Thread: Perentie Land Rover Buyers Guide

Originally Posted by pasi

thanks barefoot dave,

in waiting to buy the yet to be printed manuals to decipher perentie jargon, could you kindly shine a light on; OD (olive drab, over drive?), cam(ouflage?) and GS (gun ship?)

cheers,

pasi

Yep, Olive Drab and Camouflage.
GS is general service AFAIK, i.e not a specific model like an FFR (Fitted For Radio)

Originally Posted by Disco Muppet

Yep, Olive Drab and Camouflage.
GS is general service AFAIK, i.e not a specific model like an FFR (Fitted For Radio)

thanks disco muppet!

just need to find my 4D glasses to be able make the difference between OD and cam

cheers,

pasi

G'Day Pasi.
Thanks Muppet.
Sorry for the MilSpeak, force of habit. I had become a civvy for a while, but recent contact with the vehicles and subject matter has me flashing back a bit
Od- Olive, Drab (Green) or Drab Olive if you are normal.
Cam (ouflage) or AustCam(OzCam)/ Disruptive Patter Camouflage (a bit redundant) Used to be like th evehicles are spraued then they brought in the digital pattern you see on the canvas canopies.
Vehicle nomenclature below;
All are referred to as MC2 for Mobility Category 2 (what sort of terrain or water they can cross.
Unimogs and 6x6 Mack trucks are MC1, not much stops them except very soft ground.
So;
4x4s (Lightweight)

Truck, Utility, Lightweight,(Cargo/ GS or General Service) MC2
Truck, Utility, Lightweight, (GS) Winch, MC2
Truck, Utility, Lightweight, FFR (Fitted For Radio), MC2
Truck, Utility, Lightweight, FFR, Winch, MC2
Truck, Panel, Lightweight, Survey, FFR,(3 door panelvan) Winch, MC2
Truck, Carryall, Lightweight, Senior Commander, FFR,(5 door Station wagon) Winch, MC2
Truck, Carryall, Lightweight, Personnel Carrier,(5 door Station wagon) MC2
Truck, Surveillance, Lightweight, Winch, MC2 (RFSV, Regional Forces Surveillance Vehicle)
Truck, Surveillance, Lightweight, Winch, MC2 (Special(Surveillance)Recon Vehicle)SRV, 4 seat)
Truck, Surveillance, Lightweight, Winch, MC2 (SRV/ SF (Special Forces)

6x6(Light)
Truck, Cargo, Light, MC2 (Trayback(GS)
Truck, Cargo, Light, Winch, (GS)MC2
Truck, Ambulance,4 Litter, FFR, Winch,(Blood Box) MC2
Truck, General Maintenance, Light, Winch, MC2 (General Maintanence Vehicle)GMV)
Truck, Electronic Repair, Light, MC2 (Electronic Repair Vehicel)ERV)
Truck, Comsec Repair Workshop Vehicle, Light, MC2
Truck, Long Range Patrol, Light, Winch, MC2 (Long Range Patrol Vehicle)LRPV, Special Air Service Regiment, SASR only)

I hope this helps.

thanks barefoot dave,

today was my first auction that i payed some attention to and quite an experience it was. it's somehow very emotional. fortunately you can't work yourself into a similar group hysteria as you see at on site auctions.

i believe to have seen the numbers for different types of vehicles and their auctioning locations at aulro. but where... will you include that info in your guide? has anyone kept track of the number of landies that have been auctioned so far (in this years clearance, that is)?

about the list of different types of vehicles; are there some that would be driven with a lighter foot by nature of the type of work its detachment does (like not regularly throwing them out of airplanes)?

cheers,

pasi

ok i have a question, how do i put my 6x6 into 6x6 ?? i was told they are 4x4 until you engage it into 6x6, i have no manual telling me how to do it or do it so i dont break nothing.there is a switch on the dash something about cross country and on road i think it said from memory lol busy pulling it apart at the moment and have not really taken it for a good drive yet. really would love a manual for one of these on how to service these things best.
hope someone can help me

It surprises me DOD have not issued user manuals for these...

Or who ever printed them to do a new civilian print run, might help a lot of people out.

I think REMLR might have some information but they seem very reluctant to offer it out so I am led to believe.

Hopefully Dave will offer the manual to purchase in the near future.

When you lock the centre diff it also engages the third axle. Easy!

Oh yeah, the centre diff lock is the pneumatic switch labelled cross country

thanks!! i thought that might be it but was not 100% on this...my 130 does not have the 3rd axle haha