jamesmartin
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4th is straight through it isnt actually a gear, military landies often have a lower first in defenders, in the series some would have had the lowered transfer box geared fitted to one ton modelsPetrol series 3 FFR LWB I think was the first one (I had no idea back then there were different LR's). Actually I forgot one, the 101FC in 1991 but that was for driving us around. It was the wierdest vehicle I'd ever seen! [They got replaced by Pinzgauer's] I think it was GS as there was nothing but bench seats in the back; followed by 110 Defenders and then the Wolf land rovers. We had 90's but I didn't get one.
I've never driven a civvy LR but the gearbox on our FFR's was geared so that 4th wouldn't give you enough poke to overtake, if you dropped it to 3rd you nearly got launched through the windscreen! Driving trips were a game of slipstreaming past HGV's. I could do the Arbroath to Plymouth and (vice versa) run with my eyes shut in the end but it was a long, long trip at 60 mph with a full trailer
gold rover
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I know very well what FFR is , which is why I could not understand why you kept referring to it as if it was a 'model' . They are exactly the same as the GS in engine, gearbox, suspension, etc, etc. The only difference is a bit of metal , a shelf and a couple of boxes , for the radio and the unit scaleyback.
That will be the Royal Signals then
- not my old mob
gold rover
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It is generally, but not only.That will be the Royal Signals then
Addit :Oh and they of the Jimmy persuasion would be seriously hacked off at your bastardisation of their name
Were all the military ones 24V? I thought it was just the FFR?
gold rover
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As far as I was led to believe, all, had the capacity. It just depended whether it was used.
Which would be logical, as in a conflict zone, should the vehicle, your unit, has set up as FFR is compromised, there has to be the ability to have another sigs veh.
Addit: Got to correct myself on this. Just phoned a former LAD mechanic to check, as wouldnt want to feed duff info. There is a difference between the FFR and GS and yes it is the 24V capability. He tells me , the error in my thinking is from being in a Corps, where nearly all of our Land Rovers were 24V , even if not fitted out with the interior bits.
So my apologies, for stating they were all the same.
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Shropshire classic
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Only the 1 in the last five years, but it is the same RRC that I have had since 93. Few more previous to that though
