Recent content by Robin Craig

I have the privilege of operating and maintaining both rubber and steel tracked Hagglunds BV206 and CVRT variants and FV430 series at work. I really like both as they are well designed and relatively simple to maintain. I have learned from many others a wealth of operating information and have...

At work we have a Fox, sadly sat in a 20 ft sea can on hold until we can get time to get at her again. Broken fuel tap bodged by someone puts everyones lives at risk so withdrew it from use until we can check the whole vehicle over and see what other stupid fixes this clown sold us. When it ran...

Just curious, why did you think you needed the extra visibility or was it a bling thing? R

Here is the other style, about a 4 inch long slug, here are both ends Robin

Depends who and what they drive are in your area or in your collection. There is an adapter that allows the modern style cable to be used with the older style plugs. I would buy the modern cable and two adapters and cover your bases that way. The Canadians figured out your problem with this...

Gave instruction to a user, don't try to turn hard all in one go on soft ground in a tracked vehicle. Was called to fix this. Track had jumped the idler and had jammed between the idler and hull sponson. Moral, some people won't listen. Robin

Towing a Land Rover 90 with a Dodge 3500 dually on a slightly snow covered road using a set of A bars, at the bottom of a small hill with a sharp turn the Land Rover did not have enough grip with the road and tried to push the dually into the ditch rather than follow it around the corner...

I have some many, you make me feel old. I was driving a CVR(T) Spartan when it threw a rod out of the block and shredded the oil pan. I was dong about 25 mph on a road at the time. Clouds of black smoke right beside me. Very spectacular, also very mind focusing and a heck of a lot of rattling...

I acquired this trailer in a complex exchange with my employer, that I still don't understand. It is a period correct trailer for my Land Rover 1 tonne FC. This is a wide track style often mistakenly called a Sankey trailer but who am I to argue. Useful, light, robust, easy to change 24 to 12...

Thank you all for your replies. Some knowledgeable and well known people on here, good to see DSD277 around. So we have established that we have to go to Europe for parts, but where and who? What is needed is a steering axle tie road and the rear axle rods that keep the axle centred front and...

Does anyone have any idea if the FMTV trucks have any common parts to this style of older Steyr truck, I think this was the genesis vehicle. I am trying to help a local fire department out with sourcing parts to keep their on the road. If they cant keep it safe they will have to sell it. Can...

Howdy Everyone, Robin from Ontario, Canada. Main interests post WW2 British vehicles, wheeled and tracked, armour and softskin. Not a mechanic but mechanically inclined. Own a Land Rover 1 Tonne and Sankey wide track trailer and two Canadian Mk1 Ferrets, one for rebuild one for spares /...