Defence Landies

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Originally Posted by Rosco

I was out at Gallipoli Barracks on a job this morning and noted with interest the army are running new TD5 Defenders ... 5 speed box complete with aircon and all .....:)

Tho in the words or one of the mere mortals I spoke to ....... "Those jobbies are only for the bloody officers" ...... :p :p

I often wondered if they were still flogging the last dregs out of the old 110 Isuzu 4 speeders.

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i just saw 20 110 Army trucks with Tinnes on the back , half way up the cape. I was at Musegrove road house. Looked cool apart from the Toyota between them.

Seeing as the poms have recently decided to replace their wheel cars with non LR, and I suspect our specifications for new cars is similar (NATO minimum specs and all) I wouldn't be surprised if the Army went with another brand.

mmmmm Pinzgauer, Toyo, something from the Rhine or Seth Efrica? maybe even the land of the septic.


Ralph

Whatever we get next it will probably have at least a level of armour.

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Originally Posted by George130

THe Ambulance prototype back in 1998 was very cool. Got to play with it at work. Don't know If it went ahead or not.

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Do you mean a 4x4 ambulance version :eek:

G'day Folks :)

There was a one off purchase of TD5 Landies, 38 I think, in about 2004, they had 2 for appraisal then followed up with another 36, there is refererence to them on REMLR.com the main site for the Registry of Ex-Military Land Rovers.;) also there is reference to the drum-disc update. A post on the REMLR forum on here will possibly get you more info :)

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Originally Posted by Phoenix

Whatever we get next it will probably have at least a level of armour.



Do you mean a 4x4 ambulance version :eek:

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It was based of the Bushrangers. They set it up for evaluation but I moved on before hearing what the outcome was.

Ahh yes, I'd heard about them!

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Originally Posted by weeds

i have not heard anything about tenix upgrading the fleets rear axles

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I recall seeing a photo (on AULRO, I think) from Tenix showing the rear axle with discs.

Ron

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Originally Posted by Ralph1Malph

<snip>I wouldn't be surprised if the Army went with another brand.

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Ralph

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as Ford canned all military work/sections (and staff) when they took over LR, they won't even tender for it. Just not interested. They are trying to project a Luxury image, remember.... ;)