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I have to say over here it is common practice to use a tow ball for recovery, in fact on several occasions I've used one over a "recovery point" because I wasn't comfortable with the fabrication. The only time I've seen a ball fail there was a large selection of cross member still attached. I think in aus the gross weight of off road vehicles is considerably higher than Europe thus the failures.
Mike
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I can't remember exactly but they are definitely rated to 3.5t and could well be 5t. I'd certainly trust it for recovery.
Mike
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I used the hitch you mention for many years on the back of 45. It's a good compromise. The ball is replaceable however mine never wore or bent. I towed everything with mine from Sankeys to boat trailers with rather more than the towing limit (low speed manoeuvring). I never had any issues using it for recovery mind I do have mechanical sympathy. It's worth noting you can only tow Sankey's with a rotating ring and commercial rings don't fit. The only reason I don't still have one is both truck have a Dixon bate adjustable slider so I have two ball hitches on sliders and one NATO that can be put on either truck.Â
Finally they're good for touch parkingÂ
and I would happily have another.
Mike
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4 hours ago, Ed Poore said:
I can see the wood as being an extremely useful forma for @miketomcat to make some custom (genuine) carbon fibre or glass fibre panels fromÂ
Nah already tried that.....
I think I made 5 in total in the end (I've still got the mould).
Mike
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On the bright side I've finally moved house so have plenty to keep me busy and thoughts of camper builds at bay for quite a while.
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I'm not going to make this one but hopefully September.
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I have an 83 110 SW as well so ask away not much I have touched either.
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Curve ball not rugged as such but I've got a fairphone 3. I've dropped mine several times and I work in a boat yard with it in my pocket. The reason I bought it was a couldn't find a rugged phone I liked/could afford and every part is easily replaceable so if I break it I can fix it.
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The three bolt is quite a bit bigger. I'm fairly sure I swapped the drop arm on our three bolt as it kept coming loose and I think retro is correct.
Mike
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Snorkel wadding depth of 10ft......
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Not that I'm aware of. The three bolt that was on our 110 looked to be original so 30 years and 150k miles. I changed it because the drop arm kept coming loose. The 6 bolt is supposed to be heavy duty and is a straight swap for the four bolt but again that's metric (off the shelf for a 200tdi) hoses so doesn't fit three bolt hoses.
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Something coming loose or opening up with the heat and letting air in.
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If your using a 200tdi you would need special hoses to fit a 3 bolt as they are imperial. You can buy hoses/pipe off the shelf to connect a 4 bolt to a 200tdi.Â
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1 minute ago, landroversforever said:
I'm not sure who they were with but my parents policy was similar.... it just had a £1K limit on a single item without it being listed.
Yeah that sounds similar.
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Ours is M&S premier and if I remember correctly the garage cover is unlimited.Â
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Both my blade and vee block were picked up cheap at sodbury if I remember correctly.
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A chassis swap last year turned into new: battery box, front edge of rear floor, passenger C post, repairs to both rear sills and a patch up of the drivers C post. I feel your pain. Mind the truck is nearly 40 years old so needs some loving from time to time.
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This is how I've bent 6mm plate. It gives a nice crisp bent but your limited by the size of the press, however to you can achieve longer bends than the tooling by shifting the work piece along and taking several bites.
I've since got a section of vee block to use underneath.
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I'm saddened to hear that, but hope you will remain on here.
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He had a habit of acting before thinking but we all loved him for it.
RIPÂ
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The last set I bought were bearmach I think, they were the rubber ones not the harder plastic type. They've lasted a whole two months. I thought at the time these fit well and are nice and flexible....clearly that didn't help either. I will get some gen ones a see how they compare.
Mike
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HD flanges are beyond my budget bearing in mind I have two trucks that would need doing. To add to the confusion it's a drum Salisbury, a disc converted Salisbury, a 10 spline front and a 24 spline front which makes ordering hard work.
I think I'll just get a pack of gen caps and just replace them as they split.
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I've tried both the plastic and rubber ones can't remember makes. Not tried heating them though, good tip.
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Recently I've gone through rather a lot of half shaft dust covers (frc4377). They only manage a few months then spilt. Genuine ones are a little pricey but I'll get them if need be. Has anyone found any after market ones that are any good.
Mike
and I would happily have another.
Advice needed 🤔
in Defender Forum (1983 - 2016)
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Definitely cut away for non standard seats. The catch for holding the seats down has been moved to.
Mike