Hilux 4x4 Forum

I came across some more photos yesterday and wanted to share some of them here.

The house is nearly finished and we now feel more prepared for the next time a wild fire hits us.

I hope that the Mazda will do us just as proud as the Lux did us over the past year.

I do not have anything except for admiration for you guys and ladies who have been a rock of support here. I have not seen anything like it anywhere and that is saying something.

Thanks for your words and thoughts :)

We had to sell the Hilux and a dealer bought it from us at R 71,000 in part exchange. I hate to say it but we have now bought a 2002 Mazda 2.5 Td D/C 4x4 with diff. I would have loved to have bought another Hilux but there was not one in our price range and we needed a 4x4 urgently. I plan to stick ...

Thanks Johan. You certainly know your pumps and pipes and I bow down to your knowledge and advice :) The robbers never came back and we have now removed the pump and the pipes into a secure location. After 9 robberies last year we learned many lessons. The pump is a D8 and we are going to keep it. I...

Johan thank you and everyone. I am 57 in June and there is still oil in the machine. I will see the label tomorrow after I have cleaned it up. I checked the pipes we took out, all ten and each one was 10 feet long and made of cast iron. The wheel and piston appeared to be working when I rotated the ...

A couple of nights ago, robbers attempted to steal an old cast iron bore hole head, wheel and piston and its underground metal pipes. They did not have the right tools and left the farm empty handed. Yesterday we had a digger on site and removed the pump/head/valve and about 60 feet of piping. The b...

Hi Andy I am to have a scan in 6 months time. I saw a specialist at Christian Barnard in Cape Town and he explained everything to me. He said techniques and the artificial tubes they use are improving all of the time. As soon as it reaches 5 cms or causes problems they will carry out the repair. He ...

Thanks Cassie for that suggestion. I will get some over the weekend and try it out. It was discovered that I have an aortic aneurysm and it is vital that my blood pressure is kept low to normal so that the aneurysm does not burst. I am waiting to have it repaired. If the Apple Cider Vinegar works on...

I have lots more photos pre and post fire. A few more sent to me by a commercial airline pilot who was flying over at 14,000 feet at the time. I could not write about the fire whilst we were in negotiations with the insurance company and given that some of their reps drive the hilux 4X4 I had to be ...

Since I last posted about this, the robberies continued but not for very long after we beefed up security to the max. What with fighting the fire and the baddies, let alone the insurance people, something had to give, so in July, I was taken ill suddenly after my heart packed up and spent a week in ...

Your friend had a terrible accident which nearly cost his life and one which could have happened to any of us. The care and prayers he received clearly saved his life. I hope he makes an uneventful recovery and that is able to return to home following further treatment and rehabilitation. That he re...

Thanks Andy. Your words mean a lot to us. More than you can know. The photos of the fire are on my facebook and can be seen if you are able to visit the 4x4hilux facebook post which Thys is running. My facebook identity I mentioned on his post last week, 3rd entry above Pieter's. If you or other mem...

It has now been a month since the fire and a few days since the tree roots stopped burning. The house on the mountain is still a ruin and without power or water. The other farm cottages now have water restored. We have heard that the insurers have put the house rebuild out to tender and we are waiti...

The house was built in 1975 and the other house below us was built in 1938 and remained undamaged. I will put up some photos of our house before and after the fire (when I can). As you can imagine, this week has been chaotic. We are still without water and power. The mountain provides water for 5 fa...

Bad news guys. Today we lost the house and farm on the mountain due to a wild wind fire.. Burned to the ground. The fire had started early and when we rang it in, we were told it was a controlled burn on the Nature Reserve side The house burned completely and the it was not until about 2pm that the ...

Hello Pieter

I registered this morning at 08.30 and hopefully it will go through okay. Thanks for doing your magic trick with the blue writing. I apologise for not completing the formalities properly in the right order.

Phil

Hi Andy

Many thanks for your help this morning. That was very kind of you. Hopefully in the course of time I am able to come to some of the meets far and explore the beautiful countryside. In the meantime I look forward to seeing it here from the reports. All the best. Phil

Hello Pieter, In case my email has been misdirected or whatever, maybe this might help. I hope so. R100 cash deposit for Hilux4x4.co.za Club into the Strand Branch of FNB on 18/03/2011 @ 13.23 into account 62259542035 Trace ID VODSLGKMJGWB Teller no. 3615510 Reference. Gate Keeper Thanks Phil

Welcome to the day fellow users. Lets try to be positive. Being a newbie to the club, the best asset from what I have seen has no price tag and it is the support and comradeship - the intimacy and understanding which exists here and is mutually exchanged within the membership. One hopes this will no...

Hello Eric. Thanks for getting back to me. Whilst Pieter tracks down and approves my application I am still to take some photos of the views from where we are. To give an idea for locals in the western cape, we also overlook Erinvale and Laurensford to the left of us. Our farm runs parallel next to ...

Re: Club membership

What is the next step? I emailed Pieter with my payment details, tracking number and so on. Do I get a number etc?

Good morning Eric and Dylan. We have been so busy up here on the mountain and when I get the chance I will put up some views from where we are. Thanks for the tip Dylan about the diagnostics and how to deal with the engine warning light. Something I now know. We have been very impressed by how atten...

Hi Mark. Basically our family has owned part of the Helderberg since WW2 - the part which overlooks Somerset West and my wife went to school in CT. We were married on the mountain and are back to renovate the farm buildings within the regulations. We needed a bakkie which would fit into our budget o...

Thank you Johan for the warm welcome. So much to learn and share

Thanks Mark for that. I visited the FNB on Friday and submitted the payment in cash. I will send the email with the details as advised. The club offers excellent value for money as well as the support to fellow members is priceless from what I have seen.
All the best. Phil

Many thanks guys for such a friendly welcome. I will keep Hoppy in reserve for future servicing and essential maintenance. I look forward to coming to the meets in the Western Cape and being able to see fellow members and their rigs. I spoke to my wife this morning about putting my membership throug...

Thanks Andy for the warm welcome which is much appreciated and for the tip on paypal and Hoppy. I somehow knew there would be an answer. I will check back tomorrow for how membership can be paid for using paypal.

Much obliged

Phil

I bought from a dealer, a KZTE 3.0 TDi 2002 Hilux Raider a few days ago with 41000 on the clock. Speedo replaced at 200,000. No service history book or manual. Appeared to be in mint condition for the mileage. I am a Brit down from Nairobi and will use the Hilux for the mountain I live on. This is a...