666 george
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If your going to Bures change your pads after. The sand wears them out in no time.
wickford90
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Bures has pretty much everything water mud axle twisters steep climbs etc, the only down side the fine sand gets everywhere and wears out stuff.
You will have fun though.
jai_landrover
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I bet they can drive home afterwards tho!!!
jai_landrover
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hehe
wickford90
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We use breakdown services so often, Essex boys have got loyalty cards.
jai_landrover
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Hehe!!
My old man once told me that years ago when the AA first introduced cover that would get you and all your occupants to their destination there used to be a 53 seater coach from Luton breaking down every 2 weeks just under the M1 junction 11 heading to Bradford happened for months till somone in the control room worked out they were on a scam! Bugger knows how they got home again tho.
My old man once told me that years ago when the AA first introduced cover that would get you and all your occupants to their destination there used to be a 53 seater coach from Luton breaking down every 2 weeks just under the M1 junction 11 heading to Bradford happened for months till somone in the control room worked out they were on a scam! Bugger knows how they got home again tho.
Spyderman
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I think this is the 4th year. I've had lengthy conversations with Adrian Fett about it, he cites H&S for the reason for closure to motor vehicles which is crazy. Fine to ride it on a horse or walk down it, much more chance of hurting yourself falling of a horse than it is driving it in a Landy.
The guy is oblivious to our point of view, he thinks unless it's flat as a pancake and hard it shouldn't be open to traffic. The worst that could happen in forty foot is that you get stuck, plenty of people to get you out though, what's the problem? Forty Foot is in the middle of nowhere, it's not as if it's used by walkers or horse riders, who'd want to ride a horse near a top fuel dragster?
Farrar
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I agree totally with what you say. Absolutely ridiculous closing it. There's a lot of lanes that shouldn't be closed.more rules and regulations. Even shut the one I got stuck down in ashwell and restricted use of other ones. Are there no restrictions on the lanes around Essex.
Spyderman
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No, although they have surfaced quite a few in recent years.
The job they do on them is a bit OTT in that you could drive them in a Fiesta, which just encourages fly tipping and concentrates the use on the lanes that haven't been surfaced because no one wants to drive the surfaced ones.
Discodad
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Thankfully we don't have too many, but some are closed.
Listed on following page:
Public rights of way traffic regulation orders
Worth keeping an eye on this page as they do get updated.
Spyderman
New Member
Ta for the Essex lane closure link.
Few jobs for this Saturday, front wheel bearing is shagged, rear brakes are shagged, handbrake needs adjusting or maybe new pads. Change oil in diffs after swimming. Apart from that all is good, engine survived it's little drink of Violets Lane very well.
Best news is I already have the bits, so nothing to spend.
Few jobs for this Saturday, front wheel bearing is shagged, rear brakes are shagged, handbrake needs adjusting or maybe new pads. Change oil in diffs after swimming. Apart from that all is good, engine survived it's little drink of Violets Lane very well.
Best news is I already have the bits, so nothing to spend.
jai_landrover
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Well today we pulled apart spitfiremk1uk old v8 3.5 he rebuilt some years ago for an sd1 we reckon it had done some 10 to 20k miles in and sat in the garage ever since. The plan is to use this in the little 80 inch series 1 trialer in place of my unknown 3.9 engine.
The engine is now in bits pistons are out and parts will be brought tomorrow new rings big ends and head gaskets. Before removal the engine got warm due to a dodgy rad in the SD1 and a very enthusiastic uncle towing the titanic II back from teignmouth.
Anyway its looking good!! Big thanks to Andy for today!! I will remove the rest of the front timing cover from the 3.9 tomorrow after picking up the new bits and see about a clutch flywheel etc Friday.
How's everyone been latley v quiet on here
Jai
The engine is now in bits pistons are out and parts will be brought tomorrow new rings big ends and head gaskets. Before removal the engine got warm due to a dodgy rad in the SD1 and a very enthusiastic uncle towing the titanic II back from teignmouth.
Anyway its looking good!! Big thanks to Andy for today!! I will remove the rest of the front timing cover from the 3.9 tomorrow after picking up the new bits and see about a clutch flywheel etc Friday.
How's everyone been latley v quiet on here
Jai
buckshot
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jai_landrover
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Cheers buckshot!!
They look the same or very similar to what I have here already
Will try what is got after seeing them cheers Jai
They look the same or very similar to what I have here already
Will try what is got after seeing them cheers Jai
offroader84
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Hi guys,im back after being away for a while and i have now got myself a 4x4 for free,its very clean,tidy and drive like a dream the only bad part is that its a jeep cherokee and not a landrover.
Anyway hopefully i can come along with you guys when your green laning next,if you'll except a jeep that is.
atb lee
Anyway hopefully i can come along with you guys when your green laning next,if you'll except a jeep that is.
atb lee
sible88
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offroader84
New Member
And don't forget winches and waffle boards lol
I won't be doing anything to extreme or like the last green lane trip you done at the weekend just light green laning stuff
I won't be doing anything to extreme or like the last green lane trip you done at the weekend just light green laning stuff
