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gbmoto



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V8 in the muck
Well mostly on top of it thankfully.

Just finished helping chain harrow some lumpy muck spreading.


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Last weekend, this weekend the fields are swamps Rolling Eyes
Post #943153 20th Feb 2022 11:53am
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gbmoto



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Slightly less arty farty pic Very Happy


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Post #943239 21st Feb 2022 8:57am
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Lodelaner



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Nice!

That exhaust tailpipe looks mighty narrow for the engine you have in it. JB

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Post #943244 21st Feb 2022 9:26am
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gbmoto



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Thanks Lodelaner, it is a standard early V8 tailpipe, but agree, pretty small.

It did have a larger bore straight through pipe, which sort of sounded good but the novelty wore off pretty quickly, especially as it is often around horses!

It is now standard early 90 end to end so would be for a 3.5 on carbs, not a tweaked 3.9 efi!

But it has smoothed the power out nicely, much more driveable.
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Totally agree - I'm not a fan of noisy exhausts at all.

I've got the Td5/TDCi centre and tailpipes, makes a nice woofle with no drone. JB

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gbmoto



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And soooo nearly stuck
Doing a bit more chain harrowing saturday, mostly raising dust.

One small bit was very boggy so skirted around...so I thought....harrows sank and I stopped...slightly downhill too.

In the end had to detach the harrows, get out with mucho 3.9 mud slinging, then use the towrope to recover the harrows, which took quite a tug.

Once I detached them noticed how much mud I had slung!


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A loooong jetwash session underneath....and it's still dropping off!
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L110CDL



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That is a great pic Cool 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


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Post #947562 30th Mar 2022 7:46pm
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gbmoto



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Ta Clayton, at one stage I thought I was going to have to call in the wife and her Jeep to tow me out Embarassed
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I might be biased but thats a great looking Ninety! Thumbs Up James
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L110CDL



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gbmoto wrote:
Ta Clayton, at one stage I thought I was going to have to call in the wife and her Jeep to tow me out Embarassed


Glad you got out and you didn't have to get the wife to pull you out Very Happy 1996 Golf Blue 300Tdi 110 Pick up. Keeper.


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nicam



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Occasionally do the same, using my V8 Lightweight to chain harrow if it is out and about and the tractor is away.
It is the hardest work going, as you are, effectively, towing hundreds of little anchors and it always strikes me how a 220Hp V8 can make it sound like a struggle whereas 24 HP of tractor makes easy work of it. Just shows what the right gearing can do!! Don`t drive faster than your angel can fly!
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