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No the license was abolished in 2006. ;)

Love the wood effect. :D i did consider putting it there but I figured it might be a target for thieves. :mad: And why do SWR meters need to be so fooking big!!! :confused:

It was only AM that was illegal back then, just about everyone I knew was on the air I met several girlfriends over CB. :D In those days we didn't have Mobile phones, or Computers and if you were really lucky your parents had a phone in the house on a party line with the neighbours, it was...

Some things never change, funny enough the first voice I heard after switching it on was someone saying "Fooking Hell" :D Mines on the other side bolted to the fuse box cover, I find its not in the way at all because it over hangs the cover to the left.

Axle Breathers are easily replaced. I bought this kit off ebay, ignore the price they have made a mistake, it should be £14.99 not £149.99 :D It was a good quality kit and took me 20 mins on the drive to remove my existing breathers and fit the new one. LAND ROVER DISCOVERY WADING EXTENDED...

My new Midland 248 arrived today with a SWR Meter and new Springer and mount, so after an hour I got it all fitted and with a SWR of 1.5 straight off I was quite happy. I couldn't believe how quiet the air waves are though, nothing like 30 years ago. :D I eventually got a rig check from a...

Merry Christmas everyone and happy and prosperous New Year. :):)

Yes Sorry. :o

When I say momentum which your right was the wrong choice of word, I mean the ability to move forward because if 1 or more wheels slip then there are still 2 wheels driving, So yes you are quite correct.

It makes perfect sense. Some people are under the impression that 4x4s offer better traction, ie road holding ability. That is not the case, what they do is increase the vehicles ability to move forward over rough or slippery terrain due to having more wheels being driven. It is the tyres that...

What 4x4s do, do however is provide better momentum on slippery surfaces not better traction. If anyone thinks that 4x4s offer better traction, take off all your tyres and go for a drive on the rims, you will soon understand the principles and physics involved :D

To locate the bushes simply look underneath and where a metal thing joins to another metal thing there is likely to be a bush :D There's quite a few of them and explaining where they all are would take for ever. If there is any play in them other than in the direction in which they are designed...

Yup and in the bottom pic you can see my neighbour videoing it on her phone, I've asked her to send me the vid, but I'm still waiting. :(

4 wheel drive does not mean more traction, how can it? all it means is more wheels being turned by the engine. the only reason 4 wheel drive is better on slippery surfaces is because it has 4 wheels being powered so if 1 slips there are still 3 being powered, however it is far more complicated...

I just found out that the bin lorry was at the end of its round and was a Dennis Eagle Elite II with a Phoenix 2 body and a twin pack weighs 16 tonnes net Fully loaded it has a GVW of 26 tonnes :D:D:D:D:D

ATs have a bigger footprint on the surface of the Ice than MTs have. However I pulled a 15 tonne bin lorry up a hill today on compact Snow and Ice using MT's.

Just because a vehicle has 4 wheel drive it does not mean it will hold the road better!! You can have 10 wheel drive but if you have no traction, you have no traction. 4x4s will slide just the same as any other vehicle. A common misconception new owners have, is that their 4 wheel drive will...

4 wheel drive does not mean better traction. The only thing sticking you to the road is your tyres. I would also say your tyres are over inflated which will make a big difference as it reduces the footprint of the tyre on the surface of the road.

There's even a video apparently, one of the neighbour's just told me, I'll track it down. :D

Haha.. To be fair the disco did struggle, that hill is quiet steep and I had to stand on the brakes to trick the diff. The look on their faces was priceless. He gave me a load of extra bin bags...:D:D