By Mick Farmer on Jan 20, 2008 in Featured, Rants and Raves | 0 Comments
Over the last few years of doing armoured 4wd training I have come across some good modifications, but mostly bad. The bad ones mainly affect the off road capability, and therefore, the ability to pass through the environment that the vehicle is supposed to.
The following is a gripe about having free wheeling hubs fitted. In general, they are pretty much a waste of time in an environment where you cannot cruise safely at highway speed. And 80% of the roads are still unsealed. Read the rest
Other StuffBy Mick Farmer on Feb 26, 2008 in Safety, Thoughts | 0 Comments
We recently decided to fit synthetic winch rope to our winches. The decision was made from a purely safety stand point. Winch wire tends to get easily damaged especially when you’ve got a class full people who have never used a winch before. We were getting increasingly concerned of the consequences of one snapping. The probability of it happening was pretty low as we maintain the gear well. But….. you never know.
By The architect on Dec 26, 2007 in You'll never believe it | 1 Comment
Landrover is owned by Tata India!
