Effortless

I believe it's the 4.5 meters mentioned above...

Hi, Not sure what the minimum is, but I believe the legal maximum is 4.5 metres, and this seems to be the length of most commercially available ones. Mine is a 4.5m 12 tonne nylon rope (24mm dia springs to mind??) with sleeved soft eyes either end, and it's served me very well over the years. I use Crosby bow shackles (3/4"???) to attach it to recovery points, and also have 2x 1m bridles available if the other vehicle has 2 recovery points. In terms of materials, synthetic is better than natural (my opinion!!) as it doesn't rot, and I believe that nylon is better than polypropylene as it has some stretch to it which reduces shock loads on each vehicle. If you are planning on making some up, get good quality rope that has UV stabilisers incorporated into it, as this will limit UV degradation of your tow-rope over the years. If you look at some of the commercial rope and wire suppliers, some will already have this sort of stuff made up, and this will probably be a cheaper way to buy than trying to get some made up for you (assuming off course that you don't want something out of the ordinary. Also remember that for towing anything any distance, a bar is far preferable to a rope, as Mart suggests. HTH, Effortless.

Bought my ign/light switch from Dunsfold last year, cost me £70 IIRC. HTH, Effortless

Weber adaptor ring, and it is just a friction fit... i know, 'cos I've got one... Cheers, Effortless.

I do find it genuinely puzzling why so many on the forums (not just this one!!) feel that General SAG's are close to death-traps. Bear in mind they come in cross ply... ...or radials... I've run the cross ply version for close to 10 years, in all weathers, at all times of the year, and never, ever had a problem with them. I also did 460 miles in one day on them, and and over the years have never ended up in any ditches. OK, they are a little noisy, but I don't notice it with the engine screaming, the gearbox howling, the canvas flapping, the bodywork rattling. They may also not have the lifespan of Michelin XZY's. They might be a bit wayward on wet, greasy roads, but I have NEVER, EVER had the back end let go without me provoking it. On snowy roads it is great fun in 2wd, but the combination of short wheelbase and achingly slow steering box make it tricky to balance at 30 degrees for any length of time. I've also towed with it, and never ever had any problems. But off-road, the story changes... they are AWESOME. I've never once been bogged, and I've done a few black runs at various Pay 'n Play sites (OK, I've stopped a few times, but only 'cos I've drowned my petrol 2 1/4). Some SAG porn for you (few) SAG lovers out there... I love my SAG crossplies, and would recommend them to anyone running a Series vehicle. In fact, my current ones are running low, and if they were still available, I'd stump up some cash for another set. Anyone feeling the love yet?? I'll get my coat..... Just my views, Effortless.

Challenger seems to get the vote, there is also Dunsfold? Cheers, Effortless

Er... Sea-water, and a landy??? Not for me thanks... Effortless.

Hi all, can anyone tell me if twin-lip hub oil seals are available for Series vehicles please?? Cheers, Effortless.

You have email. Finished it about a year ago, but took nearly 10 years to fit!! I have most parts for a complete winch, bar the dog selector (310) and the clutch dog (371). Cheers, Effortless.

Gone I'm afraid... 'cos I bought it! If you're not in a hurry though, keep an eye out on eBay, on the sales sections of this site and the Series 2 Club forum, and OLLR... bound to get one. Also, if it's certain parts you need, post up here and someone may have bit lying about. I've broken my old winch for parts, most still available... what is it you need?? HTH Effortless Cheers, Effortless

I had this a year ago when my headlamp/ignition switch failed. My eyes popped out at the price of NOS ones. I did a bit of shopping about, found plenty of cheap switches that would do the job, but then decided that as the old switch was of good enough quality to last 50 years, I would get another one. Duly done, from Dunsfold, for about £70 IIRC. I'm happy as Larry now, and have completely forgotton the pain of buying it. Also, oil pressure and water temperature gauges weren't standard fitment, although there was a 52mm twin capillary gauge available, with both oil press & water temp dial on the same dial, with 180 degree sweep. I had one fitted on my '65 Aussie army 88". HTH, Effortless.

Pete, I would try and get the winch working if you want to maximise your income from it... there is a good link http://www.series2cl...ic,44878.0.html on restoring/refurbishing these winches. I have one fitted, and although I don't use it much, I love it. A fantastic piece of period engineering. There are not many of them about, and while quite a few have gone for some of the suggested figures of between £200-250 I would personally try to hold out for a bit more, maybe £300-400, for someone that wants a period piece to set off his restoration, or for someone who needs a commercial-grade workhorse... remember these winches have a 100% duty rating... unlike electric winches, which, if you are using them hard, may need to cool down between pulls. The engineering on these is wondrous to behold, and they will pull way in excess of what they are normally rated at... the problem is that the chassis mounting is the limiting factor for these winches, as in they are so powerful they could rip right out of the chassis (or pull a house down). One way around it would be to tube all the mounting holes in the chassis. And just for some gratuitous winch porn, here is mine at work... HTH, Effortless.

Have alook at reply number 22 on this link, it has some info I dug up. Cheers, Effortless

I have a Series 2 from 1960, so I find my Kamasa set very useful... AF, metric and Whitworth all in one box. Quality is fine for me, not managed to break anything in 15 years. Cheers, Effortless.

What a touch!! Very unusual to find something like this, it looks immaculate. All you need is a US owner of a fully restored Classic to get wind of this, and they'll be falling over themselves to buy it. I would personally Ebay it, get it listed for the longest possible period, and do the rounds of the US forums drumming up some business. For what it's worth, I would estimate this lot could go for somewhat north of £1K... If you think that brand new Superwinch PTO drum winches now go for about £5-7k, this would be a bargain. It's brand new, never been fitted, never been used, and it's in its original packaging... what more could they want!!! Cheers, Effortless