Its been so long since I’ve used a high lift jack (can’t on a Discovery 3) that I thought I better practice a bit , before I needed to use it in anger . I was quite impressed with the articulation from the OME leaf springs .
Still on the ground , I was worried I might run out a jack at one point
Finally clear
The front wasn’t bad either
Still touching
Just clearing
After much head scratching I mounted the high lift jack and the spade on the back.
I didn’t want anything protruding too much on the sides , so I replaced my Mantec sand ladders with these glorified skateboards . Hopefully they will be OK
Interesting point of view Affirmative Action:
“South Africa is the only country in the world where affirmative action is in the favour of the majority who has complete political control. The fact that the political majority requires affirmative action (BEE) to protect them against a 9% minority group is testament to a complete failure on their part to build their own wealth making structures, such that their only solution is to take it from others.” Finally, a word recently coined to describe South Africa’s current political situation.
Ineptocracy (in-ep-toc’-ra-cy) –
a system of government where the least capable to lead are elected by the least capable of producing, and where the members of society least likely to sustain themselves or succeed, are rewarded with goods and services paid for by the confiscated wealth of a diminishing number of producers.
Again sourced from Armand this cover provides quite a lot of storage and also cuts down on noise a bit
Sourced from Armand of Land Cruiser Forum fame , this protector is made from the same material that Escape Gear uses for their seat covers, so it is an exact match
This plugs into the Caska head unit , and can be manually activated , or automatically when selecting reverse
Day view
Night view . The camera doesn’t have infrared , but fortunately the reversing lights are fairly bright
I chose to use a mag mount instead of cutting a hole in the roof
Icom 208 fitted between the seats on the rear bulkhead
In urban areas, actually stopping – and we mean to a dead halt – at ‘stop streets’ is advisable, because the aforementioned creative cops have taken to positioning themselves out of sight around the junction, together with a plainclothes ‘spy’ at the stop sign itself, who lets them know the number of cars that do not in fact come to a full and uncontradictable halt. You then get nailed for twenty bucks.
Less creative and much more potentially fruitful in terms of road safety is the enforcement of the prohibition against using mobile ‘phones while driving. A court appearance is mandatory, and you can be fined up to US$5000 or more, and/or jailed for a minimum of two weeks, which is enough to spoil anyone’s holiday. Having been nearly rubbed out more often than I can remember by dilly dollies, weaving wallies and moronic maniacs with cellphones glued to their ears, I’m all in favour of this. However, hands-free kits appear to be OK.
Remember, too, that this will probably be applied to hand-held radios as well, so if you have one, don’t use it while driving. Ask your passenger to use it. And – as we’ve pointed out before – if it’s not licensed for use in Zimbabwe, you do risk being nailed for that as well.
Heine's Ramblings and Rumblings 