D3DPE Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Ok So most of us have been out competing in our landys recently. How long do you spend cleaning it after wards? After howlin wolf round 1 - approx 6-7 hours. after Challenger 4x4 round 1 - approx 4 hours. how long do you take Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimmy_neutron Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Don't compete but mine does often get heavily used. I clear the front window when i can't see out and clean the side windows when the kids moan that they can't see out. Otherwise its just all down to cumbrian weather to do the cleaning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Exmoor Beast Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 a couple of determined passes through Tarr Steps does a half decent job of the chassis then its £3 worth with the doors open at the local garage. Glass is hardly worth cleaning my terrier leaves nog all over it everytime she gets in Will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dollythelw Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 hmm, 10 mins with a hose or just build another car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
baldy Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 It's worth the £9.99 at the local Kosovan mafia run car wash after a really heavy days pay n mud or a laneing Just to see their faces when the disco rolls in covered in mud which sticks like industrial adhesive about 10 mins before they pack up !! They aint barred me yet but it's gonna be soon Oh and I never leave a tip , even ask for my penny change and get them to go over all the bits they have missed !! The record so far is 3 re washes !!!! Baldy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 After Howlin Wolf so far £14 at the pressure washer(42mins solid) 8 passes through the ford and still a while to do winch ropes/brakes etc all in all about 3-4hrs maybe 5 if I count all the time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
treebloke Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Takes Dawn about hour n half for the outside, only do the inside when the weather is dry. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunus Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Mine use to stay on the trailer until I put the power washer over it, it would take three goes to get it half tidy. The silt and mud would run to the back and down the beaver tail, a length of 2x3 wood would be nailed diagonal to deflect most waste to one side of the trailer. At the back of the trailer I built a wooden trough to catch most of the muck, the water would then slowly drain away leaving a load of silt. Most times there would be two to three wheel barrows which I would dump in the back garden, the kids use as their jump with their scramblers. 2 to 3 hours normally, but from now on it’s going to be the winch bitches job Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Probably an hour with the hose, a quick run up to temp to dry it off then an hour of greasing, WD40'ing and spray-greasing various bits. Unless it's cold out Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
general-confusion Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Depends on how good your jetwash is mine is a Karcher 745 so hot and chemical as well , also it depends on the site ie Devils pit clay about 2 hours but Hogmoor Enclosure soil from the Challenger round 1 about an hour Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hybrid_From_Hell Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 after Challenger 4x4 round 1 - approx 4 hours.Dan You wait till you done the Slindon round "Wanted" Chisel and Dynamite ....." Nige Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 I polished the 90 before HW event previous event was Slindon I used 1200wet and dry to get the mud stains off and it took some shifting! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 You wait till you done the Slindon round "Wanted" Chisel and Dynamite ....." Nige Your so right Nige about Slindon , But you will need one of these , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shaunus Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Slindon, Didn't try to clean the 90 until 2 weeks after the challenge. What a nightmare, that took me the longest time to clean it was like cement. There was a build up of dried silt and flint in the coil springs and around the callipers that took some clearing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Dan's already been warned about the joys of cleaning post Slindon As far as cleaning goes, I got pretty quick at it with the old car as I got to know how to do each part and also where the clag traps were. I'd reckon on about an hour to get the hose and pressure washer out, wash the truck and put everything away unless I'd been somewhere really nasty. Then add another 15 minutes to remove the winch ropes, cable tie a sock over the hooks and put them in the washing machine (cold wash). Then have a beer or 2 before putting the strops and winch sail in the second load Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Will , you must have a washing machine with a sqaure drum aswell then Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
will_warne Posted March 24, 2009 Share Posted March 24, 2009 Will , you must have a washing machine with a sqaure drum aswell then Had a washing machine with a square drum.... We used to go through them quite frequently although the current one has lasted a strangely long time. No one's yet twigged that it has something to do with me not having a comp car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
white90 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 Did you break the Mangle or wash board last time you had a comp car Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nicks90 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 totally agree with it depending on the site - you should try cleaning mud off after playing at Frickley4x4 site. its an old slag heap from one of the local coal mines. So its coal, flint, deep sand and clay from up to a couple of miles down in t'earth! Yorkshire finest concrete mix! If you let it dry on your radiator, its a rad out job and leave it to soak for a few hours in hot soapy water and then spend another 30 minutes with a hose connected to the hot tap to clean it out. Brake pads can be worn out in 1 weekend driving about the site marshalling, prop UJs lifespan is halved on one rtv and wheel bearings might last until you get home before failing, as the silt literally chews the hub oil seals within minutes. In 6 years of trials and playdays i have never killed a diff. Until i started going to frickley. Since then i have had 2 diff pinion bearings fail due to the pinion oil seal disintegrating/chewed up.... superb site, but the mud is a complete vehicle killer. When i go there now, i give it a quick jetwash off whilst at the site and then as soon as i get home i jetwash and regrease everything. Even if its dark, i still give it a go. Other sites we use i dont bother cleaning off, cos its just loose peaty slop and falls off on its own the next time it rains. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jason110 Posted March 25, 2009 Share Posted March 25, 2009 It's worth the £9.99 at the local Kosovan mafia run car wash after a really heavy days pay n mud or a laneingJust to see their faces when the disco rolls in covered in mud which sticks like industrial adhesive about 10 mins before they pack up !! They aint barred me yet but it's gonna be soon Oh and I never leave a tip , even ask for my penny change and get them to go over all the bits they have missed !! The record so far is 3 re washes !!!! Baldy thats brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Adrian Turner Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 Ok So most of us have been out competing in our landys recently.How long do you spend cleaning it after wards? After howlin wolf round 1 - approx 6-7 hours. after Challenger 4x4 round 1 - approx 4 hours. how long do you take Dan Well the last 2 comp's that i did hard to say, not very long Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D3DPE Posted March 26, 2009 Author Share Posted March 26, 2009 Well the last 2 comp's that i did hard to say, not very long Ok how long to treat the war wounds on ur legs then Dan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rob Butler Posted March 26, 2009 Share Posted March 26, 2009 I didn't spend anytime at all cleaning mine... However... The lad that works for me spent a good 2-3 hours doing it... Rob Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JST Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 get or use a hot water pressure washer, it will halve the time to clean it (less ropes etc) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ciderman Posted March 27, 2009 Share Posted March 27, 2009 I didn't spend anytime at all cleaning mine...However... The lad that works for me spent a good 2-3 hours doing it... Rob Thats the best option , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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