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FallCreek - my Series IIA Landrover made a mechanic and a Landcruiser driver out of me. "If you want to drive a hundred miles into the bush, buy a Landrover. If you want to get home again, buy a Landcruiser." You start repairing a Landrover the day after driving it out of the showroom. My LR's only saving grace was that it usually waited until I reached Nairobi before self-destructing; the chassis once broke in half as I pulled into a friend's driveway. You always carried spare front axles (halfshafts) because even after thirty years of breaking, Landrover could not bring itself to make them slightly thicker.
The Series III LR with the Range Rover suspension was an instant hit when it arrived in East Africa in the early 1980's because they were so comfortable compared to the brutal ride of the Series II's. However nearly everyone who bought one rolled it within weeks because they unwittingly drove far too fast for the 'road' conditions. I have to admit, however, that I have twice tipped a Landcruiser driving at a perfectly reasonable speed going downhill on a gravel surface, and the same happened to my field assistant in another one - they suddenly go sideways and the high center of gravity just pulls them over. Another time I was carrying three drums of diesel in the back and tipped over on a muddy slope.
LC's are as close to indestructible as a vehicle can be; you can count on several years of heavy use on appalling roads before anything goes wrong. I am still driving a 2002 pickup with probably a couple hundred thousand of bush miles on it (odometer died once or twice), albeit after an engine rebuild and a new transmission. And the African tradition of gas stations adulterating diesel with much cheaper kerosene makes for occasional new fuel pumps.
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Just to set the record straight, Prince Philip's bier was a Land Rover Defender TD5 130 chassis cab vehicle, which was made at Land Rover’s factory in Solihull in 2003.
J.K.B. von Falkenhorst
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Ah, the romance of a LR. The straight lines and flat surfaces of the first ones were the result of LR's use of surplus aluminum sheets left over from wartime aircraft construction. Originally designed and used as farming equipment. The cheetah on the roof was optional. Gil
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78 Scout. It's a little wet in the rain, but that's part of the "romance" of an old Scout.
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Stan, I hunt them for the furs. What I don't sell, I sew into stuff, right now I'm getting ready to make a throw for my wife, just need to get the last batch of fur back from the tannery. I do do an occasional ADC job for a rancher. I'm an old trapper but they keep taking away my right to trap soo I keep my hand in it predator hunting.
After the first shot the rest are just noise.
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As an old hand at predator trapping for furs I can appreciate your answer.
Thanks, oscar
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Never have been involved in predator hunting for the furs-never have trapped in my long life, no plans too. But as some of my fondest boyhood memories afield with Dad involved watching him vaporize fox, coyote, feral cats and woodchucks with his M70SG .220 Swift (Lyman 10X scope) and handloaded 50 grainers, I suspose that ordnance and my SakO 759 BA in .243Win with Leupold Vari-X111 4x12 might not be the best choice if one wanted to make $ in the wild fur trade today. So, I guess son-in-law and yours truly will be looking at another spring-summer evening season, this time with my 16 year old grandson, of vaporizing critters. He gets the .220Swift (his Dad is a Leftie), so he shoots a plastic stocked Rem 700 custom BA700 LH series with, surprise, surprise, another Vari-X 3 Leupold. I would rather have a week in late summer near Sturgis SD with unlimited ammo and hunting opportunities than a week in MT in Oct for mule deer and elk-RWTF
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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When my time comes and you hold my wake- remember, my favorite beer is Warsteiner--Die Konigen auf dem Bieren..
"The field is the touchstone of the man"..
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I kept a Scout for a hunting truck for 20+ years. It had 200,000 miles on it when I gave it to my hunting partners father for a farm hunting truck for deer season. The frame broke on day when crossing a ditch. Why go around? They pulled it back to the shed and welded metal across the broken frame. Truck lasted another six years until Mr. Jack passed away. For all I know it is still in use but most likely it’s parked in the edge of the woods in retirement like several other old vehicles on that farm. Loved those Scouts. Today I have a couple trailblazers for hunting trucks. 200,000 miles and still running strong.
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I'm used to making modifications to farm equipment, boats, whatever, to make them more suitable to my uses/needs. Thus, the hybrid Jeep Wrangler/Chevy combo. It's powerful enough to pull a boat, especially with the low gears. Very drivable with it's power steering and automatic tranny, and dependable. Biggest drawback is that it only holds 12 gallons of gas, full to the top. Heat, but no a/c. For summertime use I unbolt the hardtop and take it off. Can't get my wife to ride in it anymore ......... but, that's ok too. Stan
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