Mud-club
Chat & Social => The Bar - General Chat => Topic started by: Lord Shagg-Pyle on June 30, 2009, 21:53:01
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This Post has been 'Self Moderated'. It has been removed by LSP's alter ego, as it was deemed that LSP had been naughty and said rude things about people that he shouldn't have been rude about, as nasty people (who are a bit like the nasty wraith like things that suck your soul out in the Harry Potter films) at LSP's work, would take him away for re-edumacation and take away his pension and do horrible things to him with a herring.
No more shall I mention the subject. Its VERBOTTEN!
Sorry for wasting your time.
All is well in LSP land (recieves another prod with pointy stick)
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I thought rural "fuz" (no offence meant) still used Land Rovers?
Surely a Disco 3 would have been more suitable, all be it with some simex extremes :afro:
Winch, lift kit and Safari snorkel oh and a camo blues and twos.
Bummer tho huh? Navaras cant even negotiate a small rutted lane without grounding.
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I prefered the 1st post :lol: :lol:
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I liked it 2
Perhaps they will let you play with one of them whirly chopper things now your more rural :clap:
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Cost is the main factor. Practicality means squat. I won't say anymore, as I don't want to be a victim of some over enthusiastic hack or over zealous 'rubber healed' desk commando looking for an easy scalp.
I thought I had wiped the 1st version a bit quicker than I had done :oops:
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I liked it 2
Perhaps they will let you play with one of them whirly chopper things now your more rural :clap:
Hah! Don't get me started on that!
Bad LSP, Bad LSP! Think happy thoughts! All is nice, all is well, beer is good, cider is better. What pretty flowers! Its a pity some people aren't as nice as flowers!
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I'm assuming from this that they have given you a Navara?
If they are good enough for the Coastguard Recue Service then they are good enough for you lot!!!!
Even though thay are hateful things that self destruct!
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With things being tight and companies trying to save money, etc there's been a list of things not to buy doing the rounds for a while. These can be because of build quality or cost of maintanance etc. Land Rover is on the list.
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LSP, Gotcha!!!!
A few years back, the MCA used to issue the Coastguard Rescue Service 4x4 vehicles that had road tyres on, I.E. what they came from the factory with! This was particularly prevelant with the Jap models.
Unfortunately it was tragic circumstances that got them to change their minds on this. One of my colleagues further north went off a 200ft cliff backwards and the blame for this was laid squarely on the tyres. Within days, every 4x4 vehicle on CG service was issued with mud terrain tyres!!
We're now going through a period where people have forgotten this incident and are now getting us to log how often the vehicles are driven off road, how severe the terrain was, how many miles was driven etc. They will use this at a later date to justify sending vehicles out with road biased tyres! Totally forgetting that these vehicles can be driven a bit slower on the road to compensate for tyres but need to perform 100% offroad!!
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Navarra's don't self destruct....I think...that why there isn't a web site for such issues....
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GAY.
i wanted to know what the first post said
LAMEEEE
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Navarra's don't self destruct....I think...that why there isn't a web site for such issues....
I beg to differ!
The MCA took delivery of a load and within 12 months over 50% had their engines disintegrate!! Not good when you are hoofing with the blues and two's to a cliff faller!
Yes that was an engine problem, and yes it was probably a specific batch made together, but not good for an emergency vehicle.
There have also been serious safety concerns and there is a web site !!
http://www.nissan-navara.net/
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Ah thought it was knackered Navarra.com or something :lol: :lol:
Maybe public funds should pay for a Unimog for LSP :lol:
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Maybe public funds should pay for a Unimog for LSP :lol:
Well, it would better spent on that than bribing people to stop smoking :roll: Sorry, came over all angry for a moment then :lol:
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Maybe public funds should pay for a Unimog for LSP :lol:
Well, it would better spent on that than bribing people to stop smoking :roll: Sorry, came over all angry for a moment then :lol:
They pay people to stop smoking? Hmm. Interesting! Perhaps I could get the Job to sponsor me to stop the ciggies and pay for the tyres instead of giving me the cash!
On second thoughts, cigs me the excuse to leave the office for 5 mins to get away from the bureaucrats.............no, stop, calm down, peace, cider, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
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Maybe public funds should pay for a Unimog for LSP :lol:
Well, it would better spent on that than bribing people to stop smoking :roll: Sorry, came over all angry for a moment then :lol:
They pay people to stop smoking? Hmm. Interesting! Perhaps I could get the Job to sponsor me to stop the ciggies and pay for the tyres instead of giving me the cash!
On second thoughts, cigs me the excuse to leave the office for 5 mins to get away from the bureaucrats.............no, stop, calm down, peace, cider, mmmmmmmmmmmmmmm.
Just go for fresh air breaks, I started doing that when I realised smokers get an extra hours break everyday!
Justt remember it's for the greater good!
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THE GREATER GOOD! Hot Fuzz.
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Well look on the bright side up here in sunny wet north wales the rual police have ford madvicks swb versions at that. All with road tyres :doh:
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Lifeguards round my way use L200s.
Ill have a closer look and maybe take a picky. They look very "baywatch" from a distance!
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How do they float???? :lol:
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Lifeguards round my way use L200s.
Ill have a closer look and maybe take a picky. They look very "baywatch" from a distance!
Perhaps tthey took the tyre design from these. Vastly overinflated and with pointy bits on to get better grip on sand.
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Opening a Ruddles to calm me down....
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Not sure what you wrote, but I had a laught trying to work out what the first post was based on the replies.
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3709031541_3bd5e32605_b.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3709031541_3bd5e32605_b.jpg) Not much good then.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3709034567_54177bd632_b.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3709034567_54177bd632_b.jpg) Better than walking...maybe.
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Is that LSP in the pic....?
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Lifeguards round my way use L200s.
Ill have a closer look and maybe take a picky. They look very "baywatch" from a distance!
If they are RNLI Lifeguards then this is a pic from their website.
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http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3709031541_3bd5e32605_b.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3475/3709031541_3bd5e32605_b.jpg) Not much good then.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3709034567_54177bd632_b.jpg (http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3424/3709034567_54177bd632_b.jpg) Better than walking...maybe.
That is the actual beast I'm on about, or not if you get my drift, [-X
It is indeed better than walking, but it needs to be capable of doing the job for which it was bought, which with the tyres that are shown in the first pic it is not!
Stop stop stop!
Going into one again!
And not that is not me in the pic! I have less hair, slightly shorter and less 'streamlined' that that chap!
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They look lke the tyres i had on my old range rover. Scorpian somr thing or other they were called did me proud off road never got stuck in the mud and i did take it around sibbertoft pay and play site. As well as up and down stannage. But For near a big drop think i would be leaning towards a nice set of AT'S at least
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Is that LSP in the pic....?
Nope, thats not LSP!
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no doubt they have a 'the factory fitted them so they MUST be OK' mentality
also if they are like most employers - they are lokoing at the 'H&s ' aspect of fitting NON standard tyres... in other words - a right loads of ba**s
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no doubt they have a 'the factory fitted them so they MUST be OK' mentality
also if they are like most employers - they are lokoing at the 'H&s ' aspect of fitting NON standard tyres... in other words - a right loads of ba**s
I couldn't have put it better myself! :)
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But electricity companys fit BFG M/Ts to their Landies....????
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That really would be ridiculous. Tyres are tyres. Providing that they're properly approved and have a suitable load/speed rating then there's no reason for them to make the vehicle less safe. Increased stopping distances in the wet with mud tyres are not a problem if you're keeping a sensible distance from the vehicle in front, and you're not likely to be fitting Simex to it anyway!
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LSP, Gotcha!!!!
We're now going through a period where people have forgotten this incident and are now getting us to log how often the vehicles are driven off road, how severe the terrain was, how many miles was driven etc. They will use this at a later date to justify sending vehicles out with road biased tyres! Totally forgetting that these vehicles can be driven a bit slower on the road to compensate for tyres but need to perform 100% offroad!!
Perhaps they will do the same with Stab Vests "We now have to fill in forms for how frequently we get stabbed, how many times and how long the blade is" I mean "Its not like you get stabbed very often, so why waste all that money"
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A mucka of mine in the army got issued a set of body armour for iraq that was too small for him and the answer was put it on backwards and make sure no yanks are behind you!!! Make do with what you get issued and when the sh*it hits the fan they weedle their way out of it by blaming someone else, but your still a long time dead.
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no doubt they have a 'the factory fitted them so they MUST be OK' mentality
also if they are like most employers - they are lokoing at the 'H&s ' aspect of fitting NON standard tyres... in other words - a right loads of ba**s
I couldn't have put it better myself! :)
Come and park it in Reading LSP...it will need a new set of tyres if you leave it round a few of the dodgier estates! :D :D