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Ralph, I think that was meant in the same way as I might say "brakes? " when referring to my Sankey

I don't think they are but not 100% sure about that. I suspect that in this part of the world it doesn't matter but anyway is it possible that road tankers under a certain size don't have to be bunded? IIRC a fixed fuel tank only has to be bunded over a certain size, hence the availability of domestic single skin heating oil tanks of 1000L or so, so maybe the same is true of mobile ones. Or maybe the Army just don't care because they have guns

I have - the crossply 7.50x16 Avon Rangers! There isn't much in it though... both are "quite scary"!

Posting this here rather than in Military as there is more traffic... Has anybody seen/bought one the Sankey trailer tankers, 220gal fuel tank on a trailer chassis? May be a solution to a problem depending on cost, does anybody know what sort of prices they run at ex-mil? They appear on quite a few websites but I don't know whether they go for hundreds or thousands?? The ones in the photos look nice and shiny but also wondered what sort of condition this ex mil stuff is usually in? (I know what the cast stuff here looks like and I wouldn't have most of it if you gave it to me!!!!)

An emphatic and entirely satisfactory answer which is always nice to see

You can fit a 300Tdi Defender front prop onto a Td5 D2 so yes probably ... however the LR shaft is about £450 so I hope your diesel tank is a fair size!!

If the links just need to be a bit shorter you might get away with putting a gentle "S" bend in the metal to reduce the length slightly?

If you do want Rangemasters, Avon UK seem to think that both 6pr and 8pr are available http://www.avon-tyres.co.uk/?page=tyres&am...ail3&tid=18 The radial General SAG's are very like a slightly more aggressive version of the Rangemaster and I think they might be tube type as well

In My Humble Opinion Avon Rangemaster 7.50R16 are radials not crossplies - only the older Avon Ranger 7.50x16 was a crossply. The radials use a "ply rating" (PR) either 6PR or 8PR but they are radial not crossply - hence 7.50R16 where the R means radial. Eightpot's list would cover the possibilities that I would regard as better - if you have 7.50R16 fitted at the moment and want something a similar size then the nearest metric equivalent is 235/85R16. Be aware though, that most modern tyres are tubeless and if you have the original equipment steel rims then the tyres need to be fitted with a tube which then brings other problems with tubes chafing inside the carcasses of the tubeless tyres which are often much rougher internally than "tube type" tyres like the Avons.

Any particular reason you want Rangemasters? I just ask as they are IMHO a tyre that falls into the category of "jack of all trades master of none" i.e. they are not really that good off the road, and not really that good on it... there are newer and better options available.

0.6a is far to much, I checked mine for a similar case recently and with everything shut down it draws about 20ma (0.02a)

I think oil can enter the ECU if there is enough in the harness but it might not be the problem. I'd go with putting a multimeter in the battery feed and pulling out fuses to isolate the circuit draining the power before I'd chuck a few hundred quid at an ECU on the offchance it might fix it.

I suspect you'll find the plug is only available from LR as part of the whole harness, often the case.

Welcome General Grabber AT2, just what you need. They are available in both the standard sizes 235/70R16 and 255/55R18 and other non standard sizes as well e.g. 255/70R16. http://www.4site4x4.co.uk/tyre-details.aspx?id=6 shows details It won't perform nearly as well as a proper MT in really muddy fields but will be a hell of an improvement over any of the standard road tyres without compromising the on road performance. What exactly is fitted at the moment?

Got some photos please Escape?

No - 7x16 rims will be fine

Yes

Not here - propane is far more expensive and only available in 45kg bottles!

Easily done I was much the same when I first drove a 3.9 and I'm now on my second V8, though the fact that fuel prices are 3x what they were when I bought it does mean it will probably be the last. I suppose the bottom line is that I don't care if you probably can get a chipped and intercooled Td5 to go faster on paper, I know it won't put the same smile on my face when I press the £££ pedal with the windows down :) Mine at 6.5 years old and 38000 miles is worth next to buggerall here now, so I see no point in selling it and spending an extra £20k (which I don't have) on a Discovery 3 (which will use nearly as much fuel and most likely break down every other week). Anybody looking at buying a used V8 model in the UK is getting a bargain if they find a good one!

They are OK, very popular here though mainly in the wider 15" sizes. I suspect the 235 ones will wear out quite quickly as the old 235 Kumho 834 MT's didn't wear that well. Personally I'd get BFGs.

Vapour horses are easy to make How many chevaux vapeur does that 2.8 make then?

Over to you to explain Mr Attrill

I like mine Can't really say about any weak points, changed the cam chain on mine because I thought (and advice on here said) it was too slack (it was in bits to rectify a minor water leak) but the brand new genuine chain was about the same so it was probably money wasted. Love it to bits just hurts the old wallet a bit these days

Funny, they must have shipped a load of them here too then

If you mean the timer unit, a Td5 doesn't have one Jim