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Yes repair connectors are available for TD5 Look HERE Brendan

Just a few points. PDGLA, contact address is Great Longstone. Odd that wasthe village at the centre of the BBC programme. Try to find out how much is spent on footpath repairs and green lane repairs in the Peak District. There is about 2,000 miles of footpaths in the Peak District, many across the high moors have been repaired by stone pitching. How much is stone pitching? Well according to the Lake District National Park costs START at £100 per METRE Or £100,000 per kilometre. How many kilometres of footpaths have been stone pitched in the PDNP? How much money has the highway authority (i.e. Derbyshire County Council in the main) spent on green lane repairs in the PD? Brendan

Red Anderson are 24 volt ones. Different colour Andersons of same size will not readily mate to prevent some sticking a 6 volt bit of kit onto a 144 volt DC supply. If they are large Anderson connectors SB then most likely it will be an SB 175. SB 350 are LARGE (Numbers refer to continuous current rating) There are PVC weatherproof boots and rubber dust caps available but they are not waterproof. Having said that they are used under/on bumpers OK . If you have an external one remember to put an isolator in circuit. Brendan

SB 175 Anderson connectors will be fine. Rated at continuous 175 amps or up to about 1,000 amps for a couple of seconds. 35mm2 cable will be fine for connecting to battery. Brendan

Nick, whilst you are probably correct on the range of materials the load extension characteristic of the final sling would be dependent on many different factors. This would range from the actual choice of basic material i.e. polyester, nylon 6, nylon 6-6, nylon 6-12 etc. The molecular weight of the chosen polymer. The amont of draw imposed on the polymer filament, the weave of the webbing etc etc. The apparent strength of the sling would depend on the test regime used which can give vastly different figures. Hence why most physical tests are done to international standards. All this though is basically of no relevance to this forum. Larks foots whilst they can be used to join two slings together it is not a recommended method of joining two slings together. Reasons being they will be a B to undo after a significant load is placed upon them and that they do not lie neatly upon themselves which can cause stress concentrations and hence an apparent lower strength. With slings with sewn in eyes thread the one eye of sling A through the eye of sling B. Then thread the second eye of sling A through its first eye and pull the webbing through. Do not tighten up Sling A completely on itself but insert something soft into the loop such as a fleece, roll up mat etc. This will prevent the sling A tightening up completely on itself under load. Have photos somewhere and a link to a video somewhere which will demonstrate what I mean more clearly. Brendan

Lifting straps are made from polyester as they have 'minimal' stretch. Your seat belts are made from polyester. Would you want a stretchy seat belt in the event of an accident? Climbing slings/harnesses are made from nylon and they are 'stretchy' to absorb shock loads. Polyester Towing/lifting straps are not intended for snatch recoveries. They will generate higher shock loads due to small extensions Nylon recovery/snatch/kinetic straps are better for recoveries due to larger extensions Do NOT use shackles to join two ropes/straps together. If a strap/rope fail you have 1kg of metal shackle flying about. HTH Brendan

Rescue tape would work if you can get to pipe. Rescue tape is a self amalgamating silicone tape tape, not to be confused with the rubber amalgamating tape used by sparks. Brendan

Hi Rob, See you are at Bedale. Our red 110 will be on the 4x4 Overlander stand at Driffield May 7/8th so you would be able to have a good look at the set up there. Anyway a photo for you HTH Brendan

That is the one They also do a plastic wing tank for the 90 which holds about 30 litres Brendan

Our rear winch on our 110 is mounted in rear crossmember. Have rear bumperettes fitted and the winch sticks out no further then them, about 3"/75mm. Floor pan cut for about 2"/50mm and refitted. Solenoid pack sat on top of rear n/s wheel box. Yes it works. No effect on departure angle or tow ball HTH Brendan

A wing tank fits inside the rear wheel arch, basically in space where standard rubber filler tube passes through. An extra 45-48 litre which gravity feeds into main 110 fuel tank HTH Brendan

As a trader who was there I think it was a successful show. The toilets were spotless when I went to use them, was pleasantly surprised when I went into them at first especially when you consider facilities at other venues. Food was good and the cook asked us what time we wanted breakfast from. Breakfast was available from 8am and I got the impression that if we said an earlier time that would have been arranged. Only problem there was I don't like my tea in a polystrene cup but that is a minor grumble On minor grumbles better signage outside on roadside would have been better. I think David has taken that on board for next year. Yes we were extremely busy at times and it would have been easier on us if they had come at a more even rate, but that is shows for you. This makes talking to all people who come onto our stand difficult. So good luck to David for future shows. We have told him we will be there next year Brendan

Norm Yorkshire ambulance service used to have a Land Rover. It turned out to Cro call outs with a trailer attached. Brendan

Use a wing tank. Gravity feeds into main tank so no need for pumps. Brendan

Think it is Karl who runs Tohuse Autos. A friendly guy who knows his LR and is helpful. Give him a bell am sure he will do his best to help out Brendan

I don't know any guys called Liz, there again Si maybe you do??? Brendan

Had a slight problem with a delivery from D44, basically it did not arrive. It happens. Phoned them up, they checked out what had happened, sent out a replacement item. Kept me informed what was going on. The mark of a really good company is how they deal with things when things go wrong. D44 are good, so is another company run by a guy with same first name! Brendan

Only problem is that ebay rope is too long for legal use on the public highway as it exceeds 4.5m! Double it up and at 2.5m it will be a bit close. Brendan

The lifting industry is more highly regulated via the HSE and standard safety factor is 7:1 The 4x4 leisure industry is very lightly regulated in comparison. Towing straps (i.e. polyester) from most of the reputable 4x4 dealers will be rated at 2 tonnes with a safety factor of 7:1 or a break strength of 14 tonnes. ARB nylon recovery straps are rated at 8,000 or 11,000 kg but does not have a WLL/safety factor or break strength quoted Did a quick search on google but could not find a safety factor for towing straps. Did find a reference to mandatory guidelines on snatch straps by the Queensland Government which can be found HERE The minimum break strength of a nylon recovery strap should be 2-3 times the GVM of vehicles involved. HTH Brendan

Mike the normal ratio of WLL to Break strength is 7:1 If that strap had a WLL of 5000kg it would mean break strength of 35 tonnes. To get that sort of WLL or strength then you would require a doubled polyester strap of 150mm+ width Unfortunately people use different ways of rating straps etc (just like car wiring/relays etc) so it can be very confusing. One of the motorist shops sells 'tow ropes' rated at being able to tow a 2,000 kg/4,000 kg vehicle. No mention of WLL or strength. On level tarmac that would take a force of max 400 kg. That means very thin nylon rope could pull a vehicle on level tarmac, but there would be no safety factor! HTH Brendan

That strap is a single polyester webbing designed for lifting. It is rated at 5000kg and I strongly suspect that is a new breaking strength so put in standard safety factor the WLL would be about 750kg. If you want a tow rope with some give use nylon. There are cheap (and nasty) polypropylene so called tow ropes in the motorist shops. A review on one stated HTH Brendan

The advantage of MSS is quality of units and long working life of the draw system. After 7 years and lots of use mine will benefit from some vaseline on catch to make it work slightly smoother. Brendan

Most commonly available fuels in the world are petrol and diesel. Coleman petrol stoves are good. If you have a diesel vehicle and only want to carry one type of fuel et a multi fuel MSR stove. Don't use plastic fuel jerry cans. They can crack if dropped, also can leak fumes if they implode due to altitude change etc, HTH Brendan

What size mirrors are currently fitted to your 110? If standard ones improved visability can be obtained by fitting larger mirrors Available on ebay HERE Can not remember which of the 4 x 4 companies do a large unbreakable mirror. Blind spot windows are available HERE HTH Brendan

Thanks for that Matt. The dealership has been replacing the internal bezel around the door knobs amongst some of the other minor warranty works (rehanging doors, fitting floor pan correctly etc etc) Land Rover Assist checked the vehicle out and could not find anything wrong with the central locking system. The pop up button shows signs of 'scuffing' so it is catching somewhere. Have phone number/email of the general manager of the dealership so will send him information. Many thanks Brendan