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  • SafeAirOne
    Overdrive
    • Apr 2008
    • 3435
    #1

    The Latest RN News...

    Not really a Series technical topic, but what a great, well-written piece about winches and winching by Bill Burke in the latest RN News. I hope he is going to be a regular columnist--He brings a ton of off-road experience to the publication/advertisement.

    Also, congrats to Leslie for being alert while at McDonald's. I wonder if I can get a cup if I spot Mr. Aronson's rover when the new L.L. Bean catalogue comes out?
    --Mark

    1973 SIII 109 RHD 2.5NA Diesel

    0-54mph in just under 11.5 minutes
    (9.7 minutes now that she's a 3-door).
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    • jimsshuman
      1st Gear
      • Apr 2008
      • 136
      #2
      i agree about the bill burke piece, but please, someone describe what is going on in that large picture of him on page 35 that has shown up in previous editions also. it appears he's daisy chaining rope/dragging his hi lift across the dirt all by his lonesome. i've looked at it several times and can't figure it out. thanks
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      '91 RRC, SWB (tuned up quite nicely, new water pump, needs radiator repaired or replaced and brakes!) Sold😔
      '74 S III, diesel, 109, rhd, hard top
      (patiently awaiting cummings 4bt, nv 4500, and np200!)
      Finally IN PROGRESS!! Sold😖

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        • Leslie
          5th Gear
          • Oct 2006
          • 613
          #3
          lol, Thanks!

          Just a clarification: the kids were watching TV, and I noticed a McDonald's ad related to the new Madagascar movie..... I wasn't AT Mickey D's....
          -L

          '72 SIII SW 88"
          '60 SII 88" RHD

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            • Jeff Aronson
              Moderator
              • Oct 2006
              • 569
              #4
              Bill Burke's article was very welcomed and I hope that he will continue to provide the Rovers North News with a regular column on off roading. He's very knowledgable and very well-regarded for his skills and teaching. I'm certainly looking forward to editing more of them .

              I can't explain the photo, either; it was part of a small group of them that he sent into the News. If and when we run other odd photos in the future, we'll try and caption them for clarity.

              I can't get a mug, either, for having my Rover in the L.L. Bean catalogue. I'm forced now to declare that this one L.L. Bean Sighting won't be eligible for a mug, just a mention .

              But if anyone else's Rover appears in future catalogues, those Sightings remain eligible for consideration of the Rover North mug.

              Jeff
              Jeff Aronson
              Vinalhaven, ME 04863
              '66 Series II-A SW 88"
              '66 Series II-A HT 88"
              '80 Triumph TR-7 Spider
              '80 Triumph Spitfire
              '66 Corvair Monza Coupe
              http://www.landroverwriter.com

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                • Leslie
                  5th Gear
                  • Oct 2006
                  • 613
                  #5
                  Very cool, Jeff....


                  Oh, PS: I think mine wasn't for the McDonalds one, but was for the REI catalog.....

                  (It's like throwing darts.... you might not be the first, but, when you see 'em you send 'em, and occasionally you get one.... )
                  -L

                  '72 SIII SW 88"
                  '60 SII 88" RHD

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                    • Jeff Aronson
                      Moderator
                      • Oct 2006
                      • 569
                      #6
                      If you want to report a Sighting, go to the Contact Us page and fill in the "comments" boxes as indicated.

                      It's a great contest and a highly entertaining box of mail I get with every issue.

                      Jeff
                      Jeff Aronson
                      Vinalhaven, ME 04863
                      '66 Series II-A SW 88"
                      '66 Series II-A HT 88"
                      '80 Triumph TR-7 Spider
                      '80 Triumph Spitfire
                      '66 Corvair Monza Coupe
                      http://www.landroverwriter.com

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                        • Leslie
                          5th Gear
                          • Oct 2006
                          • 613
                          #7
                          My wife rec'd her LL Bean catalog today.......

                          She's flipping through it, and says "Hey, I think I spotted a Rover for you......"

                          I look at the catalog and study the photo for a moment....

                          I then proclaim.... "That's a 1966 SIIa.... an 88" one....." at that point, she's impressed... but I then say "That one is Jeff Aronson's....." at which point, she's jaw-dropped....

                          "You can even tell who's it is??"

                          Then I fess up......
                          -L

                          '72 SIII SW 88"
                          '60 SII 88" RHD

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                            • Jeff Aronson
                              Moderator
                              • Oct 2006
                              • 569
                              #8
                              No need to 'fess up. Your secret would have been safe here .

                              I haven't received the L. L. Bean Outdoor Enthusiast one yet - still waiting. And Maine is their home state!

                              Jeff
                              Jeff Aronson
                              Vinalhaven, ME 04863
                              '66 Series II-A SW 88"
                              '66 Series II-A HT 88"
                              '80 Triumph TR-7 Spider
                              '80 Triumph Spitfire
                              '66 Corvair Monza Coupe
                              http://www.landroverwriter.com

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                                • Leslie
                                  5th Gear
                                  • Oct 2006
                                  • 613
                                  #9
                                  Oh, I got enough of a chuckle out of it.....

                                  Speaking of, did RN ever mail out the last round of mugs? I never got the one for the REI catalog.....
                                  -L

                                  '72 SIII SW 88"
                                  '60 SII 88" RHD

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                                    • JSBriggs
                                      1st Gear
                                      • Dec 2006
                                      • 111
                                      #10
                                      Originally posted by Leslie
                                      Oh, I got enough of a chuckle out of it.....

                                      Speaking of, did RN ever mail out the last round of mugs? I never got the one for the REI catalog.....
                                      How many do you already have?

                                      I have 1,its my absolute favorite non-travel mug. Still looking for the perfect pot bellied travel mug (ceramic with a lid)

                                      -Jeff

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                                        • alaskajosh
                                          2nd Gear
                                          • Sep 2007
                                          • 208
                                          #11
                                          Originally posted by jimsshuman
                                          i agree about the bill burke piece, but please, someone describe what is going on in that large picture of him on page 35 that has shown up in previous editions also. it appears he's daisy chaining rope/dragging his hi lift across the dirt all by his lonesome. i've looked at it several times and can't figure it out. thanks
                                          I think it's a demonstration on using a hi-lift as a hand winch and at the same time showing how to shorten, or customize the length of, a plasma extension line for use with same. He daisy chains it to the needed length and then sticks a wrench, hitch-pin, whatever, in the last loop to hold it there.
                                          The only way I knew to use a hi-lift for pulling, previous to seeing this trick, was to use a choker chain to make up the right length.

                                          Kind regards, Josh

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                                            • Leslie
                                              5th Gear
                                              • Oct 2006
                                              • 613
                                              #12
                                              Originally posted by JSBriggs
                                              How many do you already have?

                                              I have 1,its my absolute favorite non-travel mug. Still looking for the perfect pot bellied travel mug (ceramic with a lid)

                                              -Jeff


                                              I only have one, this one would be my second..... it'd be nice to have one at home and one at the office.

                                              I don't intend to have a "full set", lol, but, I would like to have an extra one at home, too, eventually....
                                              -L

                                              '72 SIII SW 88"
                                              '60 SII 88" RHD

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                                                • TSR53
                                                  5th Gear
                                                  • Mar 2006
                                                  • 733
                                                  #13
                                                  Originally posted by Jeff Aronson
                                                  If you want to report a Sighting, go to the Contact Us page and fill in the "comments" boxes as indicated.

                                                  It's a great contest and a highly entertaining box of mail I get with every issue.

                                                  Jeff
                                                  Hi Jeff, I've also set up a sticky thread location here to post sightings >>
                                                  http://www.roversnorth.com/forums/showthread.php?t=5776
                                                  Cheers, Thompson
                                                  Art & Creative Director, Rovers Magazine
                                                  Rovers North, Inc.

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                                                    • Mountain132
                                                      Low Range
                                                      • Apr 2008
                                                      • 79
                                                      #14
                                                      military recovery

                                                      Good chapter from a military driving/recovery manual that compliments the article
                                                      Last edited by Mountain132; 12-11-2009, 12:15 AM.

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