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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    I'll just fit the nuts from inside the drawbar...
    The part that I didn't envisage! I assume that you've provided enough clearance between the ends of the drawbar and the tow-bar for when driving over significant humps such as when dropping off the top of a sand-dune - you did state multi-purpose!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    The part that I didn't envisage! I assume that you've provided enough clearance between the ends of the drawbar and the tow-bar for when driving over significant humps such as when dropping off the top of a sand-dune - you did state multi-purpose!
    Hmmm, thats a good point! I hadn't actually thought of offroading it like that. We must be due for another desert trip! It might need an offroading coupling for that! Hopefully it should be ok because it is an over-ride braked coupling rather than an Electric or non-braked coupling.... I hope! I might be doing some grinding otherwise. But, I'm not expecting a problem. You can see the coupling sticks out a fair way from the coupling plate.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Slunnie View Post
    Hmmm, thats a good point! I hadn't actually thought of offroading it like that. We must be due for another desert trip! It might need an offroading coupling for that! Hopefully it should be ok because it is an over-ride braked coupling rather than an Electric or non-braked coupling.... I hope! I might be doing some grinding otherwise. But, I'm not expecting a problem. You can see the coupling sticks out a fair way from the coupling plate.

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    Just get a Mchitch coupling. Extra length and suitable for off-road use.
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    I recall being told of the pin in a Treg coupling getting bent when a certain D3 known to you dropped off the top of a dune too quickly.
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    Slunnie

    Your D2 is still looking good.

    Long time since i have seen it.

    In Toolangi with D2au.
    Cheers

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    Simon
    Unless you grind out and replace all chassis members with 65SHS4 and use a 275A machine that trailer is sure to catastrophically fail running into a bus load of haemophiliac nuns...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Geedublya View Post
    Just get a Mchitch coupling. Extra length and suitable for off-road use.
    They look good! Apart from at home, hopefully this trailer wont be seeing a whole lot of offroad. Looks like an actual uni joint in it?
    Cheers
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    Quote Originally Posted by Graeme View Post
    I recall being told of the pin in a Treg coupling getting bent when a certain D3 known to you dropped off the top of a dune too quickly.
    Oh yes! Not only one of the first D3's I'd seen, but definately the first airborne D3 that I had seen!
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    Quote Originally Posted by chuck View Post
    Slunnie

    Your D2 is still looking good.

    Long time since i have seen it.

    In Toolangi with D2au.
    He Chuck thanks, although it needs a few touch ups and some engine work at the moment but after all this time it's still great to drive. That was a great trip in Toolangi!
    Cheers
    Slunnie


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    Quote Originally Posted by roverrescue View Post
    Simon
    Unless you grind out and replace all chassis members with 65SHS4 and use a 275A machine that trailer is sure to catastrophically fail running into a bus load of haemophiliac nuns...

    I know boats

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    Hey! That was my evil but secret plan! It has taken me a long time to organise all of those haemophiliac nuns onto one bus!
    Cheers
    Slunnie


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