LouisK se bakkie

[LouisK]

Ek gaan probeer om my bakkie vir julle te wys. Ek het die foto's ge-upload na photobucket en geresize na 800x600.

[ThysdJ]

Toe kry jy dit reg, en nou kan jy nog baie fotos wys...

[LouisK]

Hier is nog 'n paar. Iewers tussen Loxton en B-Wes op Springbokjag en die afgelope naweek se trippie na Strandfontein aan die Weskus.

[ThysdJ]

baie nice... Strandfontein is 'n lekker plek..

[Scorpion]

Very nice...

[KAMCHATKA!!]

see this is what im talking about, that rack is sweet. definitely nothing like that over here.. could you put up a detail shot of how the back works?

[Cookie Monster]

Good looking van 8)

[LouisK]

When I bought the Hilux 5 years ago, it had a Beekman canopy, which I had to remove everytime I wanted to transport large cargo. I also started hunting in the Kalahari and the farmers bakkie was fubar most of the time.
In 2004 I went on a hunting trip at Maasstroom in the far Northern Transvaal and nearly broke my neck when I was flung from an open bakkie without skaaptralies. The driver "forgot" there was people on the back and made a very sharp turn on a gravel runway. (Broken nose, broken arm, concussion etc etc)

Anyway I decided to get quotes for skaaptralies. Snyman 4x4 in Brackenfell made these for me for a mere R1800. Afterwards he admitted that he did himself in with such a cheap quote. My neighbour (1990 SFA hilux d/c) got a quote for R4500 sometime this year from the same Snyman 4x4. He decided to ask an amateur welder to make him "custom" tralies and his bakkie now looks like he's a greengrocer from the cape flats!

The biggest problem with skaaptralies is RAIN, but this year we started using large bins with a watertight lid to transport clothing and meat. It works well.

[Pietman]

Bakgat bakkie Louis

[astam]

Looks great! What tyres you got on there?

[LouisK]

Looks great! What tyres you got on there?

Khumo Road Venture KL71. I got eight punctures on my previous set of tyres, Goodyear Wrangler HP's and ended up with 3 of the 4 tyres carrying inner tubes. My neighbour in Durbanville owns a small farm in Kliprand and he put the Khumo's on first. I closely checked his tyres for a year and they performed well with very little wear. Now I get no more punctures!

[astam]

Thanks Louis. Good to hear. I'm due for 2 new tyres and looking around for something slightly cheaper than the Pirelli's (which I have) which cost R2500 each. My dad also rates the Khumos and now I can see that they look good too!

[2.8 d/cab SFA]

mooi

[LouisK]

Thanks Louis. Good to hear. I'm due for 2 new tyres and looking around for something slightly cheaper than the Pirelli's (which I have) which cost R2500 each. My dad also rates the Khumos and now I can see that they look good too!

The Khumo's are (in my opinion) not in the same class as the Bf Goodridge and Cooper tyres, but they are very good value for money. The retail price was R1900 per tyre, but I bargained the price down to R1450 per tyre because I bought 5 plus Gabriel Safari shocks.

By the way my shocks was so old, the left front one was locked/rusted in the compressed position and it seems I have been driving without shocks for quite a while.

[Niel]

but I bargained the price down to R1450 per tyre because I bought 5 plus Gabriel Safari shocks.

Where did you managed that

[LouisK]

but I bargained the price down to R1450 per tyre because I bought 5 plus Gabriel Safari shocks.

Where did you managed that

Hi-Q in Durbanweg in Bellville. Die bestuurder is Dewald Hanekom, hy was saam met my in matriek (1985!). As jy regtig belangstel kan ek hom 'n luitjie gee?

[Niel]

Dankie, maar nie op die stadium nie. Ek laat gewoonlik die bakkie ...se wielsporing daar doen maar dan moet Francois die werk doen . Die man ry self 4x4 (hilux) en hy ken sy storie :D