Beginners and experienced Greenlanes Longmynd 28th June

[alex]

Good thing about an A, lots of metal to weld stuff too

Big point from Manny, must remember food and drink. Especially if your coming to Wales after. The driving is surprisingly tyring mentally. Lots of fluids, plenty of grub, not junk (well ok a fair amount) stuff that you can nibble as well as butties for breaks.

A good trade learnt from others is a tub of muffins or whatever the supermarket throws out cheap. If someones stuck, or in a fix. Stop, get the grub out, everyone stops, eats, talks, thinks. Then you dont rush into a mess.

A good look around your car is a must, your doing a few miles plus some off roading in the middle.

Knowing where is a good recovery point helps, were all pretty good with Frontera's even the green oval boys, but its good experience to check your own. Even us regulars, check nobody nicked your shackle, that stuff is free, not seized etc.

Maps are good, road maps. You may have a blonde moment going right when everyone else goes left. Nice to be able to get home if your lost.

Then Mobile phones, a list of contacts numbers, AA or the like if you have one.

Oh and a full tank, we would laugh, all of us



last, most important, humour. We all gotta have fun or its pointless.

[alex]

Just copied and pasted a gazillion pm's with my mobile number. If I missed anyone, I'm sorry, but let me know and I'll send you it.

[Trugga]

Locking wheel nut keys and the key for the padlock on the spare.

Just thought I'd mention that one quietly.

Lawrence

[NiftyWolfie]

well if I spend anymore time looking my fronty over this week I'll scream .... least shes alraedy to go bar 2 nuts/bolts

[Drift]

And one of them is the driver

Sorry couldnt resit

[NiftyWolfie]

ok make it 3 "nuts" and 2 bolts left to do

[Drift]

[Sir-Doris]

[bobbinsjob]

any idea where to mount shackle on the front of a B SWB cos the A bar blocks the normal holes in the chasis and i imagime the loop on the A bar is about as useful as a chocolate t-pot

[alex]

I towed Matt on his. It wont pull you up a bank when your up to your axles, but ok for a quick up the road tug. Will have a looky Sat for you.

[bobbinsjob]

Cheers Alex, I can put one at the rear on the bottom hole of the tow bar bracket but I'm buggered if i can find a place at the fron unless I do a bit of drilling

[alex]

Always resort to welding. Its glueing for adults

[Wneiljohnson47]

Oil change to be done Friday night, been running flushing oil for a few miles since new cam belt valves oil pump and loads of other gubbins and just remembered today it needs changing. Then refit sump guard, been off since oil pump change.... no leaks yet!

Have COFFEE and CAKES, and Sandwiches. Maps .... maybe and AA card

CB aerial.... SWR tuning I know the minimum SWR is the best but what is the minimum likley to be? If I just keep trimming, A it takes a long time and/or B I end up with a VERY short aerial.... Its OK at present (1.3 - 1.5) according to the SWR instructions less than "2" is good.

[Truckosaurs]

Ayup i have had a new cb twig given to me but i dont think it will last very long on the lanes we are doing as i think the trees will kill in but never mined it was free i SWR it in the other night and got it to about 1.5 i take it that is ok its not long now i have been talking to my mates that are comming along and we have decided to go stright to the services on the m54 i will be there about 8 ish see you all soon
Cheers Mart

[Frontycustoms]

Yes good point Manny we need good recovery points for pullin u randy lovers out when ya get stuck. Yes very good point, will phone Dan now.............

[Truckosaurs]

You guy's

[manny]

i have got a winch dont need a fronty

[Frontycustoms]

Ha , I have got a chainsaw so u'll have no where to put ya winch

[brachunky]

The day of reckoning for me Finishing off my rear half shaft refitting and new brake shoes and bleeding the brakes and filling the diff and a general all round check.......... but in Longmynd I will be

[NiftyWolfie]

jellybaby do you still need a lift to the meeting point ???? If so give me a PM as I have a empty seat you can use to get there !