FridgeFreezer Posted August 12, 2019 Share Posted August 12, 2019 1 hour ago, miketomcat said: We'll made it up to 70mph at the weekend and towed a trailer as well. Seems to be solved . Quick, fix the spare one before the next thing goes wrong! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted August 21, 2019 Author Share Posted August 21, 2019 Mike 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steve b Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Very nice Mike , Western Isles I assume ? cheers Steve b Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Great looking truck Mike, beautiful setting too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted August 21, 2019 Share Posted August 21, 2019 Oh yes !!!!!! Very, very nice ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger110 Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Looks nice that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maverik Posted August 22, 2019 Share Posted August 22, 2019 Now this is a vehicle that has some decent looks about her 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted August 23, 2019 Author Share Posted August 23, 2019 On 8/21/2019 at 4:13 PM, steve b said: Very nice Mike , Western Isles I assume ? cheers Steve b North uist just down the road from the mother-in-law. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 The plan. Drive to mother-in-laws towing a trailer. Have a two week holiday. Return with a rusty 110 on said trailer due to it being worth nothing in north uist, but worth stripping for parts down south. Reality. The first two parts went swimmingly. In fact we got off the ferry at uig (Skye) and drove into the night through the highlands down to loch lomond. Grab a couple of hours kip. Up at 4am continue south. Pull into Gretna services for fuel etc. This is where it all goes sideways quickly.....one of the trailer wheels isn't supposed to be at that angle.... on closer inspection the bearing has disintegrated. After a 4 hour wait (first aa van was about 30mins) and unloading the rusty 110 from the trailer. Both trailer and 110 are still in Scotland on a flatbed taxi due back here on Wednesday. So considerably lighter but still with the back loaded to the roof and our 16ft canoe on the roof rack. We are now running 4 hours late, we brim the tank and go for it two stints of 227 and 105 miles nigh on flat out we are home in 6.5 hours. The ibex towed superbly yes we were very slow in the highlands with the 110 on. But it was dark, late and chucking it down with rain so I took it nice and steady. The temp never moved off mid way even when I could smell how hot the turbo was. Yes it was definitely overgeared and we were down to 25mph on two occasions and didn't top 45mph till we got back down to motorways where we made it up to 55mph. Sole we were pushing 70mph most of the way and returning 26mpg. Happy man (Till the trailer gets back anyway). Mike 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bowie69 Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 Good job, so nice of the AA man to give you a free delivery to your door of a 110 plus trailer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted September 1, 2019 Author Share Posted September 1, 2019 I love the aa because the only other option I was considering was try to find bearings locally tomorrow (would mean staying up there and missing work tomorrow). Then fitting it and driving home as soon as it was done. Not a great prospect with wife and two kids. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 You need to build up a network of friends around the country Mike. Unfortunately James (@Retroanaconda) has moved further north but he used to be not that far away. My nan's is unfortunately just down the road near Invermorriston but there'd have been space to dump it there. Now it's deer stalking season it's likely I'll be up and down a fair bit so could have helped getting it further south. But AA is a much simpler option Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 1, 2019 Share Posted September 1, 2019 1 hour ago, miketomcat said: one of the trailer wheels isn't supposed to be at that angle... Ha ha that feels familiar, although at least we weren't in Jockshire when it happened! Welcome back - look forward to hearing the full saga on Thursday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arjan Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 ".. one of the trailer wheels isn't supposed to be at that angle... .." Oh yes...... Know that feeling only too well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Badger110 Posted September 2, 2019 Share Posted September 2, 2019 Horse trailers have a habit of bearings disintegrating when your going to a show with prize buggers on board. Glad you got it sorted with the AA 👍 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 The trailer has been Mike'd. I mean, why is it that whenever you post on any thread it involves something mechanical that's been goosed. It doesn't matter what the subject is, get Mike involved and you can guarantee Carnage. Good morning anyway. Daan 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ed Poore Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 Because he's too busy the rest of the time goosing stuff to post about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Daan said: The trailer has been Mike'd. Nah, I can confirm that trailer is cursed - I've TWICE arrived home with a vehicle on a flatbed and that trailer on 3 wheels because a bearing went... once was just after having it serviced too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted September 26, 2019 Author Share Posted September 26, 2019 3 hours ago, Daan said: The trailer has been Mike'd. I mean, why is it that whenever you post on any thread it involves something mechanical that's been goosed. It doesn't matter what the subject is, get Mike involved and you can guarantee Carnage. Good morning anyway. Daan Oi pot kettle cough alternator cough. I do have interesting luck but the other thing to remember is both our trucks are daily drivers none of this namby pamby second car lark. Plus my life is incredibly busy so whilst I do maintain my trucks well it could always be better/more frequent. My final defence is I'm on a tight budget so a lot of parts are second hand or repaired. 😜 Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daan Posted September 26, 2019 Share Posted September 26, 2019 14 hours ago, Daan said: It doesn't matter what the subject is, get Mike involved and you can guarantee Carnage. 11 hours ago, miketomcat said: alternator You were there... Daan 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted September 27, 2019 Author Share Posted September 27, 2019 Fair point. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
miketomcat Posted October 26, 2019 Author Share Posted October 26, 2019 Speaking of alternators mine was getting a little rumbly so today I upgraded to a Mondeo item. I had to open the back to connect a lead to run my tacho. Fitting is easy, however I will make some sleeves at some point as the holes on the alternator are m10 and the bolts on a 200tdi are m8, but it's on for now. Now because the engine is a disco 200tdi it has a 65amp alternator as opposed to the 45amp job on a defender. But either way the wiring is not man enough to take the 30-90amp Mondeo alternator. So I have replaced the cable from the alternator to the starter with 10mm2 (the cable to battery is 50mm2 anyway). I'm now seeing better voltages at the batterys now too. No photos because shortly after I started it began to rain. Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alex Staffs4x4 Posted November 16, 2019 Share Posted November 16, 2019 Hi Mike Really glad to see you have completed the build now. Last time I checked in you had just packed it up for a while. Looks really nice. Mine is still in bits All the best Alex Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 On 10/26/2019 at 7:14 PM, miketomcat said: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snagger Posted November 17, 2019 Share Posted November 17, 2019 Pops, did something wrong there... Mike, are there any other dimensional differences with that alternator, especially pulleys and pulley alignment? I have a 65a alternator on my 200, but want around 100, and this could be a cheap but effective way of doing it. That said,I don’t have another alternator sitting on a shelf, so it begs the question is there much price difference between a Mondeo unit and a 100a unit that fits without faff? My wiring is already set for it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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