Orangev8 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 It does remind me of an information ad....... Tommys Discovery just wanted to help people, it was a loving Land Rover but Tommy didn't care. Tommy would use his Discovery to abuse recovery equipment and other Land Rovers. Please help stop this abuse before it's too late. Are you sure you have got your Yorkshire spell checker on ? I thought it said Eee ere cooms Tommy, eel be able to sort it out, ee always doos. So while Tommy rocks up in his vastly modified Disco, with a (reasonably) standard tow bar/plough......he saves the day............. If you go to 3.99 minutes of the video you can hear the bloke in the really sorted truck cab screaming...........Tommy can you hear me!! TOMMY CAN YOU HEAR ME!?????? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangev8 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Sorry Wabbit That was a bit off the cuff but your post cracked me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 I think you got the accent to a tee in writing which is no mean feat That blokes commentry cracks me up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 From the accents in the video I guess it was filmed in Yorkshire or in my neck of the woods but does anyone know the site? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 (edited) It's a bit of council land... give me a minute and I'll find the name Edit: I believe it's known as 'The Flappits' if that helps Edited January 12, 2012 by CwazyWabbit Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Oh is that the bit that was always used but shouldnt have been? IIRC someone was killed on a bike a few years ago? should know the name of it.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stuck Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Council land?! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Council land?! Sorry not council land but the council stopped it being used, was a private land owner, apparently used for 50 odd years for off roading but the council closed it down despite him offering to give the land to the ACU to organise proper moto-x on it. BTW I'm not from the area it's just what I have been able to work out from his youtube feed and google. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangev8 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 8m is a good length for a rope with a soft eye at each end that will fit snugly over a 50mm tow ball. Definitely hawser laid. This should also include a sliding sleeve that will prevent the rope from whipping back and cutting your head off or at the very least, give you a nasty bruise or dent your car. Sorry to get back on topic Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 How does this sliding sleeve work? Also would you forsee any issue with doubling this up to make it legal for road towing? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sean f Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 What I assume is meant by a sliding sleeve is a form of whip check ( I have seen the same idea with a lot of different names in different industries). Basically a light line which attaches to the tow line 18" or so up from the eye or hook, the other end is attached to the vehicle, importantly NOT to the recovery point but to another point, the tie down eyes are fine. The theory is that if the tow rope snaps or the recovery point comes loose it will do so with a lot of force and whip back, after it has travelled a short distance the whip check will take up the load, this is almost certain to snap as well in a recovery but will do so with a lot less force so it will act to kill the whip in the line before it snaps. Ideally they are rigged with a bit of play in the whip check line so both lines don't just sanp together, a common mistake is to attache them to the same recovery point as the main line so if that fails then they do nothing. Obviously whip checks should be used at both ends of the line. Normally if a line in good condition fails it will do so at the recovery point as it is going round a sharp bend there which reduces the effective strength of the line. They are not generally used in vehicle recovery as far as I am aware with winch sails or similar being more common and obviously idealy you will have ropes and recovery points that don't fail!. The same idea is most common on airlines where if the coupling or the fitting fail under pressure those hose can fly about and injure people before it can be turned off, the whip check acts to reduce the potential movement of the line. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mmgemini Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 How does this sliding sleeve work? Also would you forsee any issue with doubling this up to make it legal for road towing? A sacrificial rope that I mentioned in my first post on here. Works a Sean says. I have some thick plastic rope guylines from my ZA tent. I tie mine to the lashing eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orangev8 Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Yep, it's a whip checker. And no, I would not use an 8m rope designed specifically for off road use.....on a road. But Tommy would.....once he has replaced his tow bar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Cheers for the reply and clarification on doubling up. BTW I doubt Tommy would replace his towbar.... you see 'Tommy doesn't care who he hurts, so long as the job gets done' Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
muddy Posted January 13, 2012 Share Posted January 13, 2012 Info above about 'flappits' is correct it is/was a working quarry locals would play in on a weekend. I have been in both landys and on my bike, it attracted quite the clientel! It has now been blocked off and is policed on weekends, so tommy will have to get his fix elsewhere probably at tong. Will. (sorry if ot) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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