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oflynno · 10-07-2010 10:05AM

wirehairmax wrote: »

The hilux is my latest hunting truck. Some machine, just needs a rollbar, some lights, mudtires, canopy and maybe a winch. Anybody know where to get some of these items. I can only seem to get chrome rollbars for newer jeeps, I want a black rollbar. Also what canopy other than an Ifor Williams is available? The trooper I just got rid of. Just wasnt worth doe'ing but great machine off-road and took some hardship.

i found a few bits for you here

http://cars.donedeal.ie/for-sale/carextras/1415946

also i am inviting you to join a forum,its free,all about hiluxes and landies and 4x4,from the sublime to the ridiculux.
its elite4x4.co.uk . there are a few of us here in ireland on it too and we welcome new members

you will find out all you need to know about 4x4 stuff on it.

i had a hilux crewcab with a 6" lift 33" tyres, and all the worx

recession and job gone then though:mad:,had to sell it

oflynno · 10-07-2010 10:16AM

oops

MrFoxman360 · 14-07-2010 10:53PM

Something that aquired last week.... I now have one of the biggest japanese jeeps ever made and also one of the smallest!

I must fix that fog light before the DOE :rolleyes:

Got her running though, sweet as a nut!

oflynno · 14-07-2010 11:04PM

i want a commercial suki just as a toolbox

i bought a bedford rascal camper for that purpose,it was just so much fun,but i needed bobs and sold it again.craparse

Plug · 16-07-2010 10:46PM

Hermy wrote: »

Two more from MarTrain...

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What is this used for? big hydraulics in the middle of a trailer.

101sean · 16-07-2010 11:32PM

That trailer splits in the middle, it's returning empty. it's for transporting wind turbine pylons, the two halves bolt to either end of a pylon section.

Andrew33 · 17-07-2010 01:05AM

101sean wrote: »

That trailer splits in the middle, it's returning empty. it's for transporting wind turbine pylons, the two halves bolt to either end of a pylon section.

So the Pylon actually becomes the trailer, its like the log haulers of old were the bogie is chained to the tree trunk and the trunk becomes the trailer.

Plug · 17-07-2010 12:06PM

Ah yeah i've just seen them a few pages back, cool!
Are some of these giants made in Ireland IIRC?

Claasman · 19-07-2010 01:37PM

Not me, but interesting vid.Taken from another forum. Language NSFW...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EjLF0lXjUHE

Slidey · 02-08-2010 11:02PM

freighter · 14-08-2010 03:42PM

What are alleys 4 axle tractor units carrying. Are they just weights or something.. I see Gary Keville has one.

Hermy · 18-08-2010 09:24PM

freighter wrote: »

What are alleys 4 axle tractor units carrying. Are they just weights or something.. I see Gary Keville has one.

They are what is known as a ballast tractor.

Wiki wrote:

With a semi-trailer, the weight of the trailer presses down through the fifth wheel and adds ballast. In the case of a ballast tractor, the drawbar only transmits a horizontal force to the load, which is supported separately. Ballast is added over the driving wheels to increase the available tractive effort. The weight increases the friction between the tyres and the road surface. Without such ballast, the tractor would be unable to overcome the inertia and friction of rolling of a heavy trailed load, and its wheels would rotate without generating forward motion.

Cantona's Collars · 04-09-2010 09:43AM

Saw this in the Daily Mail-thought I'd share it on here (wasn't sure where else to post it)

101sean · 04-09-2010 11:35AM

Nice one, maybe the Gardai should get one to patrol motorway hard shoulders for errant tractors

Big Nasty · 19-09-2010 01:39PM

Here's a few from last weekend:
(Pic quality not great)

Slidey · 04-12-2010 02:16PM

101sean · 04-12-2010 05:04PM

The first pic is one of the Defence Forces new BAe RG32M LTVs, built in South Africa. They've ordered 27 of them, more pics here http://www.facebook.com/album.php?aid=248735&id=169367391165

Slidey · 04-12-2010 06:09PM

There was 2 of them in convoy, they seemed to be quite slow, kinda noisy and very smokey for such new machinery

101sean · 04-12-2010 08:04PM

They are supposed to be a Light Tactical Vehicle but weigh 9.5t :eek:
270hp Steyr EU3 diesel so shouldn't be slow or smokey!

Slidey · 04-12-2010 08:45PM

101sean wrote: »

270hp Steyr EU3 diesel so shouldn't be slow or smokey!

Well thats is not a smudge on my windscreen, thats good black smoke coming from it!

MrFoxman360 · 09-12-2010 08:14PM

On the way home from Limerick this afternoon and came across this big low loader with a huge Cat 775E dump truck on the back, outside Toomevara, and the other on the motorway around Mountrath.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5DPLGL60Q

Slidey · 09-12-2010 08:21PM

just copy this and it should work for you

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sx5DPLGL60Q

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I have added other tags so it does not show up as the vid, if you copy and paste it will.

Slidey · 09-12-2010 08:31PM

I just watched the vid, those rear steers are a walking bastard, if your forget you are driving one they will wipe out something with the tail swing.

Company I do occasional work for has a walking floor with 2 steering axles and a tight entrance, lets just say, they keep rear lamps in stock!

doctorchopper · 12-12-2010 08:10PM

my 2003 navara, 3" calmini suspension lift, 285/75/16 (33") Kumho KL71 tyres and my 2010 tm 300en bike in the back

101sean · 12-12-2010 11:35PM

Now that's proper wheels and tyres, none of your 20" rims and rubber band nonsense!

red menace · 14-12-2010 12:50AM

Some snow removal pics from last night.
I'm lazy I copying and pasting the description from Farming and forestry
On a side note, had the pleasure of seeing some heavy duty snow removal outside my house in Canada last night.

5 Motor graders moved all the snow into one massive windrow in the outside of 4 lanes .
Next a tractor with a snow blower blew the snow into 40 foot trucks
Big tractor, was hard to see what it was looked like a Massey but had no decals
He was under pressure, wasnt doing much more than 4-5 KM/H filling a 40 footer in about 100 yards I would say
Impressive to see,
All with live traffic and no lane closures

Sorry bout low quality it was very dark

Plug · 17-12-2010 02:52PM

Why can't we be like Canada?

red menace · 17-12-2010 03:53PM

Plug wrote: »

Why can't we be like Canada?

They are well used to these winters over here
Although the snow we had on Wednesday did concern them a lot.

Some of the county councils in Ireland should be looking into the methods over here.
I imagine a lot of the silage contractors with big trailers and tractors would be happy enough to use em for snow removal in winter.
All they would need to buy would be a couple of blades and a blower