Oh dear, shopping when you have no idea is not good :(:(

First thing I searched for (please note I did search :p) was a steering guard.

Found a few, they say they have recovery points, does these mean I dont need the Jate things.

And wont it get in the way of the holes where the jack goes :confused::confused::confused:

This is an example of one, is this what you meant

PM716 | Heavy Duty Aluminium Steering Guard for Defender
 
suew said:
Oh dear, shopping when you have no idea is not good :(:(

First thing I searched for (please note I did search :p) was a steering guard.

Found a few, they say they have recovery points, does these mean I dont need the Jate things.

And wont it get in the way of the holes where the jack goes :confused::confused::confused:

It helps to have a shackle to put in the recovery eyes and it wont cover the holes they are further forward. Steel is better imo :)
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SJF said:
4-5 litres of vodka 200 fags
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Not sure about the Vodka but the fags are already on the list :D :D Wonder if 200 is enough though, I smoke more when I am stressed and I am stressed just making the list :confused::rolleyes::D Haven't really considered the implications of having to CAMP :eek:
 
Will depend on the guard you get but often the eyes are small and might wear the rope. Or you might not be able to untie it. So carry a shackle to put inthe eye and tie the rope to.

OK, understand that bit

You will be a ble to remove the pin after recovery if the rope is too tight to undo:)[/quote]

Sorry :confused: where did the pin come from, from the first bit I had a shackle and an eye and I tied the rope to it. Lost again :confused:

Forget that, found a picture and the pin goes in the shackle. How many tonnes should the shackle be, there are a few different ones

http://extreme4x4.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_BOW_SHACKLES.html
 
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suew said:
Will depend on the guard you get but often the eyes are small and might wear the rope. Or you might not be able to untie it. So carry a shackle to put inthe eye and tie the rope to.

OK, understand that bit

You will be a ble to remove the pin after recovery if the rope is too tight to undo:)
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Sorry :confused: where did the pin come from, from the first bit I had a shackle and an eye and I tied the rope to it. Lost again :confused:

Forget that, found a picture and the pin goes in the shackle. How many tonnes should the shackle be, there are a few different ones

Extreme 4x4 Ltd BOW SHACKLES[/quote]
the 6 1/2 ton would be the only one i could get the eye of the rope into for me. and if you need to tie the rope, yer wanna use a cats paw for ease of untying ;)
 
Well one item from the list is sorted.

Getting a light bar and lights from Warrior and going down to nrgserv to fit it. Of course he is making me fit it myself :rolleyes::rolleyes: as it is good for me apparently. I can wire a trailer but vehicles are beyond me. So if you see a Defender with the spot lights flashing along with the indicators, just wave, it will be me.
 
suew said:
Well one item from the list is sorted.

Getting a light bar and lights from Warrior and going down to nrgserv to fit it. Of course he is making me fit it myself :rolleyes::rolleyes: as it is good for me apparently. I can wire a trailer but vehicles are beyond me. So if you see a Defender with the spot lights flashing along with the indicators, just wave, it will be me.
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Good on nrq it is good to practice mechanics, ya never know when yu might need em. If yer can wire a trailer yu is doing loads better than some ladies my doris wont even do her own tyres. I hope I sent you a pic of steering guard, never sure with puter stuff :)
 
Turboman said:
Good on nrq it is good to practice mechanics, ya never know when yu might need em. If yer can wire a trailer yu is doing loads better than some ladies my doris wont even do her own tyres. I hope I sent you a pic of steering guard, never sure with puter stuff :)
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Yes you did, missed it, thank you :D

I only learned to wire trailers as the manufacturers do such a **** job, all its takes is the horses to start jumping around on the ramps and such like and it would knock connections outs. Every time I bought a trailer I would completely re-wire it to stop that happening and make it easy to find and fix the fault when it did. But there were only 7 colours and I have a sheet showing what they are all for :eek:
 
Everyone starts somewhere, I dint know anything about land rovers, between me and my mates we have done most things twice, only thing we ain't done is a clutch, but I broke mine last week and my new hd arrived today so that's gona be that ticked off the list,

Oh and my tool kit has grown from a few spanners and sockets to welders and air tools and steel pipe bender ect, in about 12 months
 
warrior said:
Everyone starts somewhere, I dint know anything about land rovers, between me and my mates we have done most things twice, only thing we ain't done is a clutch, but I broke mine last week and my new hd arrived today so that's gona be that ticked off the list,

Oh and my tool kit has grown from a few spanners and sockets to welders and air tools and steel pipe bender ect, in about 12 months
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:eek: I dont know whether that makes me feel better or not. My Landy started out with a job to do, I've a feeling its going to become a hobby in itself.

My staff already think I am odd having horses, should see their faces when I say I am spending the weekend mending a landy or planning on going off roading.
 
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