Actually I don't think it is naive. What I would do is let your area rep know that you have one that you would be prepared to lend out to people locally and then perhaps ask for a donation for charity when it comes back. Nothing in the rules to say you aren't that charity. Some of this sort of thing has to work on trust. If local area club members can't behave nicely, it rather defeats the club ethos. I've got plenty of tools that I lend out to people locally. If it gets broken or doesn't come back, word gets out soon enough that somebody can't be trusted. What I would do though, is make sure that a copy of the operating instructions are given out with the hoist. Provided you've made sure that the borrower knows what they are doing, and you are happy that your hoist is in good safe working order, then you are on a pretty safe wicket.

Only a damn fool uses one on rough ground or gets underneath the load. What I would not do is lend out shackles, chains, straps etc. Just the crane and its original hook.

If it was mine I would leave the Rover as it is, but paint the trailer in DBG.

I'd leave as is, why spoil a good thing 

That sounds like genuine wisdom from someone who knows. Thankyou.

I have decided to hang on to it for now, it may get lent to a local mate or two, but when I decide I need the workshop space I will sell it.

Thanks again for everyone's contributions. I know I can be a bit of a naive knob sometimes, but that's why I asked. 

It's entirely your choice. I personally would leave all as is.

Hi everyone, I recently bought a lovely sankey narrow track trailer and I was wondering should I paint my Land Rover series similar to the trailer or just leave it in it's original condition, think the trailer is satin nato green , thanks

Hello Exile,

Thanks for that, I'll galvanise them in due course then.

Many thanks Chris

If you are referring to the grab handles (called lifting handles in the Parts Catalogues) they were galvanised steel.

Black painted aluminium on later coilers (but not on early coilers).

Hello Folks,

A question here, were the rear bumperettes galvanised or painted chassis colour from the factory on a series 2/2a ?

Bit of an odd one.

Cheers Chris

I'll 'fess up I'd not heard of the Wells car, and I thought I was on the pace. Mind, with  late 60s/70s period rims, it'd pass for a car from that era.

Nonetheless, I take it back, a modern car and it's cute, definitely pretty... send it round.