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War & Peace Show Tank Limo
War & Peace Show Tank Limo 2006 The calendar looked pretty full and it didn’t look likely we could make the War and Peace show this year. Shame I thought sort of a tradition must be 10 or 12 years straight now. They cover some of my costs to get one or two main...
Grand prix driving skills
Customers Grand Prix Driving Skills We had a couple up who seemed rather keen drove the 432’s the grozdilkas and then did a crush We generally don’t drive terribly fast in the tanks ourselves or encourage others to for safety reasons but occasionally we get...
The Mud Man Tank Driving
The Mud Man Tank Driving The mud man, on a full Monty we often get a little mud some times a lot. On this particular day we had a reasonable water splash that had turned to porridge Nigel the local landlord of the red lion was on his birthday full Monty day. His...Our Driving Experiences
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The plugs came, thank god for Banisters. Kate’s been looking forward to this. This was mechanic owned and it’s easy to tell.
And all of a sudden a starting stopping driving road registered Saracen popped up with only 72 miles under its bonnet. Can’t wait to give it a proper blast.
Busy day shipping tanks in and tanks out. Better buy a set of plugs for the new Sabre or the little woman will poor fresh fizzy coke in my ear when I’m sleeping.
Try it on a loved one when they are sleeping. Sure is fizzy right on your eardrum.
Needed a bit of advise on the steering on a Saladin. Thanks chaps it’s Turing fine now, should be in the yard this week.
And the deal was done, you know when you get that feeling somethings nicely worn and’s going to be a really nice drive. It’s the early petrol version with the bolt down gearbox covers.
Very smooth engine ticked over so low it was easy to slide from forward to reverse. Should be delivered on Tuesday Kate our chief tank tester can’t wait.
Busy day, a private car crush today with some clay shooting added. Then shoot off up the road to buy another cvrt Sabre leaving Alex and his dad in Todd’s capable hands. Never had three Sabres at the same time before. Maybe we should do a race movie.
Spot of clay shooting in the rain!
Seems to me that 432 needs some kate love! Next project me thinks!! 🙋♀️
To hot today so we all sat down watched young Robert work and took bets on when he would fall over with heat exertion.
Hey nick,spotted this in a customers barn today. Looks like it needs saving. 😁👌
Woohoooo special delivery for a big kid today!! She’s ‘mint’ (as Nick keeps saying)
Bought a very nice Abbott today and lots of dust for free. Nice to get a new set of track pads and a Bren gun in the deal. She has an image intensifier fitted. Interested to see how well it works.
Me tripod on the front is missing anyone know where I can find one for sale.
A nice easy Sunday tinkering about with willy. It had a couple of air leaks on the expanding seal around the cockpit and engine cover. Found them both.fiddly job but easier than working on a military vehicle.
Now just three fault codes to investigate.
Thank god willy was in limp mode. 5000 rpm was probably a sensible thing. Very tricky to control. I can see why they recommend 20 hours with an instructor. Loved it and can’t wait for my next session after watching more movies with experts driving. It went out of limp mode for maybe a minute and felt explosive. I pressed a few buttons and it’s given me three fault codes. Time to do some research.
We need lots of cars for crushing. Can’t see us doing our big monty days for a bit longer, hard to socially distance 150 keen tankers. But we can do the private car crush and it’s looking busy.
Let’s make your motor famous.
The sea breacher arrived today. The plan is to have some fun than use it in a T72 trade. Your supposed to have 20 hours tuition before you go on your own. How hard can it be.
If I can spray a huge French Humvee how hard can it be to do a gobby bit on the E type wing.
Theirs only one way to find out.
Another productive day,I was happy coz I’m all ready for the sea breacher trade on Wednesday, Kate was happy because she found a pair of Nike optics sunglasses caught between the Humvee canvas tilt.when she was masking the brute up.
A short movie for Steve (over in the US) he had a few questions about the Landrovers, with bloody Nigel trying to drown us out with a noisy tank!!
We were both up pretty early for a Sunday preparing the
Humvee for some spraying on Monday. It’s part payment on the sea breacher and I want the new owner to be impressed. Kate decided Sunday should be play day.
Wart hog here we come, did I get a drive, no but Kate did.
Getting everything ready for the truck seabreacher swap on Wednesday. Little woman very exited.
You just can’t get bored of this picture, this time it’s actually real, no screen shot. She’s here!! Eeeeeek.
So busy I never got a chance to play in miss piggy the warthog. Looks a million dollars. But costs over two.
Maybe tomorrow Kate can put it through its paces,
A fun buying trip out with her who must be obeyed. Question is should I have bought Aqua track or the Sea breacher. Ones sensible, ones mad as a box of frogs.
Guess
Ak mats speeding along nicely, but am I up to spraying my one owner from new e type vee 12 jag.
How hard can it be, it’s very small compared to a tank or truck.
A short movie for a German museum, they rather fancy my command car for a BMP1 they have spare. I’m thinking the bmp is more tanksalot.
Have a customer in Oz wants a craned stolly with not to much swimming gear removed.
Remove brake pads, remove clutch, remove head gasket.
Before I can enter,seems they don’t want asbestosis in the country.
Not sure if I have time to do all that.
Sounds like a job for Baz Blackcock
Ferrett ready for a new home,should be on our website Monday just need to buy some white number plate letters to keep it traditional. Fun driving it off road with my commander.
