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Re: Driveway battle (almost won).....
« Reply #15 on: 02 January 2010, 20:51:31 »
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WHo is going to notice no tax and no MOT in this weather?

Borrow the Pupmobile tax disc :y


Any ANPR van....

and you often get them on the Road by Debs Towers, frequently pass it out that way  :y

I feared that might be the case......so, until the pup-mobile is water-tight, I`m a pedestrian. :(

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Sledge???

Poor Debs!!! :-*
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« Reply #16 on: 02 January 2010, 20:58:06 »
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Great work Debs, have they cleared the road yet?

The county council are tight-fisted; the gritting (yellow) bins are all empty; and have been for weeks and the lorry schedule is clearly reduced on the published gritting circuit....anyone would think it was  'THEIR-OWN' money `they`re not spending. :(
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« Reply #17 on: 02 January 2010, 21:08:37 »
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Nice work Debs :y I take it the next it the next project is a snow plow attachment for the landy ;D

Funnily enough......I am considering just that! :D

A skew-mounted front blade; cut from the side of a large diameter steel pipe (scrapyard).....industrial castors mounted on each end of the blade and a mechanism for lifting/adjusting ploughing height. ;)

A nice, welding project for the Summertime. :y

Bung one on the tractor.....I would not put anything on a land rover that would put strain through the chassis
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« Reply #18 on: 02 January 2010, 21:17:31 »
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Nice work Debs :y I take it the next it the next project is a snow plow attachment for the landy ;D

Funnily enough......I am considering just that! :D

A skew-mounted front blade; cut from the side of a large diameter steel pipe (scrapyard).....industrial castors mounted on each end of the blade and a mechanism for lifting/adjusting ploughing height. ;)

A nice, welding project for the Summertime. :y

Bung one on the tractor.....I would not put anything on a land rover that would put strain through the chassis
Built to last, just need to occasionally rustproof chassis ;)

Heard a stat a few months ago that something like 75% of all proper (defender style) landrovers are still running ;)
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Re: Driveway battle (almost won).....
« Reply #19 on: 02 January 2010, 21:21:57 »
with only 3% having original chassis's.  ;D

Its realy not worth stressing them

I went to the railway today to discover that our S3 long wheel base has broken its back.....more rather welding to do!
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Re: Driveway battle (almost won).....
« Reply #20 on: 02 January 2010, 21:22:43 »
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Heard a stat a few months ago that something like 75% of all proper (defender style) landrovers are still running

The phrase "Trigger's Broom" comes to mind. ;)

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Re: Driveway battle (almost won).....
« Reply #21 on: 02 January 2010, 21:24:12 »
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with only 3% having original chassis's.  ;D

Its realy not worth stressing them

I went to the railway today to discover that our S3 long wheel base has broken its back.....more rather welding to do!
Bit of a pig to change them. Probably a lot of fridges and freezers welded into to them ;D


The trouble you have with that one, must be worth replacing it. At some point in its life, its been abused or not undersealed properly.
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Re: Driveway battle (almost won).....
« Reply #22 on: 02 January 2010, 21:26:49 »
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Heard a stat a few months ago that something like 75% of all proper (defender style) landrovers are still running

The phrase "Trigger's Broom" comes to mind. ;)

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LOL, yes ;D

IIRC, top is all ali? So that should be fine. I know the old ones used to rust badly underneath, and were supposed to be undersealed regularly as a workaround.

I know a few people into offroading, and people do seem to be able to keep the buggers running cheaply.  Probably a bit like OOFers with their Omegas :D
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Re: Driveway battle (almost won).....
« Reply #23 on: 02 January 2010, 21:29:04 »
nice one Debs  :y
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« Reply #24 on: 02 January 2010, 21:34:24 »
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Heard a stat a few months ago that something like 75% of all proper (defender style) landrovers are still running

The phrase "Trigger's Broom" comes to mind. ;)

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LOL, yes ;D

IIRC, top is all ali? So that should be fine. I know the old ones used to rust badly underneath, and were supposed to be undersealed regularly as a workaround.

I know a few people into offroading, and people do seem to be able to keep the buggers running cheaply.  Probably a bit like OOFers with their Omegas :D

Thats the trouble, the top is body is mostly alloy but, the bulk heads and chassis are not.

Underseal wont help as the box chassis sections rust from the inside out.

Its gonna be a sod to fix but, we need it and it has a cherry picker mounted on it so not easy to replace
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« Reply #25 on: 02 January 2010, 21:36:36 »
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Heard a stat a few months ago that something like 75% of all proper (defender style) landrovers are still running

The phrase "Trigger's Broom" comes to mind. ;)

Kevin
LOL, yes ;D

IIRC, top is all ali? So that should be fine. I know the old ones used to rust badly underneath, and were supposed to be undersealed regularly as a workaround.

I know a few people into offroading, and people do seem to be able to keep the buggers running cheaply.  Probably a bit like OOFers with their Omegas :D

Thats the trouble, the top is body is mostly alloy but, the bulk heads and chassis are not.

Underseal wont help as the box chassis sections rust from the inside out.

Its gonna be a sod to fix but, we need it and it has a cherry picker mounted on it so not easy to replace
Get plenty of welding practice in - I may need your skills in a few weeks, MOT due  :'(
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Re: Driveway battle (almost won).....
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Re: Driveway battle (almost won).....
« Reply #28 on: 02 January 2010, 22:16:55 »
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Nice work Debs :y I take it the next it the next project is a snow plow attachment for the landy ;D

Funnily enough......I am considering just that! :D

A skew-mounted front blade; cut from the side of a large diameter steel pipe (scrapyard).....industrial castors mounted on each end of the blade and a mechanism for lifting/adjusting ploughing height. ;)

A nice, welding project for the Summertime. :y
If anyone is up for that project I reckon your the person to do it :y
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« Reply #29 on: 02 January 2010, 22:19:57 »
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Nice work Debs :y I take it the next it the next project is a snow plow attachment for the landy ;D

Funnily enough......I am considering just that! :D

A skew-mounted front blade; cut from the side of a large diameter steel pipe (scrapyard).....industrial castors mounted on each end of the blade and a mechanism for lifting/adjusting ploughing height. ;)

A nice, welding project for the Summertime. :y
If anyone is up for that project I reckon your the person to do it :y


Trouble is..if you build a snow plough, it wont snow for another ten years.
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