Recent content by Tudor Tanase

There is a variety of rigid and flexible extenders on the market. As mentioned above, you add a possible fail point, but then again you can easily check pressures.

Ok this may sound a bit wild but if the frame is the same width front to end then you may want to consider a (rear) towbar mounted to the front? No idea if it would work, how much modification it would need, so please measure carefully.

What I find hard to understand (leaving aside our desire to own and play with more things and the retailer's desire to sell us more gimmicks) is why we have gotten rid of tow hooks? A tow hook means NO shackles at all, which is less to fail or fly around. And less to fiddle with.

Might be a bit off topic, but considering all the posts I'm not the only one. Here goes: Apart from the good gear I have carried for years a 5 metres or so piece of strap (aircraft cargo latch down strap, one can still faintly decipher on it "property of US Government" lol). Found it decades...

They still do - here's a T80

In a nutshell, crocodiles, snakes, jumping ants, caterpillars and such. At least where I live. Still, these days I prefer to sleep in the vehicle than on the vehicle. If your local fauna is less keen then IMHO a RTT loses much of its appeal.

A few ideas here. No.3 is easy enough to make from scratch if desired, I remember seeing a metal one made exactly the same design, which has a lot of advantages, is simple, field fixable and can de disassembled in a few seconds (just release the tension and you're left with a handful of sticks...

FWIW, I'm on my second set of Chinese SL369's ("Westlake" or "Goodride") in 235/85/16 on my 105 LandCruiser. Quiet, grippy, zero problems with sharp rocks, even wear, good price (though second set was much pricier - might be a result of people starting to buy them more?). Goodyear's and other...

Non-powered pressurisation and filtering system for RV's, for sale here in Oz: https://www.dometic.com/en-au/outdoor/rv-and-van/ventilation-solutions/rv-roof-vents/dometic-dust-reduction-system-225606 Powered pressurisation and filtering for professional use...

Angle load horse floats (is that horse trailers US side?) are max legal width, straight load are narrower.

Helicopter work is not as expensive as some think. I had mosquito control done from a R22 as opposed to the mosquito control guy driving around in a ute. An hour helo time vs a week or so getting bogged trying to access swamps. By the time you do the maths for the wages an hour helo time really...

old tread, but I did read the bit about scratches and dents saying "expedition vehicle" in a much more genuine way than the "wraps". My old cruiser has plenty of both scratches and dents, but the best was someone's old Patrol with a badly dented quarter panel. Instead of stressing, fixing, etc...

with hubs open and vehicle moving, trying to engage 4wd means trying to force something spinning (rear drive - e.g. think rear prop shaft) to connect with something stationary (front drive - think front prop shaft). They're only designed to connect when stationary or when moving/spinning at the...

Yes, very useful your clutch will thank you. And no gas pedal required, everything is done in idle. Just be gentle as you have 2x the torque the rear axle would otherwise see.

Ah and also: yes lockers are great, but somewhat useless when sitting on the chassis rails! E.g. stuck in our mud here, where every time you try to get going you only move in one direction: DOWN!