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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443   
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How about a Wolf-style mount on each side?
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3rd May 2011 9:29am |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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you mean on the side? Its a 90 SW to not sure how that would work
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3rd May 2011 9:31am |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443
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Not very well then!  |
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3rd May 2011 11:45am |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5038 
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You could sell you maggolina and buy the one with the roof rack built in
We had a chat with chris about them to store both a canoe and spare on - but went for the safari in the end. Mike |
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3rd May 2011 4:51pm |
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| Tazz Member Since: 24 Mar 2011 Location: Harrow Posts: 90
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Ah! It wasn't clear from the OP that it was a Puma, just a defender.  So the answer must be sell it,and buy a TD5 
Tazz |
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3rd May 2011 10:12pm |
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| mse Member Since: 06 Apr 2008 Location: UK Posts: 5038
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This forum is primarily a puma forum! Mike |
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4th May 2011 10:06am |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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They do, and I have one (velcro top rather than drawstring), but inevitably the bag gets full of dust and sand both inside and out, and after a day or two it loses its effectiveness and bedding gets dirty. Plus, with pillows, duvet, blanket and some spare clothes up there, adding the ladder inside makes it more precise in terms of ladder on a diagonal and other things arranged around it to make the clamshell come down and secure without messing about - not what I enjoy doing at 6am in the dark
I've just been told by someone (close to you brendan) that I can have a twin wheel carrier which they have, and also that the heavy duty single carrier they have been developing may well be able to be modified to carry both second spare and ladder. They are modifying the design a little to allow for a longer bracket (my idea actually, get me ) so that should be available shortly.
Thanks for the help everyone - if anyone is interested, once I have it i'll post up a pic of the 2 wheel carrier assuming its suitable |
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4th May 2011 12:04pm |
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| kzycnn Member Since: 24 Apr 2009 Location: Northumberland Posts: 277 
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Just to add something to the ladder issue, I use a telescopic ladder that has it's own bag and stow that in the Defender rather than in the tent - saves the dirty bedding problem. Also, as the ladder collapses down much smaller, it stows easier.
On the spare wheel front, I know you have it covered now, but have you seen the mountings available for the bonnet? I seem to remember a French company brought them out but have only ever seen one in use. It was on a TD5, mind, but as it incorporated a complete frame (to remove stress from the weak TD5 bonnet), this may provide enough space to clear the puma bump. Just a thought...... Tony |
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4th May 2011 12:34pm |
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| Steve B Member Since: 22 May 2009 Location: Warwickshire Posts: 586 
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This is what you have seen, I like it. May get one when I have run out of important stuff to buy
http://www.difflock.com/magazine/4x4_Gear/...ount.shtml |
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4th May 2011 2:26pm |
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| blackwolf Member Since: 03 Nov 2009 Location: South West England Posts: 17443
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An interesting product! I like the way the blurb describes it as "neat and unobtrusive", it is neat, but - at least with a whell on it - unobtrusive it ain't! One of these on a Puma (if it was available) might make it harder to nick the bonnet; with the wheel locked on the mount the bonnet wouldn't open far enough to lift off. I doubt you could see where you were going though, especially with a 285 on it. On a serious note, I always understood that the bonnet mount was deleted due to crash-worthiness regulations, since in the event of a frontal impact it comes through the windscreen and kills the front seat occupants. How would fitting one of these affect type approval and insurance? |
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4th May 2011 2:58pm |
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| Sonic3d Member Since: 28 Jan 2008 Location: Ross on Wye Posts: 1505 
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I would happily mount 2 wheels to one of my carriers the weak link is the Landrover crossmember |
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4th May 2011 3:04pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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Presumably that's why the kaymar is two arms, one for each side to spread the load. Were talking about 40 ish kg per wheel/tyre and I'm not sure how the crossmember would cope with all that on a single mount
Then again, I've just bought a landcruiser so that would solve the problem |
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4th May 2011 3:22pm |
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| Sonic3d Member Since: 28 Jan 2008 Location: Ross on Wye Posts: 1505
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My carrier is mounted both sides of the crossmember
I can stand on my carrier right on the outside of it in the open position and it doesn`t move and i`m no light weight  even with a Kaymar my concern is the 2 and 3mm the crossmember is made from. What LC have you bought? |
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4th May 2011 3:32pm |
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| BigMike Member Since: 13 Jul 2010 Location: Lancashire Posts: 2253
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a '96 80 series 4.2 diesel manual. it looks like a chicken farm at the moment. in fact I think it was being used as one
. Need a lot of work. |
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4th May 2011 3:50pm |
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