Some sad news Guys, Ryder passed away in his sleep back in March. I didn’t see any posts or Facebook messages. He usually contacted me every few months and the last time I saw him he came on a jolly around Whitwell as a freelander was stuck and we went hunting one afternoon. RIP fella another...

Good reason being LPG! I sold a p38 last year it was great but thirsty! Looked better than it was…. Hope your well Mr_V! You know if your bored and fancy a weekend of fun camping there is a national this year at Stainby Grantham up the A1 or probably down for you! It’s trials RTV would be...

What age of defender?? On my old pre defender 1986 The switch earths the motor out either through a resistor slow speed or direct to earth. My resistor has been blown since before I owned the vehicle (2003) and a new replacement is a heater box out job, £100 for the resistor and harness...

I think 2008 I was marshalling a local comp and got told off after a trials lad smashed his steering box and I dragged him back to the pits. I do enjoy comp safari but I’m not great at it but it makes me smile

I get that but I see, all the time people using the wrong gear making things harder when you’re looking for every advantage possible. The comps just show how much the setup can deal with over and above what we use them for (note no shackles just ropes and tow balls). Looked at a triple lock...

The reason I would never use a carabiner is because your relying solely on a thread to keep the structure/integrity of the loop intact. Imposing a load on the threads which is a wearable part is never ideal. Also because only one side tightens up its likely to open the loop up and stress on the...

I'd not use these for the simple reason a rope or strop wouldn't sit in them well would try to bunch causing an uneven pull on the eye. Much rather use a bow shackle, d shackle or these days a soft shackle. The Caribana's seem to be ideal for smaller dia rope that fits the throat dia.

yes I have a pair of rudmatic 750's but we had some 900x16 ones only ever used in mud but it transformed the ability of the 90 with chains on in mud

How many are still with us and about?

My dad was a test driver for Renault trucks and saw the diesels I think he said it was mira test ground going around. Being a landy owner he got chatting and apparently amazing performance, but even with stiffened blocks they couldn’t take any abuse whatsoever. But performance was amazing

I’m a big fan of using the nato hitch and 24mm rope where possible. The only reason if don’t have a drop late is because we compete in off-road trials driving and having a ground anchor behind puts you at a massive disadvantage aswell as no nato for towing the sankey trailers we have. We use...

Is the Discovery axle 10 spline or 24? If the axle you have fitted is 10 spline single piece shafts they can be either later flat type uncommon or earlier mushroom type shafts. You need to work out which type you have and get the correct shaft spline combo. It is also possible that an early RRC...

I'd be surprised if that coated Dixon bate copy is actually stamped/rated at 3.5t. Not that it matters much for anything pre'98. I had to get a genuine Dixon Bate for a pickup for work. The rated ones are welded fully insode and out on the bars. There was a period that they were sold on Ebay...

One evening of snow here, Went out in the D max. Sorry the 90 is on Insa tyres and its caked in mud inside and out but I did get to compare the D-max on Geolander tyres vs 90 on BFG's and geolanders were great to be fair. Towing with ropes well I'm a fan of a 24mm nylon rope. In fact we use...

There is a reason many use a modified Sankey Penman trailer to begin with. Independent trailer suspension depending on design has been proven to overheat and fail in the outback when towing at speed off the highway. Leaf springs whilst old seem to be strong, light and more importantly strong...