doccash
Buckeye
Game scouting and photography is best done from my old 1974 Toyota Landcruirer in the fall when temps are cooler. :mrgreen:
FALL IS LANDCRUISER TIME
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Looks like your ready with that "Hi-Lift" attached to the bumper :wink: :wink: .
When you were on safari did your PH use landrovers? Those are reliable off-roader's for sure.
Terry
When you were on safari did your PH use landrovers? Those are reliable off-roader's for sure.
Terry
JWhitmore44
Blackhawk
Makes me wish I had my old Bronco. Nice looking Cruiser !
J.Johnson
Single-Sixer
T.A. WORKMAN said:
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
Hi,
Doc, is that one still all Toyota? There are plenty of 'em running around here, but too many guys have stuck 350s into them. "Chev-otas" is one term of endearment for them. "World's fastest ditch witch" is another...
Would love to have a nice, "unaltered" one, but the guys who still have those seem to be hanging on in hopes of some big bucks coming their way when they let 'em go.
Rick C
Doc, is that one still all Toyota? There are plenty of 'em running around here, but too many guys have stuck 350s into them. "Chev-otas" is one term of endearment for them. "World's fastest ditch witch" is another...
Would love to have a nice, "unaltered" one, but the guys who still have those seem to be hanging on in hopes of some big bucks coming their way when they let 'em go.
Rick C
Rick: That thing is bone stock with 162,000 miles. :mrgreen: Dr.C
The Handy Man jack can be useful when needed, can be used as a winch...kinda. One thing for sure you better have your witts about you when using one cause that damn thing can hurt you. Handy Mans best friend is WD40. DrC
The Handy Man jack can be useful when needed, can be used as a winch...kinda. One thing for sure you better have your witts about you when using one cause that damn thing can hurt you. Handy Mans best friend is WD40. DrC
Swampbilly
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I like it !
JWhitmore44
Blackhawk
doccash said:
Thought it was duct tape? Red Green :lol:
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
doccash said:
Hi,
That's great, Doc, and I hope it's got that next 100k in it even after the odometer correction!
Rick C
Bought a FJ40 in 1977 for $5800, kept it 10 years sold in 1987 for $5800. Sure did miss it, bought a Army Green 2011 FJ Cruiser last November, a moment of nostalgia took me away. I really enjoy it, more creature comforts and off road traction options than the FJ40, still not the same. Nice thing, the FJ Cruiser gets 19-20 MPG on the road, my wife's 2002 GMC Envoy gets 15 MPG on the road, in town, don't matter.
BearBio
Buckeye
I miss mine-1983. Drove cross-country on the old pioneer wagon road from the Colorado River to Los Angeles.
We called them "Land Crushers"
We called them "Land Crushers"
Kudu m77
Single-Sixer
doccash said:
Farmers in South-Africa would 99% of the time choose the cruiser. They are just tougher than the land rovers. We always say that the cruisers are land rover recovery vehicles. Cruisers keep their value twice as long as rovers for obvious reasons
I drive ford by the way..Pieter
Rick Courtright
Hawkeye
Kudu m77 said:
Hi,
If you watch news clips from some of the "way far gone and then some" places in this world, one might think Toyota still has a factory making mid-'80s pickups and earlier Land Cruisers for the Third World market! A lot of those vehicles seem to be in WAY too good a shape to be a quarter century old (or more!)
Rick C
one bullet
Single-Sixer
Thanks for the fix Doc. That Cruiser is super sweet!
Sugar River
Buckeye
Rick Courtright said:
They do still it make for several markets. They decided to pull that model out of N.A. way back when, probably because they didn't want to load it down with federally mandated crap.
"They do still it make for several markets. They decided to pull that model out of N.A. way back when, probably because they didn't want to load it down with federally mandated crap."
The 1977 I had I also bought the shop manuals. There was one 5/8" thick that was for the chassis, one that was 1/2" thick for the engine, and one 5/8" thick that was for the emission system. 1/3 of the emission system book dedicated to the US, and the other 2/3's dedicated to the Peoples Republic of California emission controls.
The 1977 I had I also bought the shop manuals. There was one 5/8" thick that was for the chassis, one that was 1/2" thick for the engine, and one 5/8" thick that was for the emission system. 1/3 of the emission system book dedicated to the US, and the other 2/3's dedicated to the Peoples Republic of California emission controls.
Joe S.
Hunter
Love the old iron!!
Broncos and landcruisers are my favorites.
Broncos and landcruisers are my favorites.
We always had handy man jacks on our pickups when I was growing up in NC Kansas. I bought one here in NE Oklahoma, and it's a high lift brand. (Maybe they all are) All I know is they're not as tough as the older ones. That's one sharp wagon yours is riding on, and the matching paint's a nice touch! A guy that used to run with an old coon hunting buddy of mine was jacking up a stock trailer with a double blowout loaded down with hogs one day, and found out why everyone always says to watch em. That thing rainbowed and flipped out from under that trailer and the foot took Todd square under the chin and literally pitched him backwards a few feet. He just laid there where he landed like a potato sack. I know every BS story starts with "Now this is no BS" but no BS, Todd got up mad and picked the jack up and slung it way further than something that heavy should fly. Don't remember how they ended up getting the tires replaced, but I never have forgotten the jack incident. It freaked us all out, because we were thinking it had killed him, and were still in shock from his recent untimely death when he got up mad and gave it a violent toss. Always impressed me how he took something like that and just jumped right back up. He was like that opossum in the commercial that just snaps to and gets mad all of a sudden.
Joe S.
Hunter
Yea those things are no joke. The handles will get away from you too if you dont watch them. Gotta have a good grip. If it starts jacking itself all you can do is stand there and let it finish. And keep your chin out the way.
yankee7809
Single-Sixer
You see a lot of those four door versions known as troop carriers or troopys in a lot of the Nat Geo and Discovery stuff on tv. Makes you wish you could see those places in person for sure.
I saw a video on TV where two Mexican Nationals were jacking up a section of concrete wall to allow Illegals entry into the US with two of them.
mikem2
Single-Sixer
Awesome get around anywhere vehicle you have. In great condition. Straight six with 2 barrel carb?
Cruisers are great. Fairly simple and rock solid mechanics.
The restored ones these days are pricey. There are many diesel versions available outside of the US including pickups.
But, I am a Rover driver! Like then both.
Thoe high lift style jacks need a better base footprint to keep from slipping and flipping. The new safety pins don't seem to be as stout as the older ones. Tough tool for moving stuff if you know what you are doing.
Cruisers are great. Fairly simple and rock solid mechanics.
The restored ones these days are pricey. There are many diesel versions available outside of the US including pickups.
But, I am a Rover driver! Like then both.
Thoe high lift style jacks need a better base footprint to keep from slipping and flipping. The new safety pins don't seem to be as stout as the older ones. Tough tool for moving stuff if you know what you are doing.
mikem2
Single-Sixer
Simple to checkout and work on if it ever doesn't run! Great motor.
With good driving skills you can take one just about anywhere you would need to go.
Very nice!
With good driving skills you can take one just about anywhere you would need to go.
Very nice!
montegomx70
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now that is a landcruiser,not that pimpmobile they sell today.
