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G,,day .
i have spoken to the current owner .
i did have some dealings with the previous owner , but i do not know the vehicle

kerry

G,,day , i am pleased that people have taken my and others comments . often a comment like mine is taken with contempt , and i have been told i do not know wat i am talking about . i am happy it has been different this time . as woodman commented , on a lot of vehicles wat appears to be recovery poi...

Gary . you have made the point so much better than i did .

thankyou .

kerry

take the tow ball out of the coupling .
put the largest rated bow shackle into its place .
and attatch to it
may not be perfect , but a bloody big amount better than a tow ball.

it is late , so i am tired .
kerry

thank you John .

a lot of people do not realise how much force can be exerted in a recovery .


kerry

G,,day . i may not put this in the best . or polite words . it scares the shit out of me when i see people doing a recovery using a tow ball as an attatchment point . they are not designed for huge loads . there have been a number of deaths and injuries from using a tow ball . please use correct / r...

Gary , i just looked at a rim , it is not for tubeless . it is not a safety rim .
from the outside you should be able to see a groove which is the lump / lip that keeps the bead sealed against the rim .

there may have been safety rims , i have not seen one , but they may exist .

cheers
kerry

i must ad . to all that have big cylinders in the rear . go for a drive with no load , and do a panic brake . i mean jump on the brake pedal . as in avoiding a crash . try this on dry bitumen road , wet bitumen road . and gravel road . i am meaning brake lock up . please do this with no other traffi...

G,,day as has been mentioned , large diameter in the front .
small in the rear .
or you will suffer some nasty things when empty .
this will present itself as the back end passing the front end .
not nice unless you want to do it as in a handbrake turn . ala rally car .

kerry

G,,day OOPS FORGIVE ME i stuffed up . the measurement IS 345 mm centre of eye to centre of eye . this is on a new strap with an 18 mm hole . part number 700 4 54 025 2 FANGBAND F - 15631 my humble apology fore getting it wrong please forgive me ??? kerry and the width of the slot for the wire is 28 ...

G,,day .
tyres do have a date on them telling when they were made .

they look good as an all purpose tyre

kerry

good news mate

i like companies that do the right thing .
cheers
kerry

the measurement was taken , edge to edge of the hole .
this is centre to centre .

the strap is new , never used .
kerry

look at my comments , re ;
GL4
GL5

kerry

Gary ,, just pointing out facts to others , i reckon you could run VMX80 for a fair while without causing a problem .
but ??????
kerry

i just checked ,
factory specs
hypoid SAE 90
gearbox , hubs and front diff .

i know the specs on VMX 80 , as my G Wagen requires straight gear oil for the synchromesh transfer case , VMX 80 is the easiest to get

kerry

VMX 80 is a GL 4 rating ,

GL 5 is hypoid

kerry

Gary VMX80 is a straight gear oil , not a hypoid gear oil
my memory tells me hypoid is recomended .

kerry

i am old fashioned , i use what it was designed to use .
old fashioned oils for old mechanicals
personal choice

kerry

a brand new strap measures 327 , 328 mm eye to eye .

kerry