Why spend loads of time and effort up-armouring only to produce a vehicle with poor driveability? Some companies do this better than others, so it’s important that the operator has a clear understanding of the positive and negative effects that the up-armouring process produces.
AV Battery Modifications … Considerations
Over the years, I’ve come across really good Armoured Vehicle modifications — and some really poor ones.
Example of Tyre Delamination and Tread Separation
The picture is of one of our tyres after experiencing tread separation while driving at 90kph on the expressway. I first noticed the vehicle wandering with a slight pull to the left. Then realised that we were throwing up debris (not mud). So pulled over to have a look.
A Look Around Blind Spots
Blind spots are anywhere where we can’t see without moving our vision. Most common ones which everyone is (or should be aware of) are the ones to the side of the vehicle.
Low Bed Trailers and Speed Bumps
Some of the speed bumps on the main corridors in East Africa have become mountainous to the degree that some trailers cannot get over them.
Speed Bumps, Hills and Mountains in East Africa
Twenty Years Ago… Twenty years ago I used to push trucks from Mombasa to South Sudan. The main roads at that time were in pretty bad shape.
My thoughts on Bridgestone Blizzaks
I had never been much of a fan of Bridgestone Tyres until we did training in Kyrgyzstan in -30 conditions.
There are Tools and then there are Tools
I was trying to remove a drop-arm from a Landrover Defender steering box.
My take on the PressurePro tyre pressure monitoring system
Over a year ago, we installed the PressurePro system on two of our training vehicles. It makes sense to have good safety measures for the vehicles that we use the most for our defensive and security driver training.