We have finalised dates and costs for the 2010 Bush Mechanic's course, kindly given by York Land Rover Services.

Date is Saturday 22nd May 2010 (the weekend before the Overland Workshop) from 9am to 5pm.

Emphasis will be on wild-country servicing, diagnosing faults and correcting them in a remote environment with no workshop facilities.

Bring your own vehicle (which I'm afraid, due to logistics issues as well as Land Rover's sponsorship of the RGS, must be Land Rover based) and expect to be able to transfer knowledge directly to it. The day will be very much "hands on", with example vehicles up on ramps, for you to work on in small groups.

There will be a buffet lunch (please let us know about special dietary requirements beforehand). Limited local accomodation (B&B) is available, please enquire.

Cost will be £250. This will pay for the time of a team of instructors and mechanics throughout the day, a lunch on site, and workshop facilities.

You will need to provide your own overalls and steel-capped boots (army surplus stores sell these at very reasonable rates)

Can you let me know if you are interested? Spaces are limited, so get in quick!


Best

Sam W -(watsonsam@talk21.com)

would love to although I would hope I can keep a landy going with the expecption of engine failure and or absolutly no drive in 4th gear. and 250 snots is quite some money how much for the other event in May?
Jai

Hi Jai
It's probably about £10 per vehicle, camping free. Postcode is YO60 6PR.
Jonnie

now that sounds excellent !

Mmmmmm - might be up for that, dependant on me and the Land Rover getting back from Morocco in one piece

Jonnie - I owe you a few beers for this! Thanks again for flagging folk about it.

Folks, if you want to come on the Mechanics course give me a shout ASAP - its filling up!

SW

Hi,I am looking for a very basic mechanics course for my son. I have a 1975 Landrover which is totally knackered and I have set him the challenge to do it up. I don't think this course is right for him, but can anyone recommend how to go about this? Cheers Nicky

where are you based? Plenty of LZ members would be willing to show the ropes failing that a evening course at a college. We have a few young kids learnong basics in the bedfordshire area that combined with some offroad driving tuition. Youngest was 10 my neices do some driving from the ages of 12 up to 17.

Does anyone know if this will be on again this year? I quite fancy it.

Hi All

Myself and a few friends will be driving from Kenya --Uganda -- Tanzania in a Landrover 110 V8 petrol 1988 Model, in June next year.

We are keen to have some basic 'training' on how to recognise and fix any common mechanical problems faced while far from a town.

If anyone knows of any suitable courses or training days then i'd appreciate a msg back. The vehicle is currently in Kenya, and so we don't have access to a Landrover in the UK to bring along.

Thanks in advance

Marc

scubamarc said:

Hi All

Myself and a few friends will be driving from Kenya --Uganda -- Tanzania in a Landrover 110 V8 petrol 1988 Model, in June next year.

We are keen to have some basic 'training' on how to recognise and fix any common mechanical problems faced while far from a town.

If anyone knows of any suitable courses or training days then i'd appreciate a msg back. The vehicle is currently in Kenya, and so we don't have access to a Landrover in the UK to bring along.

Thanks in advance

Marc

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The thing about the bush is, it's full of bush mechanics So if you have no mechanical knowledge you can do a course, and hope that whatever breaks has been covered in your course, you remember what you were taught, and that you have the relevant spares with you.

Or you can just go, and if you break down, just tell the first person you see that you need a mechanic. If there is a road, there is a mechanic in the nearest town who will be only to happy to help for some foriegn currency.

My best advice is have someone in the first world who can buy and ship you out any parts you might need. While you are highly unlikely to need anything sent to you, it could be handy in negotiating a price for parts, ie tell them it's to expensive you will get one sent out...