I had a phone call today....1.30ish......a lad i know had got stuck on a local greenlane in his Rangie....sent me a pic on his mobile..and it looked as tho he was well and truely buggered..(went out on his own.......stupid boy..!!)
But looking at the pic on the fone .....i didnt recognise the place he was in.
Anyway to cut a long story short.....he's 22...just got his first 4x4...and i'd shown him this lane that is local to me.....and said whatever you do....dont stray off the track..cus i know the landowner very well and he has had so much **** from 4x4's churning up his fields after planting etc...which he is doing at the moment.
I offered to go down and help get him out.....but only have my Disco at mo on AT's so mite struggle a bit......
Anyway driving down the lane to find the Rangie....with this lad in front of me in his brothers Vitara..we meet a tractor coming the other way...it was Ed..the land owner.......and he went TITS!!...I know Ed well..and he ripped into this lad big time.....and i mean 'BIG'
He had driven the lane but got bored and decided to open a gate and attempt to cross a stream that was just a bog basically!!
There was no way my disco wud've got him outta there.
Ed finally calmed down...and said to the lad give me £50 and i'll get you out with my Manitou......if not i'll call the police cus you are on private property.
He had to cough up.......cus there was no way i'd get him out....the Manitou's rear wheels were 3ft off the ground trying to pull him out..!!
Ed didnt want the money......or need it.....he said he'd give it to charity....just to teach that fecker a lesson...and i gotta agree with him.
So.....if you're out laning.......stick to the route.......Ed..and many like him..are Land Rover owners and dont mind people using the greenlanes...if they stick to em.
But looking at the pic on the fone .....i didnt recognise the place he was in.
Anyway to cut a long story short.....he's 22...just got his first 4x4...and i'd shown him this lane that is local to me.....and said whatever you do....dont stray off the track..cus i know the landowner very well and he has had so much **** from 4x4's churning up his fields after planting etc...which he is doing at the moment.
I offered to go down and help get him out.....but only have my Disco at mo on AT's so mite struggle a bit......
Anyway driving down the lane to find the Rangie....with this lad in front of me in his brothers Vitara..we meet a tractor coming the other way...it was Ed..the land owner.......and he went TITS!!...I know Ed well..and he ripped into this lad big time.....and i mean 'BIG'
He had driven the lane but got bored and decided to open a gate and attempt to cross a stream that was just a bog basically!!
There was no way my disco wud've got him outta there.
Ed finally calmed down...and said to the lad give me £50 and i'll get you out with my Manitou......if not i'll call the police cus you are on private property.
He had to cough up.......cus there was no way i'd get him out....the Manitou's rear wheels were 3ft off the ground trying to pull him out..!!
Ed didnt want the money......or need it.....he said he'd give it to charity....just to teach that fecker a lesson...and i gotta agree with him.
So.....if you're out laning.......stick to the route.......Ed..and many like him..are Land Rover owners and dont mind people using the greenlanes...if they stick to em.
