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Looks like lots of fun, sorry we missed you.

sonic23 wrote:That's a really, really good video Paul.......the from in cab perspective reminds me of the Robocob fim when they first switch him on!

Looks like everyone had a great time.

1st weekend in August is good works for me. We always tend to be away for Aug bank hols as it's our wedding anniversary.

Rich

thanks glad you enjoyed it

Neil's 'moment'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8QcTPkz5g4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Ah ratchet straps even thought the footage doesn't do it justice still looks hairy well done guys

Hi all
Looks like a great weekend was had by everyone.....I was busy bonding with my 7 day old baby boy!
The Syncro is itching to get muddy,so hope to be out there soon.
cheers,
Ash

JustSharon wrote:Neil's 'moment'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8QcTPkz5g4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

What was going on their was there some sort of drop off to the right?

jed

They were trying to avoid crushing a rare orchid, I believe.

jed the spread wrote:

JustSharon wrote:Neil's 'moment'
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p8QcTPkz5g4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

What was going on their was there some sort of drop off to the right?

jed

Yep, something defo going on there, Neil's off side was sat on very loose soil - well barely any soil and next to a very steep drop although you can't see it very well because of the overgrowth it was a long way down. Every time we tried to tow, it just kept slipping more.
It wasn't a moment in syncro driving that any of us want to savour really.
Anyway, we duly went off to the shops on Tuesday and purchased some new tree hugging strops and a winchy thingy.

syncrodoug wrote:They were trying to avoid crushing a rare orchid, I believe.

Doug, getting a bit concerned here, chatting up girls in petrol stations and now you're regarding Neil as a rare orchid...

Oh dear!!!

jed

How embarrassing....

SOTSAN - Stay On The Straight And Narrow

Arriving later I could see how precarious this had been... there was nothing at all just another inch or two outside the rear wheel, and a rather messy drop it would have been.

syncrodoug wrote:They were trying to avoid crushing a rare orchid, I believe.

i like to think of myself as a pettle, i think that you had to be there, i would have not taken very much for it to have become very nasty, if i had gone over i think that i could have pulled sharon and pete's doka with me. the ratchet strap was the tool that made the difference this time. hooking it on to the jacking point to stop the back sliding off the edge. gonna pick up one over the weekend. along with a couple of strops.

neil

axeman wrote:

syncrodoug wrote:They were trying to avoid crushing a rare orchid, I believe.

i like to think of myself as a pettle, i think that you had to be there, i would have not taken very much for it to have become very nasty, if i had gone over i think that i could have pulled sharon and pete's doka with me. the ratchet strap was the tool that made the difference this time. hooking it on to the jacking point to stop the back sliding off the edge. gonna pick up one over the weekend. along with a couple of strops.

neil

Dont take Sally with you to buy the ratchet then

jed

Did you slide across the lane or was it a case of just driving to near the edge?

jed

jed the spread wrote:Did you slide across the lane or was it a case of just driving to near the edge?

jed

I'ld say slid a touch and every time he moved it went a little more, terrain on the near side was sloping and Neil was on ATs.

The fluky bit was the ratchet strap was thrown in, to secure our loose tyres and waffle boards, usually Pete secures his work ladders onto the doka with them.