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sloped drive

Post by windsor » Wed May 22, 2013 2:38 pm

Haveing a up hill drive can have its uses
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Re: sloped drive

Post by The Heretic » Wed May 22, 2013 2:48 pm

Ok, stating the bloody obvious here, but would that not be the same be it a flat drive?

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Re: sloped drive

Post by windsor » Wed May 22, 2013 2:51 pm

You cant really c it on the pik but where the big crack is it goes up from tthere so you get the effect od haveing all four wheels on ramps witch is good when u only have two ramps lol
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Re: sloped drive

Post by turbo-tom » Wed May 22, 2013 6:55 pm

haha i see what your on about, please remember to chock your wheels with the handbrake on and in gear aswell mate other wise it might end nasty otherwise happy spannering ;)
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Re: sloped drive

Post by windsor » Wed May 22, 2013 6:59 pm

lol was in gear as was ajusting handbrake at the time but came of the ramps a tad quik and fired em from under the truk
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Re: sloped drive

Post by dazerede » Wed May 22, 2013 7:03 pm

Yep chock the wheels

I was checking all fluid levels in my axles and gearbox and tbox yesterday it was parked on level ground an i was under the zook undoing the gearbox nut to check the level and my zook rolled backwards into the pile of wood good job I parked a foot away from the poor of wood
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Re: sloped drive

Post by dazerede » Wed May 22, 2013 7:08 pm

And also you put it on ramps to adjust the handbrake :er:

All I did was park on level ground put it on gear and hand brake off and then check if the hole is lined up with the adjusters if not jump in the zook and roll it forward a fraction untill it is lined up
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Re: sloped drive

Post by windsor » Wed May 22, 2013 7:09 pm

poor wood
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Re: sloped drive

Post by dazerede » Wed May 22, 2013 7:15 pm

If u look on my avatar pic u rolled into that wood good timing as my dads got to move it all as mum is moaning as it has destroyed the flowers and It looks like a tip :lol:
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Re: sloped drive

Post by windsor » Wed May 22, 2013 7:18 pm

needed to tigten the cable so under it i went and am shure your mum wudda preferd the wood being hit over her flowers lol
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