Today's Effort

**JDNSW** · 14th May 2006, 08:23 PM

Today I went to a clearing sale about 60km away. Since my 110 is out of action at present (see previous post) I had to take the 2a, with my tandem trailer. I also had to take my daughter in law and three children 0-7. The trip to the sale was no problem, although about 50% of the way is unsealed and getting very dusty, plus the tailgate of the trailer makes a very effective air brake (when I bought it S/H the tailgate was 3" mesh, but I found I was losing stuff through it so I replaced it with solid). Was able to maintain 80-90kph, but hardly used overdrive.
The major purchases however were about two tonnes of fencing materials - wire, hingejoint mesh, steel posts. Add to this a few "sundries" and a block of steel about 100kg for use as an anvil, and the trip back was a bit slower. I actually used overdrive quite a bit - in third gear. Only saw fourth gear on downhill bits, and never used overdrive in top. A few hills saw us down to first gear - fortunately the extra inertia made changes down into second and first easier than usual. Mostly managed 50-60kph. No problems, and temperature did not go above normal. (engine 2.25 petrol in good condition)
John

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 14th May 2006, 10:26 PM

<span style="color:#3333FF">you could have bought more stuff.....it was hardly loaded......
it could have carried double that load.......its a land rover...!!</span>

**hiline** · 14th May 2006, 11:18 PM

but he would need his wallet to be double loaded as well...........

**JDNSW** · 15th May 2006, 05:54 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DEFENDERZOOK @ May 14 2006, 11:26 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
<span style="color:#3333FF">you could have bought more stuff.....it was hardly loaded......
it could have carried double that load.......its a land rover...!!</span>
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Well, yes, as far as the weight was concerned, but second hand hingejoint is not coiled very tightly - rolls about three feet across. Six of these and several 20 foot lengths of sheep mesh, three new rolls of hinge joint, sixty posts, and a 10'6" trailer starts to get crowded. A lot of the sundries (including a cot) went into the Landrover, but there were two people in the back, so again space was the main consideration, not weight.
John

**JDNSW** · 16th May 2006, 08:29 AM

I am trying adding a picture to this!
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**Ace** · 16th May 2006, 08:59 AM

Easy as mate, you should have taken two trailers, you still had low range.

**George130** · 17th May 2006, 08:10 PM

The landys are great for towing. Only time mine felt a load was comming back from Sydney with an L300 camper on a trailer. We stopped because everyone was looking at us and found the pop top had opened and was acting as a parrachute.

Good to know the old 2.2 petrols are good also.

**DEFENDERZOOK** · 17th May 2006, 09:51 PM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JDNSW @ May 15 2006, 06:54 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
Well, yes, as far as the weight was concerned, but second hand hingejoint is not coiled very tightly - rolls about three feet across. Six of these and several 20 foot lengths of sheep mesh, three new rolls of hinge joint, sixty posts, and a 10'6" trailer starts to get crowded. A lot of the sundries (including a cot) went into the Landrover, but there were two people in the back, so again space was the main consideration, not weight.
John
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<span style="color:#663366">looking at the pic.......are the front wheels actually still touching the ground....?</span>

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JDNSW @ May 16 2006, 09:29 AM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
I am trying adding a picture to this!
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<span style="color:#330033">i was meant to quote this......i must have clicked on the wrong frame..... DOH!!</span>

**JDNSW** · 18th May 2006, 06:05 AM

<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(DEFENDERZOOK @ May 17 2006, 10:51 PM) Quoted post</div><div class='quotemain'>
<span style="color:#663366">looking at the pic.......are the front wheels actually still touching the ground....?</span>
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Yes, actually there was not much more than normal tow bar load, what put the back down was the slab of steel in the back of the Landrover - got it in using the crane on the trailer, so it was only just inside the back.

John

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