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Chris Able caught on video here -
Just watched the video again with sound this time!
we were running out of Diesel up that particular gully
hence me reving the engine to keep it alive.Think i should get some 2 way radio's!!
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Well done Adrian, Chris rob and Richard, Excellent results.
What was the special you did Chris? Adrian told me about the one he did where he had to hit the balls.
I decided to do the trials special, i thought i would have enough grip on the grass but it was more like driving on ice! It's just one of those things, i should have looked at the other one first
I did manage to get through the second gate once i built up some speed
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Chris Able caught on video here -
Cool video! Its a really anoying when the rope keeps wraping round the drum the other way, Free spool drum definitly needed!
Looks like fun
Were there points awarded for driving along gullies on your door handles 'cos everyone seems to be at it in those photos
Should have been! my doors dont look the same
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We had a great weekend despite a few problems!
The site was brilliant, and the punches were well set out with plenty that made us think twice about doing them!
We did have a little roll at the top of the hill on punch 18 that could have been quite nasty but luckily a tree broke the fall and Simon was quick enough to jump out the way before the truck rolled on top of him!
Well done Mr Turner for 1st overall
, I still got more punches than you 
! If only I did the other special... 
Hope there are plenty of pic’s and YouTube video’s.
Many thanks to the marshals and organisers for such a fantastic event.
So who else rolled this weekend?
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Everyone ready?! It's all gone a bit quiet...
Errr no!
will be ready after a late night and a mornings work though!
Ive not got a tent for the weekend, it got destroyed in the wind at the challenger event 2 weeks ago, ill be in the back of the disco again and if it gets cold atleast i can turn the heating on!
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Thanks.
I will be wearing a full face helmet with a filtered forced air feed!
Hows your truck?
Tim
Dont you like breathing dust!!
I would take a second open face helmet too with goggles for the slower stuff, a full face helmet will restrict your vision, the co driver will be sweating buckets too!
Truck looks cool, those wheels are a bit Bling, are they to blind the competition as you drive past
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My Alli one doesn't have any grooves in it either !
Mo
I just took the stainless one of the front of my truck because im making something better and i was quite suprised to see that its showing signs of wear in the corners!
If you got an Alloy fairlead take if off and check the back of it, the one i use on the back had some sharp edges from wear. it looked fine from the front.
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SLROC, suffolk club. Normal driving days are held at newbourne. www.slroc.com
Getting a little worried now if you guys turn up
It is nothing like what you have ever done..............as it is pretty tame but as I said it is very well organised and a friendly little meet. When I say tame, don't expect to drive it all I think my truck would be overkill at a SLRC event!
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the only thjing i was thinking was if you draine the batterys then the alternator will be under alot of load
but we had realised weight was an issue specially as he is running three winches 3 yellow tops and two red tops at the moment
watson
you dont need that many batteries!!!
I use 2 optima 5.5 blue tops (same as yellow!) and 2x 100amp 12v alternators and i dont ever flatten my batteries using a gigglepin twinmotor top housing with +40 gears, XP motors and .70mm cable.
The 12v system on my truck is very fast and reliable. However 24v through 12v motors is even faster and as Jim's proven its reliable, if Mr Turner put's 24v through his XP's you can probably guess what im going to do
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Any idea what axle this is, looks like Spidertrack diff and axle but what are the drop/portal box's
Im not sure, but they could be hummer drop boxes, they dont look anything like gen3's, volvos, or unimogs.
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There should be one around ipswich or bury st edmunds area in either july or june time. Only a small time challenge but very, very well prepared
So which Club is running challenge events in Sufolk? Might come along as its so close to home for a change!
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Hi All,
Brilliant event even tho I retired by 1pm saturday afternoon with a broken winch main shaft( Then my Dad did the same
). I will be entering the next one as it was fab! Next time I will last till at least 2pm on saturday Look forward to seeing you all at the next one!
Jim- will be speaking to you soon about hardened shafts for my winches!
Bet you wish you bought my spare mainshaft
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not fully checked about pressures, but coded welding for the fittings and caps is not a problem and a whole length of seemless tubing in a one-peice length, pressure section central to it should be fine. clearly the cage has to be subject to impact but if i think about the stresses in various directions during construction i should think that i could make it stronger than it needs to be.
short term tho, a fire extinguisher would be easier!!
Im thinking small propane bottle, regulator, check valve, electronic solonoid valve conected to engine master kill, mecanical pressure switch operated by a second turbo waste gate actuator set at 13psi.
Gas would only be used under full power and would not be wasted at tickover. The system has primary and secondary safety system that would hopefully meet the regulations set out by the MSA.
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I did have a Kenlowe on my truck, but that did not last long, there is nothing to stop the inside of the motor filling up with mud.
The Pacet fans have waterproof motors which makes them more suitable for what we do. you can get them from demon tweeks or go direct to pacet.
I did burn out one pacet fan motor but that was because it got jammed up with mud, i had not finished the ducting! like Simon said i got it replaced with no questions asked.
As jim said the original viscus is the best way but not posible with a radiator in th footwell!
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Well it was a short weekend, the alternator would have been a easy fix but we were stuffed with no reverse gear.
The winches did pull well with 24 through 12v until we ran out of power.
Those QT dislocation/ relocation things are carp! there a good idea if you never take the truck offroad
If the spring does not relocate properly it takes out the rear caliper brakelines! chances of that happening are high when driving through mud full of bits of tree! so the top 3 were......
1.) Adrian and Richard
2.) Chris and Justin
3.) John and Carl
not sure about the rest.
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Hi, just wondering whether those with Boggers are using them at round 2, as ive heard theres tight tree's and im not sure whether to run them, even though i 'll never go back to simex for long term.
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You were the only team to get Point 1 (or 2) so double points
I cant remember you saying there would be any double pointers at the start of the day. is it only a double pointer if only 1 car gets it? will you be doing more double point punches in wales?
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And some dont spend enough..............I wont mention any names but you know who you are :lol:
Does seem to be a common failing with a certain pair tho!
Was it a td5 with a hole in the ecu
Hi Neil, Simon Wilkinson is co-driving for me for the rest of the year, could you amend the list please. I was thinking about the 40 punches again and guess that when you take into account travel time between punches, special stages break down's etc, its not going to be such an issue. What was the 100 point bonus for on our score for slab?
The deep water is all part of the fun, however it was a bit cold for swimming at slab, next year ill take a wetsuit
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How many punches will be set out in wales? Just wondering because it can be a bit frustrating having to wait for a punch to become free with 40 trucks and 40 punches.
Cant wait to get on to another new site
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Now, now children, lets all be nice!!!!!
Lucy
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PS What happened to Rob, Chris I will get you to fill in a membership form when you get there.
Will be there friday afternoon to fill in the form, hopefully not too late.
Simon is getting revenge after the horrendous cold conditions at Slab, by sticking me in the passenger seat!
Adrian,
The axles will be fine, im more worried about how much tread ill have left on my boggers after the weekend
Did you find out why your TD5 was cutting out at slab?
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Virgin co-driver .................. he will never last the first day, let alone all weekend
Anyone seen my hardhat
Yeah Yeah Grandad!
Ive been training up for this one
you know the best co-drivers are the drivers! Simon's truck will be shod with some bigger tyres than yours, so we will be making a few holes for you again!
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I bought my seats for £80 for the pair NEW
, there really comfortable, there not waterproof but who care's your going to get wet anyway, they take a few days to dry after pressure washing them down, but at at that price so what!! When i was looking for a bucket seat i wanted something that would offer good support and not too deep so its easy to get in and out.Ive had them for a year now, used and abused them and they still look like new after a good pressure wash
they look like this.
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Thing is, how many batteries would he require to run four 24v motors and how bigger alternator or how many alternators?
Also, as the wazza system fits onto the xp motor, can you run it on an xp winch? Or would the internals wear and brake very quickly like on the 8274, although the xp is a much slower winch and therefore more gentle on components?
It would probably be fine with a 150amp 24v alternator and two deep cycle batteries, if Jim can use his setup all day using one 70 amp 24v alternator through 12v motors.
However i can't really see the point in using 4 motors!, the twin is plenty fast enough, and if you stick 24v through 12v its balistic!
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I think I spotted a recuring theme here...
Jim.. do I get a prize for that ?
So how bent is Alan's truck, it must have been quite a roll to break a few ribs!
hence me reving the engine to keep it alive.
with 4 seconds to spare!
! If only I did the other special... 
AWDC Howlin' Wolf Round 2 - Corwen
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i reckon you drained it during the night
or the sheep did!! 