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tree cables
kizz81:
you can buy the cable that has a plastic coaing on from b&q saw it today but i think the best bet is too have a cable not plastic coated and take it off when not needed, that is i think what i will be doing,
cheers kieran
Kenny:
Did they not have something like this during the war to cut barage ballon cables, or was it to launch them Can't remember.
I find it a little strange all these attachments being added to Land Rovers in good old blighty where we don't exactly get the most extreme of conditions, makes me wonder if it is not part of the latest gizmo culture or keeping up with the neighbours.
Damian
redneck:
--- Quote from: "Kenny" ---Did they not have something like this during the war to cut barage ballon cables, or was it to launch them Can't remember.
I find it a little strange all these attachments being added to Land Rovers in good old blighty where we don't exactly get the most extreme of conditions, makes me wonder if it is not part of the latest gizmo culture or keeping up with the neighbours.
Damian
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They can be extremely handy when the lanes are thick with bushes and branches :shock:
SimonHarwood:
--- Quote from: "redneck" ---
--- Quote from: "Kenny" ---Did they not have something like this during the war to cut barage ballon cables, or was it to launch them Can't remember.
I find it a little strange all these attachments being added to Land Rovers in good old blighty where we don't exactly get the most extreme of conditions, makes me wonder if it is not part of the latest gizmo culture or keeping up with the neighbours.
Damian
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They can be extremely handy when the lanes are thick with bushes and branches :shock:
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That undergrowth isn't thick :lol: I did one in Ireland where you could only see half that width. (By the time we got to that point it was too late to reverse out.) Unfortunately I didn't get a pic. When you scraped at the track surface you could see the tarmac where it had, once upon a time, been a maintained, surfaced, single track road.
I didn't have bush wires but fortunately there was nothing big enough to damage windscreens. I did, however, pick up lots of scratches in my paintwork.
Rasbo:
Tree cables are ok, but can be a pain in the ar*e when trying to work on the vehicle unless you remove them every time. Also attaching to roof rack can be a bad idea especcially if you come across a large branch as it guides it up to the roof rack and then you get a nice dent in the corner of it. Also big/alot of branches can put alot of strain on the front arches and depending on the condition they can be pulled all over the plave. And lastly reversing with them on through branches is a b**ch. They cause alot of unnessery drag.
Yes they look good and are fairly cheap and easy to make, but are they really gonna benefit you? If it's that over grown you need them the lane probably hasn't been used for a reason and who knows what waits to slash your tyres?
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