14/06/2003

 

 

I WAS SUPPOSED TO BE WORKING ON AN AXLE STRAP FOR TONKA, BUT THE PREVIOUS NIGHT I HAD BEEN SPEAKING TO A NEW MEMBER OF LANERIDERS (BRETT) WHO LIVES CLOSE BY AND I OFFERED TO SHOW HIM ROUND JIMS SITES AT OVERLAND. WELL HERE WE GO :

 

BRETTS SJ

 

BRETT SUFFERS FROM THE CURSE OF STANDARD SJ'S ... LACK OF GROUND CLEARANCE. SOON TO BE LIFTED I THINK. NEEDED A LITTLE PULL FROM MY TRUCK

 

JIM HAD JUST KITTED THIS 110 LANDY, OUT WITH SNORKEL, FRONT WINCH BUMPER AND WINCH. HE HAD OFFERED TO SHOW THE COUPLE HOW TO WINCH SAFELY.

 

"CRAIG" FROM OVERLAND COMPONENTS

 

TIME TO PLAY ON THE FIELD

 

 

 

LOOK AT THE FLEX ON TONKA

SOOOPERB

 

START OF THE FENCE LINE RUN

 

 

 

BRETT SCOOPS UP A CHUNK OF THE BANK

 

"WATER SPLASH" ... STILL DRY

 

DO A COUPLE OF DROP OFFS

 

VERY TOUGH CLIMB THIS ONE ... BRETT HAS SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND FAILS.

 

EASIER THIS WAY

 

AIRBORNE

 

WE HAD TO DROP BACK INTO THE WOOD TO RESCUE THE 110 LANDY THAT WAS STUCK

 

STARTING TO ARTICULATE LIKE A ZOOKI THERE JIM ( HEE HEE)

 

AFTER WE FREED THE LANDY IT GOT STUCK AGAIN. HERE BRETT ATTACHES A TREE STROP TO LET THE LANDY WINCH OFF

 

MR STUCK AND HIS LANDY

 

TONKA SQUEEZES PAST TO LET JIM IN FOR A RESCUE IN HIS 110

 

JIM (WHINGE WHINGE ) (LOOK I AM COVERED IN MUD) MALKIN ( HEE HEE )

 

 

AND IT WAS ALL GOING SO WELL

 

GOING NOWHERE... BUSTED AXLE AND NEARSIDE HALFSHAFT

 

GOD I HATE BEING RESCUED BY LANDROVERS ( HEE HEE )

 

 

HERE IT IS BUSTED

 

STILL ... ITS ALL FIXED AGAIN NOW GONNA DO A MOD IN THE NEXT FEW MONTHS ON IT ( WATCH THIS SPACE ). BRETT .NICE TO MEET YOU. SEE YOU AT THE NEXT LANERIDERS DO.