Hilux 4x4 Forum

Mountain Man

I also wonder now how much to pump my tyres. I have put on new Maxxis Bighorn on Agteros. George is taking my BF AT's - only done some 2500km with them. The Maxxis definately feels more "wobbly" compared to the BF's - wonder if it has to do with the "knobblies"?? I hope I will b...

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"TLC 79 Series Pick up 4.5 EFi PETROL" Craig, As far as I understand Petrol engine will give me bigger l/km rate and so, shorter distance driving, + petrol is 5-10% more expensive than diesel depending on country We also have here in Ukraine bad diesel watered and mixes with doo-doo outsi...

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Simple, half your service kilometers to replace the Diesel Filter to sort out any diesel quality issues. Louis, Please correct me if I'm wrong... Is there also not some sort of problem with the pump and injectors that the high suphur content causes? AFAIK this is the main reason for engine problems...

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Another point of these TLC 80 and 76 owners was engine, they said that their 4.2 engines can accept almost any quality of diesel, but 2.5 D4d of Hilux is more depending on quailty of diesel and can cause many problems when using low quilyto diesel somewhere in africa or russia etc. What do you all ...

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To Me this looks like a combination of balancing and either worn shocks or a badly set up suspension. You can throw the tyres away as no amount of adjustment will save them now. In fact if you sorted the problem and kept the badly worn tyres it may even feel worse.

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Blaps wrote:Welcome Brian, you will enjoy it here.....
BUT something is missing........

PEEKTJAS

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krazy_kameleon wrote:...and you spoke to an unaccompanied female. you are definitely heading for a public lashing

How do you know it is a female.

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Looks like a learner driver.

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CasKru wrote:
ThysdJ wrote:I know that it is not recommended to cross rotate moden tires, but I got 70K+ km's on a set of MTR's which Kaspaas is now using.

I rest my case...
Hoekom? Raak hy te swaar vir jou?

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Pieter, You are going to curse the pipe out the side. I also had it and it made the walls, other peoples cars and anyone walking past dirty, especially when cold starting. I eventually turned it downwards. Had the same issue with Bolt, I put the exhaust out the side... and the neighbours wall took ...

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We recenty did a trip to Caprivi. We went through Martin's Drift and although we never took meat, there were 3 SA vehicles with piles of meat. The poor guys were trying to cook it in the parking lot at the border Anyway because we never had meat or fruit etc we never had a problem. When we got to Ka...

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I'm not so sure about pressures as high as 2.8 on tar with BF Muds .... they have a damn hard side side-wall .... I run mine at 2.2 on tar without a load, 2.4 with a moderate load, and my tyre wear is pretty even. If the tyres start wearing more on the shoulders, the pressure is too low .... if wea...

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Pieter,
You are going to curse the pipe out the side. I also had it and it made the walls, other peoples cars and anyone walking past dirty, especially when cold starting. I eventually turned it downwards.

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That is not for the older guys on the forum who dribble.

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Some of the points may have already been covered, nevertheless I was wondering.... 1) Taxies etc are already limited to 100Km/hr, they still make up for a lot of road traffic deaths, what is the difference going to be? 2) Trucks are limited to 80Km/hr and they are always having spectacular crashes 3...

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Stuart, Please check the fuel cut off solenoid. (If you have a carb) Sometimes these things become faulty and they don't cut the fuel off when the ignition is switched off. But also the can cut the fuel whilst you are driving. I would simply buy a new one because they are pretty cheap. At least one ...

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I agree.

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You buy a cheap budget vehicle because you can't afford better, only to be scammed by ridiculous parts and repair prices, up to 5 times more expensive than Toyota and most of the time the parts are not availeble, i'ts a shame that the government alows free trade with inferiour products, i wonder ho...

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I'm very opinionated: A/T tyres: Really give you rubbish grip everywhere, total compromise with no benefit. If you have an off road vehicle why on earth would one fit A/T tyres? Beats me. A/T tyres are for SUV's. If you going to compromise traction, why must it be your offroad traction? Stick with t...

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All you Tata fans out there, here is a little something that you may not have heard about yet. It is still along term plan, but it could be great for Tata. Tata is looking at sending trucks into the Asian market. There is going to be a Xenon Deisel and CNG and some other heavy duty trucks introduce...

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pietpetoors wrote:If it is not broken do not try to fix it. Go for the Surf, the V8 is far better than a diesel. a Surf with V8 will be cool

I agree, fit the V8 in the Surf especially if the motor in the Surf is worn.

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I don't think you will have to change the wheel bearings, if you do, where do you stop? What about the prop shaft, internal diff bearings, and the like. I would simply drain, flush and replace the oils. I have ridden through water many times (although the vehicle never spent the night in it) and had...

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In July we did Matroosberg and had to give my friend a "tug" up "The Gutter". About half and hour later I stopped to take a picture and when I went to the front of the Cruiser, I found the D-Shackle still sitting on top of the TJM bull bar. How it didn't slid off is anyone's gues...

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Dawie,
Your brakes look like they are missing a spring at the bottom of the shoes... I may be wrong though.

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Durex make good rubbers but I'm not sure they will fit.

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Thomas,
Why not just use the 12v from the vehicle. It's not difficult to run the wire.

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Welcome Jose,
We are all keen to see some pictures of your trucks.

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Mr_B wrote:
Mountain Man wrote:From your pictures that looks like the rust is in the chassis, is that correct?
Nope, that's under the fenders, just below the exit channels below the windscreen, only the body.

OK Then, my mistake.

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Thanks Mark,

I'm glad you are aware of others, but great light.

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From your pictures that looks like the rust is in the chassis, is that correct? If so, your best bet is find a old chassis and cut and fit from the old chassis into your one. That will be your best short term solution, but for long trem, I would suggest a complete new chassis. This is all base on if...

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Mark that is one mean light. However just a question. Why do people insist on going to a remote destination and trash the place with pollution and by that I mean loud music, litter and light? Don't we all go the remote places to get away from things like that? Your light is great, but to use it wher...

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Mike, Get your 3rd party insurance at any Camp World before you leave, it costs the same and a lot better then doing it at the border. I did it that way the last time I went which was in January this year. What a pleasure! Normally if you are going in at Kosi/Ponta you won't have a lot of problems. ...

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With all this anticipation by the time we see the light is is going to be a disappointment!!

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Camping in total darkness is fun :thumbup: Eating supper in total darkness ain't always fun, when you are in the bush........ :naah: So today I had some spare time and quicky made up my.........work / camp light :thumbup: 012 (Medium).JPG I think I have gone blind, your light is not helping me.

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If you are worried about the warranty, simply replace the fuse with a BLOWN fuse. In the case of an accident, who can say that the fuse never blew as a result of the accident.

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If you don't have a thermostat the air never gets hot enough to notice.

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My comment was not in order to save money and not repair what is faulty, however in my Hilux's case the hammer seemed to solve the problem. I guess something was sticking, from dust or mud maybe. So the point is to see if that is where your problem is first before taking more expensive steps. I do b...

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Laas naweek toe ek vir groenroes uitvat toe wil die bakkie glad nie start nie. Ek vermoed toe dat dit dalk n pap battery kan wees. Ek los gereeld die radio aan. Ek run start hom toe en ryso 30 km ver. Toe ek by die huis kom selfde probleem. As ek die sleutel draai kom als aan, maar die starter draa...

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I want to have spade brackets made and started to design something this morning. But I then measure the "steel", shaft, whatever, of the spades I have and seems like there are two sizes. Some has an OD of 32mm and others have an OD of 37mm What is the diameter of your spade's shaft? If I ...

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Everyone talkes about this mysterious "floating earth", but no one can tell me what it is, where it is , how it works, anything . . . No matter what it's called, an earth is an earth and somewhere MUST be the contact point between the wiring and the body or chassis or something . . . Belo...

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experience learned you dont play with this in SADC countries, i wont putt stuff on my roof as it get stolen , so the tents is fine and in the weight bracket and safe in case of blow out on gravel roads. furthermore , long range tanks is better and safer than containers ect, so happy hunting, i requ...

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craig, no i would think the homoligation will win if their is no manufacturer spec, like the dropped citi golf being pulled of and licence disc removed. Yes but there is a law on modifications that effects the handeling of the vehicle. Certinaly they can and have done it to me with my motorcycle in...

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So what are we saying then, we still don't have a ruling on the max weight on a roof rack. Do we assume that our assumptions are correct in my last post?

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op 4x4 comunity forum gekry: "06-10-10, 09:57 PM The following is some food for thought for the technically minded - and the law abiding. National Road Traffic Act, 1996 National Road Traffic Regulations, 1999 Chapter VI : Fitness of Vehicles Part IV : Loads on vehicles 232. Mass of person and...

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Hi Craig It was a short notice trip for work, I for one will not buy a new set of tires just for snow application and to top it one trip, the possibility of me going back in the near future is close to zero. My tyres got me there and back safely. Wayne: I didn't mean to offend, it was only an obser...

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I went the greasing route when I overhauled Bolt's leaf packs, definitely made the ride more supple and quieter. But after a good high pressure clean alot of the grease is forced out. What I found worked really well was to spray the leaf packs with power parrafin once they'd dried after the clean, ...

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Wayne: Just a tip and no disrespect meant, your tyres do not look adequet for snow driving. If I'm not mistaken you have Good Year Wrangler?? For good snow driving you need MUD tyres. When I say snow driving I mean like in your picture of the ungraded track. If you encounter compacted snow which is ...

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Pressure wash the dirt out of the blades and spray a can of Q20 or whatever all over the leaf pack, hangers and pins. 10:1 says that stops the problem...however this may also as discussed above be a result of worn components. I would do the lube first then, if it persists, a suspension service/overh...

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Tristan, alternatively you can connect a LED bar (something with 3 x LED's will work), me thinks :think: I did exactly that on my Cruiser. Works like a dream and the thing is that it is not very noticiable in the day because it is only a thin strip but at night it casts a lekker light to assist me ...

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Tentco have some as well but they are the ones with the steel poles that you have to fit together so it's not quick to erect. However it is waterproof and strong unlike the campmaster ones.

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Emile, Welcome and glad you found a cure for your near fatal disease.

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31" fits nicely. I heard the km's on Maxxi's aint that good. my 2c worth I fitted the Maxxis Big Horn to my SFA, they were brilliant in the mud and snow, wet tar and the like. However as with anything there is always compromise, you cannot have a tyre that is brilliant in traction and mileage....

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Mark,
I think with your reputation the guys might be thinking "Is it really a dash cover?" :shifty:

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I replaced mine twice and I think it cost about R80 at the stealers.

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Don't forget that if you have not adjusted your brakes correctly they will lock up. There is a correct sequence to do this and somewhere on the forum this has been discussed. The problem is that most guys go straight to the load sensor and try adjust it there. This is incorrect and basically you are...

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Also, Don't forget that you must not overload the axel as the RTI are getting very strict now and are not only pulling over trucks but also sedans and 4wd's and weighing them at the weigh bridge. Rather invest in a trailer for the longer trips where you will take the family.

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Actually I think I need the glasses, I think Andy you may be right, what looks like could be an outrigger, I actually think it is some sort of railing as it is still there on other pictures.

Sorry I was wrong.

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Maybe the quay side broke where the outrigger was as it looks very close to the edge.

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Mud Dog wrote:

Doesn't look like the first truck had his out-riggers deployed?

Andy! a quick trip to see an Ophthalmologist should sort out that for you. You showing your age now.

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