It’s been a bit quiet in here. Soz. Turns out writing blog content takes a really, really long time – and I’ve been pretty busy. We were supposed to be heading off for a 3-month roadtrip to southern Europe and the Balkans, err, yesterday. Between getting the DAF ready for that, and sorting various other […]
Other stuff
Andy’s landy bandies
First things first. ‘Deep dish’ or low-offset rims look awesome. Fact* *By ‘fact’ I of course mean ‘opinion’, but hey, this is the internet – let’s not split hairs. Alas, original-style rims with a tasty offset were used only on a select few models. This makes them rare and expensive. So where does that leave me? Well, I’ve […]
Crane!
Situation: there are 10 large wooden posts I need to plant in the ground for a carport build. The posts are 170 mm square by 4.5 m long. At ~100 kg per post, I can’t lift them into position on my own. Obvious and sensible solution: rent/borrow a telehandler for the duration of the work. More interesting solution: build […]
Rampage.
About 18 months ago I picked up a cheap MkI (735) Bradbury 4-post ramp on eBay. It’s a properly old machine – they made these in the late 50’s to early 60’s. They’re very nicely made – simple, old school engineering. Pretty much the Land Rover of the ramp world. They are still widely used today, though 2 […]
Idle campervan musings
It’s been 7 months or so since I picked up the Lambo (as the 127 ambulance is now known). For the job I bought it to do, it’s been awesome. The difference between it and previous ‘camping’ setups is night and day. As I’ve no doubt rambled on about before, having an all-weather space to kick […]
New premises :)
Things have been a bit quiet of late on the landy-fixing front due to a house move. Got the keys for our new pad yesterday though, so normal service will soon be resumed – except with substantially improved shed facilities, get in! Land Rover parked next to a skip? There’s got to be a joke […]
2 hours wood collection, 3 hours Land Rover extraction
Good ratio. I was helping my brother shift some firewood – went a bit off-line on one run and ended up in a bit of a bog. With all the weight on the right hand wheels (which were well stuck), the left hand ones had no traction. Much winching ensued…
New year, new camping setup
Up till now, we’ve had a sort of platform bed arrangement for grabbing some beauty sleep in the back of the 109 when we go away. It’s essentially three sheets of wood with a self-inflating mattress on top. It’s simple and comfortable, and it was cheap and quick to make. The platform is also just […]
Propshaft Universal Joint replacement
Not the most interesting of jobs this, but I’ve been tripping over this propshaft in the garage for ages and it’s grim outside. One of the universal joints (UJ’s) had seized in one plane, meaning it (or possibly the whole prop) needed replacement. First thing to check was whether the telescopic splined section (which allows […]
Bit moist out
I thought Scotland had escaped all the flooding of late – it appears not, with the local river bursting its banks. At its deepest this section was about axle deep. I wouldn’t fancy taking Kathryn’s Yaris through, no worries for even a stock Land Rover though. […]