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Many thanks! The Barbel we cut into pieces and with the tail section managed to persuade a Fish Eagle to grab his dinner a few feet from our boat! No tiger fish in the Kafue - only bream and Barbel... Unfortunately. After two weeks intense setting back up of a camp and opening it JUST in...

The 276c is probably the BEST GPS ever produced for in car overland use. Now here I am talking about navigation where the Europe street level type maps are about as much use as a chocolate fireguard. The more modern Zumo/Nuvi type units are fine for most uses in UK/EU etc but extremely limited...

Okay it's not all game drives, G&Ts and crisply pressed Khaki :violin: I am in a camp that needs SERIOUS attention and we have guests arriving next week. Last days has been sanding, plumbing, struggling with a VSAT system and ferrying a camp full of furniture across the flooded Busanga plains...

Welcome! Great people here, you will find any info (or where to find it) you could need!

Like Gary said....................................... if you want to buy a tyre that is good and relatively easy to replace BFG will be hard to beat. Insa whatever will not do you favours in the long run. Coopers while excellent will not be available in Autoworld Lusaka or whatever. You might...

Sub tank every time, followed by fuel in jerries in the vehicle (but well anchored/behind a cargo barrier). I would never be prepared to load fuel on the roof. Just me, but top heavy vehicles swaying around are an accident waiting to happen. Okay on say an 80 series a couple of jerries and...

Many many thanks guys! well the carnet balls up came right just in time for us to reach... Thanks to these idiots we were spared the possibility to see Ghana cry as we had no tv or even radio on the road up. Induction training finished and tomorrow Kafue - expect me to bore or annoy you all...

Jeez it's a small world :D welcome and Hi from Lusaka! Julia and myself have just finished our induction training and head off to Kafue tomorrow am to rebuild camps. Can't wait. Zambia is fantastic - expensive (food and such) but great people - all that stuff you read about West Africa...

Many thanks guys! Was really pleased to see that Lincomb was a success as always, photos and so on look great! Gary you are correct - Kafue is a really special place, we were back there a while back just after the end of the rains and the roads were gone! I have to say that Zambia is amazing...

Jim, I can only relate to my experience with Dobinsons on the HZJ78... All American recommended the +50Kg fronts as I had no intention of fitting a winch, but I did fit a very heavy (circa 50kg) home made bull bar to the front. The front did not sag at all - not even a tiny bit! That is the...

Well a very large and well known Southern African Safari company has been kind enough to offer Julia and I jobs. Now it is a short term contract - as the Zambian season is short due to the rains cutting off swathes of wilderness, so we only run until end of October, but hopefully the chance to...

Good info Tommo! Wish I had seen that 18 months ago :?

I have always used a guy called george muskens: [email protected] very helpful and good company to deal with.

If you are in a group of vehicles then honestly speaking I would leave the waffle board sand ladder type things at home... A decent strap or rope will be much faster and less hassle ;)

Jim, before pulling the trigger with TBR have you checked Dobinson's with All American in Holland? I remember somewhere people saying that the Dobinsons for the coil sprung LJs is even better than OME? Worth checking.

Just for balance I will point out that on a 3.6 ton vehicle on rocky tracks and gravel in Southern Africa I managed a "full" 10,000kms before a set were trashed. Also had numerous side wall punctures and one side wall failure (bulge). ;)

If the sagging rear is the issue, then consider airbags - they might well still be useful when you lift the car if you are running heavy payloads. As for tyres well my turbo'd 78 certainly noticed going from 265 to 285. If the car had been standard I think I would have been cursing the...

Yup - fitted myself... :( However I firmly believe it is not a fitting issue as it worked fine for 30K kilometres and then just started. Then again maybe! The small seal I did check, as I really didn't want to do all that palaver with cone washers and heavy lifting. I will just get on with...

I don't know what is wrong with it but I suspect a seal (the O rings) or the copper pipe... When actuated it just vents air out the axle breather and won't lock. Haven't opened the diff yet as I don't really want to go through all that until I have the parts. The o ring carrier is going to...

OOh, decisions decisions... A few points having had a couple of 1HZ powered 105s as well as running a fleet of 8 for several years. Yes they are sweet vehicles, but as pointed out they are very underpowered. All very well saying it's a 4x4 and you just take it easy, but reality bites...

Thanks Jon - the exploded diagram is better than nothing (and I have the original installation manual too) but I am really after more details if poss - have you (or anyone else) ever stripped down an ARB? At this stage it is all conjecture, as I have a long time to wait for the parts! I will...

Nice 70! Like the winch bar and the colour! A FRP topped 70 must be great in the South of France - take it off and enjoy the air... Welcome. Gil

Guys, has anyone ever found a link to a repair manual for a 32 spline air locker ARBRD64 (or indeed any model) ? I have combed the 'net to no avail and will have to tackle this if and when I get the parts :evil:

Very strange: Assuming it is for a 70/105, recommending pre-fuel filter change every 5,000km and engine oil (and filter) only at 15K??? This is not like anything I have every seen (or stuck to) and I wouldn't either. Bear in mind Toyota's recommendation for "extreme duty" (like down a mine or...

drifting off topic ! They are impressive vehicles - no doubt! But to be honest they are not for me. Two much electrickery and not enough live axles, and way out my budget :) When I see them kicking around Africa with NGO/Aid agency stickers I have to say that my first thought is "why the...

Oh yeah, forgot :oops: find me a picture of a seal eating a salmon

I fully agree - the KM2s are not too noisy (especially in a 80 with better soundproofing than a 70 series). They are a stunning tyre on rocks, sand, mud and tracks. I cannot really judge performance on asphalt - fine for me, but then I stay maximum 110km/h and slow down for corners. I have to...

It's not an 80, but my HZJ78 was the same - speed was way under. Once I switched to 285s it was pretty much bang on.

Okay last one :oops: My boss wanted to play golf and the mower was kaput (gearbox gone) so one of the mechanics got a bit creative with an axle from an HZJ75. I didn't last for long, just enough for the bas***d to get his game. The HZJ75 was basically totalled and fully stripped - that...

Another one - using my HZJ105 company car with electric winch and a snatch block in a tree to lift off my roof tent and later mount it's replacement. Better than doddery old Ghanaian watchmen who were the only guys I could get to help in a downpour! Besides it was a good opportunity to get two...