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  1. 15th July 2010, 03:14 PM #21
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    Here's an alternative. It isn't my original idea, but one I copied from another Defender in the Brisbane LR Club. I thought it good and copied it.

    The two brackets are made by Kaymar and intended for their roof rack. However, the holes line up with existing holes in the rear chassis cross member (at least they did with my 300tdi) and it's a simple, if fiddly job to bolt on. Those handles have to come off first - but I've never been able to understand what they're for anyway. The result is shown in the picture.

    The brackets cost me $90 from ARB which I thought a bit on the expensive side, but they are well made.

    Now to find out how badly the jack suffers from dust.
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  2. 15th July 2010, 03:38 PM #22
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    Mate those "handles" are bumperettes. You know...to protect the car from a collision

    I suppose you could use them and a mate to lift the car out of a bog though
    It's not broken. It's "Carbon Neutral".


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  3. 15th July 2010, 08:39 PM #23
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    Well, they may call them bumperettes, but I wouldn't like to bump anything with them. They're made of soft aluminium or possibly old cornflake packets. They weigh almost nothing!
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    Dolium have similar brackets to what Vin Rouge has used. See LR Def Jack Mnt Horizontal - Dolium Pty Ltd.

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  5. 16th July 2010, 10:48 AM #25
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    First question to ask is do you have suitable lifting points on the Disco to make use of the Jack?
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  6. 31st August 2011, 11:29 AM #26
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    Trying to work out a good spot on the 130

    Currently - no roof rack (possibly looking at importing a roll cage, which means if that ever happens I'd be happy to fit it along one of the gutters to the cage)

    Don't particularly want it in the cab,
    Or in the tub (not easily accessible when fully loaded up)

    Was going to mount it on rear cross-member, but am now probably going to add a NATO Pintle, so that's no longer an option :/

    May have to see if it'll fit between the bullbar and front grill, then make up some custom brackets if it will.
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  7. 1st September 2011, 08:38 AM #27
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    Quote Originally Posted by bond View Post
    Trying to work out a good spot on the 130


    May have to see if it'll fit between the bullbar and front grill, then make up some custom brackets if it will.
    I connect mine to the bullbar of my D2 using stainless u-bolts, threaded thru the ho;es in the jack, and connected to the bullbar, between the bar @ radiator. Before doing that, I grease the working parts of the jack, and wrap it in an old towel, keeps dust and most water out. An unexpected bonus, when travelling to Karumba last year, was it kept most of the grasshoppers out of my grill. Bob
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  8. 1st September 2011, 10:14 AM #28
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    Biggest problem with all this gear is weight!

    Often the extra weight is what causes us to get stuck or break down in the first place

    Whilst spares and heaps of recovery gear make us feel all warm and fuzzy it's often by the nature of carrying these same items that we find the need/requirement to use them

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  9. 1st September 2011, 10:51 AM #29
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    130's are meant to carry more

    On some trips its pretty unavoidable - i.e. Simpson crossing's where you've got to carry an extra 100L of fuel and water.

    A Hi-lift with a couple of accessories can be a very useful multi purpose tool.
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