I smile at the knotted-hanky. Love it. Not seen that done for years, somehow it shows a wit long since gone.

I temporarily hung the n/s door to get an angle on body alignment.  I didn't have the time to further play with tools as my ride-on's mower deck needed essential repairs!

Just opened it (inlcuding fax and phone). That's the one you meant, I presume?
Richard

Agreed, I don't think I've ever seen farmers of that era with anything but... why would you want a 109 which would have cost more? For that use a 109 makes no sense. Every farmer had an 88, and on market-day, a 109 would be a pain.

Website has always been terrible. Worth calling them up and keep trying a few times as they don't tend to answer when flat out.

I grew up on/next to farms (and still live on one) and every farmer I knew in the 70s had 88" Landies - my current farmer landlord has a late 90" Defender too.

I personally always hankered after the 88" as a result, but I find that my collies wobble more now when I see an old 109". Maybe it's the Land Rover owners' Land Rover.

Or maybe I've just been scouring eBay too long...

Are undercover covers still operational?  Google says Temporarily closed.  Their website doesn't list any products or prices

After posting that message, I had a call from the other Apprentice Linesman I started on SWEB with 42 years ago.
At 63 he had just done his final day and retired. He opted for his pension as a payout.
We reminisced a few stories from days long passed.

whitehillbilly

Quote from: Craig T on Today at 08:47 AMThey are rarer things maybe due to the increased purchase cost...

I'm pretty sure that's a myth spouted to align with row-upon-row of wake-me-up if it ever gets exciting DBG 88s.

As my earlier point, back when the 109  was the  seller. Likely most 109 CSW were bought by civvy owners as a family car. The 88 was bought by farmers with a tractor and trailer for all other jobs. The vast bulk of all military LRs were 109, and the utilities bought the 109. Price was not a barrier, quite the opposite. The barrier was 88. It was never practical for the bulk of buyers, hence the 109.

Today it's about which survive. The mindset of today's Series owner dictates they buy an 88 for a toy "It's tool for the job' etc, whereas the bulk of first owners bought a 109.

Originally bought by my grandfather, our 109 was still working as intended by my father 15 odd years back.  With a trailer, a109 does jobs like 'planting-out'. An 88 would be useless.

Quote from: Craig T on Today at 08:47 AM109"s are the hidden secret of the series Land Rovers.

Agreed.  If you're tall you'll not even get in any 88. A 109 rides nicer, handles better, is more practical. Aside from turning-circle and parking/storing advantages, there's not really good reason  to opt for any 88.

I'll 'fess to this, A 109 IS NOT ALWAYS GOOD, I went into Brent Cross Shopping Centre a few years back. They have a spiral fed multi-storey car-park. Don't get in that spiral-ramp with your 109, you want an 88.
The up spiral is a wider arc than the down.


Don't ask. I'm had therapy.

Hard to drill, easy to punch. Problem is the punching tools are not cheap.

This is the banding I used, 1/2" wide. I managed to buy it through ebay.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/301995094648?

Craig.