GRANBY FARM ... off roading.

Matt TDi said:

The old belt looks a bit past it, so I'm quietly hoping a new one will cure it.

Failing that it's ear plugs, because it's much worse when wet. And I have a feeling wet is one thing it will definitely get on Sunday.

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I think you may find the wet has some mud attached to it. Gonna be alot of cleaning next week. :doh:

Yep. The neighbours will love me.

Will go for a fast splash through Watery Gate in Barwell on the way back and see if that'll shift atleast some of the crap underneath.

Sounds like a plan to find a ford on the way home to just wash it off

Matt TDi said:

Yep. The neighbours will love me.

Will go for a fast splash through Watery Gate in Barwell on the way back and see if that'll shift atleast some of the crap underneath.

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Last time I went I drove as fast as possible through the ford at Coughton several times and it made sod all difference! ... Granby mud is clay and very sticky. Took me an hour to jet wash the Landy on the drive and then two hours to wash the road for the neighbours :doh:

abarclay1800 said:

Sounds like a plan to find a ford on the way home to just wash it off

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I said I'll go for a fast splash on the way home. But I'm not stopping to clean some ****ty old Fiesta!

Andy Land said:

Last time I went I drove as fast as possible through the ford at Coughton several times and it made sod all difference! ... Granby mud is clay and very sticky. Took me an hour to jet wash the Landy on the drive and then two hours to wash the road for the neighbours :doh:

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Delightful, I can't wait :doh:

oooo bugger will just take it to work and steam clean it heheheh

abarclay1800 said:

oooo bugger will just take it to work and steam clean it heheheh

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No cheatin' ... you do it at home like the rest of us have to!

According to the O/S map there is a ford not far form Granby.

Hi Andy, How much you looking for for the snorkel, need one for my 200, we can have a chat on Sunday about whats needed extra to fit it

Funkykipper said:

According to the O/S map there is a ford not far form Granby.

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Yes there is ... a dry one :doh:

noel colledge said:

Hi Andy, How much you looking for for the snorkel, need one for my 200, we can have a chat on Sunday about whats needed extra to fit it

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Hi Noel ... £20 for the snorkel and it will have all the bits you need bar a squirt of silicon. It's in the back of the Landy anyway so if you want it it'll save me putting it on ebay.
Cheers buddy,

Andy Land said:

Yes there is ... a dry one :doh:

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No there is one Dan, Matt and me washed off last time

I'll see if I can find it on the map

Have you got Dan or Matts number if I cant find it??

Bromsgrove Defender said:

No there is one Dan, Matt and me washed off last time

I'll see if I can find it on the map

Have you got Dan or Matts number if I cant find it??

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Did you? Oh ... I remember crossing a dry one on the way there when you were following
Coolio ... Funkykipper will find it then, we'll all follow him afterwards

I do have Matt (Big Ginga Beards) number if you need it too.

Andy Land said:

Did you? Oh ... I remember crossing a dry one on the way there when you were following
Coolio ... Funkykipper will find it then, we'll all follow him afterwards

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Yeah oddly enough it weren't that one

Gotta dash see ya tomorrow

Bromsgrove Defender said:

Yeah oddly enough it weren't that one

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Odd that

Right, I'm off to fill with doozil, oil and silicon etc

Tomorrow I will mainly be getting stuck again :doh:

Andy Land said:

Odd that

Right, I'm off to fill with doozil, oil and silicon etc

Tomorrow I will mainly be getting stuck again :doh:

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Ha ha I dont think you'll be alone

Sorted all the jobs on the Defender, and cleared all the crap that always seems to accumulate in the back for no particular reason... perks of having a van! :doh:

Drivebelt is now nice and quiet with the new one on. Checked the CB's SWR as I hadn't done so in nearly a year, and it was actually better than I remember it last time?!

Got just under a quarter of a tank of the black stuff, loaded up the recover gear and secured it all down, got my spare SWR meter, patch cable, and artificial ground plane loaded up and I think I'm all sorted now!

Proper looking forward to it now too. Apart from the LRO shows this will be my first pay & play!

Bit of advice please guys as this is my first time.

Nipples greased on CV 's and propshafts, oils checked and topped up in engine, diffs and swivels.

Wading plugs are in and secure, mostly secured down with stuff in the back.
Have I missed anything I need to do before playing?

Topping up with diesel on the way down

Its a 200tdi by the way