The tyres on my Leyland DAF t244 were almost 30 years old. Chances are they were original to the vehicle, which has done hardly any miles (just ticked over 30000 km recently). Tyres that old worry me though, rubber doesn’t last forever. I had a blowout once with my 127, it’s not an experience I […]
1991 Leyland DAF t244
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 […]
Like a Land Rover, but bigger
Further to previous musings on getting hold of a larger base vehicle for camper vanning, behold: It’s a 1991 Leyland Daf t244, with a radio body from a Mowag Duro grafted (poorly, it must be said) onto the flatbed. It’s got <30000 km on the clock, having been road registered late 2016 after being released from […]