Recent content by filobz

Hi Tony, Yes the tanks are tied together. And, yes I should have bought the auto Navara. Still with that little bit more capacity & the 7 speed transmission, I think it will be a lot easier for my wife to handle if the medico's stop me driving. I have just finished a course of radiation on my...

Thanks for that Krafty. A bit of a let down I know, but goes like the clappers & will tow 3.5T. Cheers, Phil

Sad days. Bought a new van at Christmas, 2.5t empty & was quietly confident we could tow it easily enough with the manual D40. Took it to Bendigo from Geelong & apart from a little extra revs on take off, not too bad. Decided to to off to Halls Gap at Easter. A few hills & 2000+ RPM take offs &...

I'm not saying Swan is not a champion, but he is not quite in the class of an Ablett or Judd just yet. And with Judd's & Ablett's disposal both in the 80%+ range I am sure if they demand the ball & I was their team mate it would be a no brainer.

I agree Judd is a champion, even if he can elbow an opponent in the face, get off & still win the Brownlow. Regarding Dane Swan, if you check his disposals, he is 54%efficient compared to Judd at 82%. Maybe the umpires notice the little things like that.

G'day melly. I have not had any experience with the coil helper springs, but I fitted a pair of Ironman Load Plus helper springs. I don't carry much weight in the tub, but every now & then my wife wants a load of loam for the garden & the thing wallows, sits on the bump stops & handles like a...

Thanks guys. I have spent a fair amount of time checking them out over the last couple of days & have decided to give them a go. Bosshog, I read a testimonial from Dave Wilson of Adventure 4WD in SA & he has the 265/75's on his D40. He has done about 25,000K & recons they would be good for...

I have been looking at replacing the Continentials with the Bridgestone 694LT's. A friend of mine has them on his D40 in 265/75R16 & is very impressed so far (about 20.000k's). He seems to do the same sort of driving as me. About 80-90% on the black stuff, a bit on gravel & around the bush...

Just for you guys regarding the "Auto up" on the driver's window. I am sure there is a post somewhere with the procedure. From memory, I fully opened the window & held the button for another 5 seconds, then closed the window & held the button down for another 5 seconds. That was it. Cheers, Phil

I also agree with Tony & the other guys. Last Christmas we towed our van (1.6T + about 400kgs of junk) to Bendigo & I pushed the truck to 110kph as often as the conditions allowed. Result was milage between 14.6l/100k & 18.2l/100k. This year I kept the speed between 90-95kph & the milage was...

Welcome to the forum Halvor, Great looking truck. Keep us informed. Cheers, Phil

This is very strange. Do either of you guys exist? Cheers, Phil

Thanks guys. You're right about the diet Tony. I had a beautifull Parma with a bolgnaise sauce & did I suffer afterwards. I hope I learnt the leason. Cheers, Phil

I really would like to thank everyone for thier kind thoughts & messages of encouragement before & during my recent little bout with Liver Cancer. I had the right side of my Liver & my Gaul bladder removed on the 26th of Nov. for those that missed the excitment. Started work this morning & even...