BogMonster

It always crosses my mind when I see these threads, that you two blokes have each got far more dirt on the other one's cockups than could ever be posted on any forum

Question: how the F do you colour match a paint that changes colour when you need to do a crash repair

The eyeball-searing red paint job on some of the Autobiog Range Rover vehicles is apparently a £10,000 option.... Can't remember what the colour was called but I saw one at SV when I got to have a look around there a few years ago with a mate who worked for LR, and it was a fantastic colour. You'd be gutted if you scratched it though

The gearbox casing on my old Yamaha was torn asunder by a flying bike chain. They tend to take off in the direction of travel rather than sideways. Most of mine have broken at low speed as that is when they are under most strain, when you nail it in bottom gear off road

Agree in terms of using it as an abrasion guard Will, but what I like about it is that it provides protection to the rope while on the drum in day to day vehicle use, especially the bit of rope sticking out through the fairlead all the time. When it was full length the bits I had protected that completely and also most of the rope on the drum as almost the whole of the top layer of the rope was covered by abrasion guard so protecting it all from UV, pressure washing etc. If you compared the appearance of the blue stuff now to when I first put it on, the amount it has faded, I think this is worthwhile, and the rope where it was inside the guard is still like new.

Thanks, good to have a direct recommendation of that model It's only going to be very occasional use, so not worth buying two, I think I'll get the Honda to have the extra capacity, I will (if necessary) be able to use things like a pressure washer off it. It's only 35kg so not too hard to chuck in the back of the vehicle if needed. I also expect it will fit in a wheelbarrow (Dad's little EB1500 does) which is an easy way to cart them around That thing you have is ridiculously cheap! the little portable ones on the site I was looking at are mostly more expensive than the Honda so cheap it is almost worth getting one as well! How many amps does it put out at 12V? worth getting as a middle-of-nowhere battery charger....

No I am sure it was a drill string because where it came out of the ground it was through a rough boulder which happened to have a neat hole drilled through it the same size as the bit of metal it may not have all been one piece of course, but it was the same stuff also it was hollow (to allow water down to cool/lube I assume) and made of pretty high grade steel (took a while to cut through) definitely not some old bit of reinforcing iron would have made a mess of a BFG too

Hondas are just brilliant, I know that I can rely on that It's a shame they don't make something similar to a Defender really, it would never break. Instead of which they make that stupid Hormone Replacement Vehicle or whatever it stands for

Looking at getting a small generator to run power tools etc off. What are Briggs and Stratton engines like? I'm tempted to get a Honda on the basis we have had 2 baby Hondas on the farm for about 15 years and they have been thoroughly used and abused, and still start on the first pull, but the B&S ones are either cheaper, or you can get more for the same money. The two I am looking at are: Briggs and Stratton and Honda Anybody using anything with a B&S engine in?

Thanks Steve Where did it come from? seem to remember they did different lengths but can't recall who it was from now, I need to go and look at the website if you are ordering a few I might get a couple please

Pics of holy can here

That's the sort of stuff Chris but even tighter than that if possible, this stuff I have is a snug fit on the line and I found with the bigger stuff it tends to not go through the fairlead smoothly. Mystery solved: it was an old drill bit, borrowed a generator and cut through it (eventually) with a grinder this afternoon. Reason it wouldn't come out is that it went down in to the ground and came back up again about 25 yards away!! must have been an old one that was in the rock when the slipway was put down by the military after the war

I've just got a Safari one to make things properly waterproof. Not really worth a photo - but somewhere on here is a thread with photos about all the holes I found in the 300Tdi air filter can ... might be worth giving yours a check in the same sorts of places? there were about 4 different places in the "sealed" can which could let water in!!

A long long time ago (well ok about 3 years or so) in a place far far away (well OK the old LRE forum), I said I didn't believe Luvvers when he said he had the rear wheels of a vehicle off the ground pulling down on the front with a Milemarker I do now because I just did the same thing Trying to pull "something" out of the rough slipway I launch my boat on, a nasty bit of steel about 1" diameter sticking out of the gravel of the slipway, right in the place where expensive BFGoodriches roll back and forth so I thought no problem, half a dozen turns of the chain round it, hook up and it'll be out in no time..... tried it from every direction but it just dragged the vehicle forward, all wheels locked, so I thought "right then I'll fix you, you B*&^*&^$d" erm no gave up with rear wheels about 6" off the ground.... Dunno what the hell it is, must go right through to Australia with a spreader plate on the other side I reckon gonna have to be a portable generator and grinder job. Sadly I don't have any photos because 1) I didn't have a camera with me (it was going to be a 5 minute job remember) and 2) I had to have foot hard on the brake to stop the vehicle moving. However I now have another problem ... the abrasion guards didn't go much on that last downwards pull shows how close to the fairlead the hook got before I had to give up, peeled back the tape I had covering up the splice they did the job though, the rope inside is unmarked So, does anybody in the UK sell the tight-fitting abrasion guard? The big blue bit came from Bowyer but that is far too big (I think it is probably supposed to be for tow rope eyes), SteveG got me the thin stuff from the States but I think I read somewhere, that somebody is selling it in the UK now? it is a really snug fit on the rope so doesn't get in the way. I've just cut the damaged bit out for the moment but I could do with a new bit. Anybody know of a UK supplier?? Ta

I am a MM fan but I decided against that for all the reasons already stated. I also use bikes off road and once you dip chains in water and muck - even the O ring type - their life expectancy takes a nose dive. I've had at least three or four times as many broken chains on my bikes over the years as I've had punctures and the thought of that lot letting go in the middle of nowhere was enough to put me off. PTO drive is no good to me as I need drive assistance due to the strength of (non) available anchor points, the winch power is no problem (yet to find anything that will stall it) but all the power in the world is no good if the hook moves before the vehicle... I wonder if that pump could be set up in that location using something like a 300Tdi timing belt (toothed of course - but how strong are they?) and a couple of the cast 300Tdi lipped crankshaft pulleys that Bearmach apparently sell. Anybody know how the length of a Tdi timing belt would suit this? I'd happily go with using a toothed rubber belt - though there is still a risk of something going between the belt and a pulley and causing an expensive crunch - but at least you won't need a new bonnet/water pump/timing case/radiator if it does!

Nice job Nige, good to see the Holy Grail has been attained at last Have you tried lobbing a bucket of water at it yet as a test?

Part of that is true in that tube type tyres tend to be much better finished inside than tubeless ones (which is a good reason for not putting tubes in tubeless tyres by the way - the tube will chafe on the ribs and you get a puncture, it happens a lot here with people tubing things like 235/85R16 Grabber MT's to put them on the old Rover tube type steel rims, and yes I know you shouldn't put a 235 on a 5.5in rim before somebody points it out but many people do it anyway!). But I can say from personal observation that both the General SAG xply's and Avon Rangemasters (perhaps the most commonly found tube type tyres on LR's) will very often NOT seal properly if you fit them tubeless, unless you are very lucky or use tonnes of bead sealant. Tubeless tyres on the other hand, almost never need bead sealant assuming the rim is in good nick (a pitted bead on an old rim can do though). I don't use either type and never have but among my other sins I sell a lot of tyres through the shop at work, almost all are 4x4 tyres and probably 70% for Land Rovers, we sometimes get requests from customers to do things like this, the other common one is fitting tubeless tyres to the old Rover tube type rim, with a TR15 tubeless valve, which is something else that should never be done because tube type rims don't have the "double hump" to retain the bead securely. Usually make them sign a bit of paper to say that they accept that we think it is a dumb idea and if they die as a result of their own stupidity it is entirely their own fault and we don't care because we told them so (worded a bit more tactfully than that though). The customer is always right!

Yes. Ignore Les. I started this thread We also have a "post 2800x1400 pixel images and you will be shot charter" in draft at the moment

Above and just behind the rear view mirror, on the plastic panel where there would be a sunroof switch if it had a sunroof. I have had a VHF radio there in 2 Discoverys now and it is by far the best place, out of the way, not easy to see (how many people look up) but very easy to use and audio is good too

Aren't I? Boo hoo sob gnash wail whinge grumble mutter

You are lucky then, mine is very like that and the holes are big to cover "Land Rover build tolerances" - and mine still didn't line up! Mind you that may be something to do with the fact I twatted the tank cradle doing a three point turn in a stone run on top of the highest mountain round these parts

Bump again to make sure it is near the top (technique seems to be working so far - more comments!)

Bump Oi again!

I believe a small plucked chicken may be useful? All in the mind Les, all in the mind

If you haven't read and commented on this and you want to make your views known, please get a wiggle on! Just thought it was worth a reminder as many (me included) don't pay any attention to the pinned posts so some may have missed it. Please reply on the other thread not on this one. Ta everso much Stephen