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Vehicle & Technical => Discovery => Topic started by: LIGS on August 28, 2004, 10:22:48

Title: Recovery points and tank guard
Post by: LIGS on August 28, 2004, 10:22:48

Hi,

I have recently fitted a Marshland Offroad Modular recovery point on the rear of my discovery, it wraps around the rear cross member and is probably the most secure recovery point i have seen fitted.
My question is - Has anyone else got one of these fitted? Can i fit a Southdowns Fuel tank guard with the Marshland rec. point on?

My personal hate is 4x4s with NO recovery points  :evil: it makes for 'interesting' recoveries!! so i would like to keep the Marshland kit. I know i can have a recovery ring on the fuel tank but i would like as many rear points as possible.

Does anyone have any alternatives?

Thanks very much,

Title: Recovery points and tank guard
Post by: strapping young lad on August 28, 2004, 10:37:07

show us a pic of this kit on yours and it will explain if the southdown will fit too

although the southdown comes with its own recovery point and hi lift point too

i have pics on here with it fitted (try the bar)

Title: Recovery points and tank guard
Post by: scorpio on August 28, 2004, 11:22:11

give me till tea time tonight and I will tell you if it fits I am just going outside to fit my tank Guard and I also have a marshland recovery kit on the back.

Title: Recovery points and tank guard
Post by: LIGS on August 28, 2004, 12:55:40

Here are a few pictures of the Marshland Recovery point. It should look a neater cut than that but i messed up whilst cutting the bumper :roll:

the trailer electrics get in the way but you can see the general idea

Title: Recovery points and tank guard
Post by: strapping young lad on August 28, 2004, 14:55:21

well if thats what it is

then its a piece of cake

you use the bottom mounting of the marshland (onto the drop plate) and bolt the tank guard beneath it

the bolts that come with southdown should be long enough.

Title: Recovery points and tank guard
Post by: scorpio on August 28, 2004, 18:41:16

Right the definitive answer is yes it does fit but it needs a little modifying in that the bolts Marhsland supply screww directly into the recovery device and are 10mm the one southdown supply go right through and are 12mm so you need to enlarge the top holes on the Marshland, but other than that it fits. :lol:  :lol:

Title: Recovery points and tank guard
Post by: LIGS on August 29, 2004, 12:03:14

Excellent, thanks Scorpio,

Title: rear recovery
Post by: ProjectBlue on September 19, 2004, 15:16:08

Erm, why would you need the rear recovery & the southdowns when the southdowns has two recovery points in it anyway?

Or am I missing something really obvious?   :?

Title: Recovery points and tank guard
Post by: dawdler on September 19, 2004, 18:30:07

its simple

With the marshland rear recovery unit, you have what has to be the best recovery system going for the Disco

But even then there is no protection for the fuel tank and as I understand, the Southdown tank guard is the best out there

so why not have both,

Title: Recovery points and tank guard
Post by: scorpio on September 20, 2004, 12:59:00

project blue the southdown has no recovery point as standard you have to buy an extra bit