YES a series III land rover is fully capable of dragging a one tonne bag 
of sand down the garden.

YES the tonnne bag WILL split when it gets dragged over hardcore.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> YES a series III land rover is fully capable of dragging a one tonne bag 
> of sand down the garden.
> 
> YES the tonnne bag WILL split when it gets dragged over hardcore.

Next time wait until there is snow on the ground ;-)

-- 
Adrian C

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> YES a series III land rover is fully capable of dragging a one tonne
> bag of sand down the garden.

YES. one was also "fully capable" of doing some serious damage to my car 
when its idiot driver decided to reverse without checking his rear 'was 
clear' first!

Tanner-'op wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> YES a series III land rover is fully capable of dragging a one tonne
>> bag of sand down the garden.
> 
> YES. one was also "fully capable" of doing some serious damage to my car 
> when its idiot driver decided to reverse without checking his rear 'was 
> clear' first!
> 
> 
Yes, they are built pretty tough. This one has an EX MOD tow bar thingy 
on it.

Deeply dangerous.

And no brakes. Must have lost the fluid somewhere.

Ah well. SORN.

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> And no brakes. Must have lost the fluid somewhere.

Did they have brakes, or were they an option extra like the "heater"?

Owain

Owain wrote:
> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>> And no brakes. Must have lost the fluid somewhere.
> 
> Did they have brakes, or were they an option extra like the "heater"?
> 
> Owain
> 
Gosh. This is series III you know. Even has/had a winsscreen washer.

"The Natural Philosopher" <a@b.c> wrote in message 
news:1214989094.26094.1@proxy01.news.clara.net...
> Owain wrote:
>> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>> And no brakes. Must have lost the fluid somewhere.
>>
>> Did they have brakes, or were they an option extra like the "heater"?
>>
>> Owain
>>
> Gosh. This is series III you know. Even has/had a winsscreen washer.

But still no heater!

On 2008-07-01, The Natural Philosopher <a@b.c> wrote:
> YES a series III land rover is fully capable of dragging a one tonne bag 
> of sand down the garden.
>
> YES the tonnne bag WILL split when it gets dragged over hardcore.

Sheesh. Coulda told *you* that.

'Cept it was a Discovery.

-- 
          "Be thankful that you have a life, and forsake your vain
                 and presumptuous desire for a second one."
               [email me at huge {at} huge (dot) org <dot> uk]

On Wed, 2 Jul 2008 10:24:43 +0100, "Vernon" 
wrote:

>
>"The Natural Philosopher" <a@b.c> wrote in message 
>news:1214989094.26094.1@proxy01.news.clara.net...
>> Owain wrote:
>>> The Natural Philosopher wrote:
>>>> And no brakes. Must have lost the fluid somewhere.
>>>
>>> Did they have brakes, or were they an option extra like the "heater"?
>>>
>>> Owain
>>>
>> Gosh. This is series III you know. Even has/had a winsscreen washer.
>
>But still no heater! 
>
Mine had a heater - it had three settings:

Off - Still Off - It Must Be On Because It Says So

What really helped was fitting a new blower motor and sealing up the
leaks in the heater tubing junctions.

Regards,



-- 
Stephen Howard - Woodwind repairs & period restorations
http://www.shwoodwind.co.uk
Emails to: showard{who is at}shwoodwind{dot}co{dot}uk

The Natural Philosopher wrote:
> Gosh. This is series III you know. Even has/had a winsscreen washer.

Unlike a IIa where you had to park behind a cow and wait for it to piss.

Owain