Thread: Army vehicle disposal

Originally Posted by DeeJay

Well, I do, but I don't want to jack up the bidding on the one I recommended to my mate, but I can say that Lot 007 has a smack in the front that has bent in the 110 badge & bulbar & the distorted bonnet & lot 006 is the hail damaged & lot 8 is the - visually at least - best.
They are all pretty honest examples.

Thanks, understand.

Am interested in one, I did see the bent bull bar, couldn't see hail but that doesn't worry me, I think you're right No8 visually looks the best

regards
Scott

Hi everybody, first time poster, but have been an irregular visitor to this site for quite a number of years. I'm thinking about picking up a perentie as my first land rover (but grew up with them in png).

I've noticed (and previously mentioned herein this tread) that there is a Senior Commander up for auction in Adelaide, and it's piqued my interest a little!

I have a couple of questions, is the 'tropical roof' removable? Any pics floating around with one off? Are they licensed to carry 5 passengers? It looks like from the photos that there are rear seatbelts. Due to rarity, would a camper (pop-top) conversion be sacrilegious? Is touring in a perentie actually even worth contemplating?

the tropical roof isnt designed to be removable, but the whole vehicle still complies to the meccano rule set so yes it can be if you try hard enough.

Why you would want to remove it is the next question... if your going to say roof racks then dont bother by the time you add the roof racks and frame youve used up most if not all and then some of the maximum roof load limit.

to see one without the tropic top on it just look at any other 110 5 door and imagine it in came.

yes they seat 5 legally

its not sacrilege you pay for it you do what you like to it, but dont complain when the resale value halves.

yes you can tour in them theres plenty of people who have done it in counties which is basically the same vehicle.

Originally Posted by DeeJay

Well, I do, but I don't want to jack up the bidding on the one I recommended to my mate, but I can say that Lot 007 has a smack in the front that has bent in the 110 badge & bulbar & the distorted bonnet & lot 006 is the hail damaged & lot 8 is the - visually at least - best.
They are all pretty honest examples.

2nd i was there yesterday and agree , I was bidding on 6/8

Originally Posted by Blknight.aus

the tropical roof isnt designed to be removable, but the whole vehicle still complies to the meccano rule set so yes it can be if you try hard enough.

Why you would want to remove it is the next question... if your going to say roof racks then dont bother by the time you add the roof racks and frame youve used up most if not all and then some of the maximum roof load limit.

to see one without the tropic top on it just look at any other 110 5 door and imagine it in came.

yes they seat 5 legally

its not sacrilege you pay for it you do what you like to it, but dont complain when the resale value halves.

yes you can tour in them theres plenty of people who have done it in counties which is basically the same vehicle.

Thanks for the response's Dave, something clicked (clunked), I thought that the tropical roof was covering a hole in the normal roof (thus the q about removal/poptop), but I now gather that it's actually a second skin.
thanks, Jim

I have been looking a bit at the auctions and would like to clarify a few points if anyone can help;

In the hardtop versions apart from the winch and radio dist box what are the dfferences between the snr commander and the personnel carrier?

On these variants what is the seating capacity on the compliance plate?

What is the allowable roof load?

Thanks in advance

Ian

Originally Posted by rathgar

I have been looking a bit at the auctions and would like to clarify a few points if anyone can help;

In the hardtop versions apart from the winch and radio dist box what are the dfferences between the snr commander and the personnel carrier?

On these variants what is the seating capacity on the compliance plate?

What is the allowable roof load?

Thanks in advance

Ian

None - other than the winch & 24v alternator/ secondary electrics

Compliance plate is pictured under "additional photo's" on Graysonline page for each vehicle.

Dunno, I doubt there is one, personally I would put 120kg max up there.

Originally Posted by DeeJay

None - other than the winch & 24v alternator/ secondary electrics

Compliance plate is pictured under "additional photo's" on Graysonline page for each vehicle.

Dunno, I doubt there is one, personally I would put 120kg max up there.

from memory

40KG for the soft tops with the cam net rack on the top (3 cam nets + support gear)

none for the ones that are hard sides (they weren't intended to have roof loads)


Id run with the 50kg limit from the same civvy varient tho.