Oceangirl
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I see hand gestures behind somebody's head! I totally saw him doing it at the time too....*snickers*
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Great photos, and it looks like it was a terrific experience.
Just as a matter of interest, I don't really like this example of winch rigging, though:
It's a small point, but the strop should be way further down the trunk of the small tree, where the snatch-block changes the pull direction by nearly 180 degrees. I trust he pointed out that the pull on the tree is nearly twice that on the stuck Disco! There's an unnecessary metre of leverage on the tree, which might easily be under a pull of several tons.
Great photos, and it looks like it was a terrific experience.
Just as a matter of interest, I don't really like this example of winch rigging, though:
It's a small point, but the strop should be way further down the trunk of the small tree, where the snatch-block changes the pull direction by nearly 180 degrees. I trust he pointed out that the pull on the tree is nearly twice that on the stuck Disco! There's an unnecessary metre of leverage on the tree, which might easily be under a pull of several tons.
:drool: uh did I see a 3rd Gen quad Cab Hilux AND a 70 series UTE??? Oh yeah and thatr Rover thingy... OH god how sweet. Where/how did he get these trucks? Oh and Great pics mate. looks like it was a blast eh.
Cheers
Dave
I haven't been able to post messages for a while b/c of password issues on the forum, but that's solved now. Anyhow, it was nice meeting everyone--I had a really good time w/ the off-road driving course! I understand Bruce is starting an offroad training area down in Virginia, and that is a heck of a lot closer for me, so I'll probably be doing that instead of coming up to CT, but who knows... I maybe down for another trip up to CT, so keep me in the loop. BTW, I didn't post pictures b/c they are mostly similar to the ones already posted. If you want them, I'm happy to provide them--just let me know. Later, -Jon