,to make it less tempting?Do you only have one fella with a lowloader to do all the work then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyroo Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Andy, I have found that the screws on our hubcaps come loose quite regularly. It is an easy thing to miss until you see the tell-tale oil stain. The screws will wear in the way you describe if driven with the hubcap loose. Vince Grasshopper, the 4 screews that were holding the cap on defenatly had a plain portion on them from new, they were not worn. The plain portion is much longer than the thickness of the hub cap matterial. I know they can come lose, I check them regular. As it happend one was missing on the right hand side, but that must have fallen out when I took the Striker over to be loaded up as there was dust in the hole. The left hand side had been tamperd with, fortuatly its a very minor matter that can be sorted easly. Safariswing, did you managed to shake off some mud from my track or has Chris got that pleasure tomorow? :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Safariswing, did you managed to shake off some mud from my track or has Chris got that pleasure tomorow? :evil: Took them for a blap aound the helicopter field but it was so wet the field looked like the arena by the time I was finished... the mud's nice & hard now & most of it is just falling off my Fox... all over the Parade Ground at Pirbright at the moment :whistle: :whistle: :whistle: most of the mud will fall of yours too I suspect... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Farrant Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 the mud's nice & hard now & most of it is just falling off my Fox... all over the Parade Ground at Pirbright at the moment :whistle: Lee, You'll be for it......... the RSM will have you sweeping the parade ground with a toothbrush :-D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Lee's OK - the Cheiftain (??) beside him is slowly being surrounded by a wall that would have stood service at Rorkes Drift!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Lee, You'll be for it......... the RSM will have you sweeping the parade ground with a toothbrush :-D It's ok my Commander will sort that one out :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 It's ok my Commander will sort that one out :whistle: Make the most of him sir!! Another couple of months and he's volunteered for promotion to the OT-90... :evil: :evil: :evil: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 Make the most of him sir!! Another couple of months and he's volunteered for promotion to the OT-90... :evil: :evil: :evil: I was talking about Ian :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ArtistsRifles Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I was talking about Ian :whistle: Thats OK then - havent gotten around to corrupting him. Yet.... :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ian2b Posted July 31, 2007 Share Posted July 31, 2007 I was talking about Ian :whistle: Note to self - pack broom and shovel for this weekend Then give them to Harry when Lee is not looking :whistle: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 Lee, Thats good to hear, I'll have to check over them carefully when I'm unloading them. I hate leaving them down there, but don't really have much choice! Chris Chris, did you get them back ok :dunno: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 No. Phoned Rex Monday, he said Wednesday am. He phoned back later in the day and confirmed it. I called Ken, he said he'd be here by 8am Wednesday. I took a few hours off work this morning, went to get Andy, moved all the cars so we had somewhere to park the Spartan. Got to the drop off point at 7:45am. Waited for 30mins. Called Ken, he was in a Cafe at Paddock Wood, with another load on the truck. He didn't know when he'd be coming up this way, he said tonight, maybe tomorrow. It's really not good enough. I phoned Rex, he wasn't there, someone said they had no idea what's happening. I'm a bit fed up to be honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marmite!! Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 No. Phoned Rex Monday, he said Wednesday am. He phoned back later in the day and confirmed it. I called Ken, he said he'd be here by 8am Wednesday. I took a few hours off work this morning, went to get Andy, moved all the cars so we had somewhere to park the Spartan. Got to the drop off point at 7:45am. Waited for 30mins. Called Ken, he was in a Cafe at Paddock Wood, with another load on the truck. He didn't know when he'd be coming up this way, he said tonight, maybe tomorrow. It's really not good enough. I phoned Rex, he wasn't there, someone said they had no idea what's happening. I'm a bit fed up to be honest. Just read on another Forum that he's delivering the Stug today.... agree with you he should of let you know what was happening... I even offered to go & load them for him on Tuesday morning... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sirhc Posted August 1, 2007 Share Posted August 1, 2007 It seems whoever shouts loudest gets the next load... but he did have a printed schedule, he'd have an awful lot less problems if he just stuck to it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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