What do you do with your Rover?

[Daurie]

Thats exactly where it came from. Clive is a good guy and was very honest about the condition. It is one heck of a truck!

[jrod770]

Daurie, would you happen to have a side profile photo of your series 3? I'm in the middle of painting mine and can't decide on whether to paint the rear window section on the top limestone, like yours, or paint them pastel green. I've beeen looking for a photo everywhere but haven't had any success. Thank You.

[Daurie]

Heres a pic from when I bought it. I have considered painting my sides the same color as the rest and leaving the top limestone.

[ChrisB]

jrid: check out www.roverhaul.com. Although it's a 1971 IIA, there are many good pics.

[jrod770]

Thank You.

[gudjeon]

I use my '57 ser1 as my daily driver. I use it to get to work, gather wood, go hunting, hiking, and just because I want to do some gentle puttering around the countryside.



Uprated motor to a 2.25
insulated top and doors
delco alternator
24,000 btu aftermarket heater
custom made electrical
frame up rebuild
Otherwise its all Landy

Jon

[Tim Smith]

Jon,
Thats a beautiful truck!

Q: What are the tires it's wearing in the snow shot?
Q: How do you like them? Road noise, off road, snow?

Cheers,
Tim

Edit: Er um... what are the fronts? And I guess the rears too?

[jp-]

Moving a thousand pounds of gravel into a concrete form.

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/1952/gravelux7.jpg

Moving a 400 pound door into position.

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/5836/door1ql4.jpg

This door is 7'6" tall and 7'6" wide and connects my attached workshop to my garage. It is a sliding door, made of cedar and stainless

http://img50.imageshack.us/img50/2808/door2xz5.jpg

Other than the occasional heavy haul, my Rovers mostly see action on the weekends.

I just got 6 rolls of film developed and I've got some great photos to share. I'll try to get them posted in the next couple of days.

[gudjeon]

Howdy Tim,

The tires I use (front and rear) are LT215/85/R16. A 10ply commercial truck radial. The tread block are ciped so snow and ice traction is excellent. Brand new they look like this:

I ordered them 3 years ago from Katona Tire in Vancouver, BC. They are remanufactured from intact casings, not retreads. When I bought them they were around $100 CAN each. No enviro levy because they were remans. Quiet on the pavement. Grip the snow and ice well and lets it climb like a mountain goat. My first pic was taken at the summit of a 6800ft mountain top with lots of shale to get there. I have used lug mud treads in the past and have settled on these for a good all arounder. They will probably dry rot off the rims before they wear out on a ser1.

Jon

[Daurie]

Jon, Do those tires have all steel casing?? I run 265/85 16 Michelin XPS Tractions on my truck and was considering them for my Rover but was hesistant because of the steel sidewalls. Not sure how the ride would be and how it would do aired down.

I know one thing, its one heavy tire!

[Tim Smith]

Thanks Jon!
Yes it looks like a good candidate as an all rounder.

Cheers,
Tim

[gudjeon]

Howdy Daurie,

Heres a link to the Katona Tire site where I bought them from:

http://www.katonatires.com/products/basic.shtml

Their technology is not a bunch of BS like some auto stuff. They are great and I wouldn't hesitate to go with them again. I do believe there is steel belting, as for it being bead to bead steel . I mounted them myself and they are a stiff. I don't air down my tires as I mostly drive on rocky surfaces. How they work for that I don't know. Probably would be safer with tubes for that at low speeds. I run them tubeless on the original ser1 rim.

Caveat: I do not work for them and I don't get compensated for testimonial (I wish)

Jon M.

[TJR]

Snow plows

Hello Ryan.. I remember the "Grover" from many years ago when the CT "Yankee Rovers" club was in existance. It's good to see it's still around. My SIII was also on the road then too.. Not the case any more.. still being rebuilt.

That a nice simple plow frame set up.. nice fabrication work. Does it have struts further back on the chassis? It sure lifts the plow up high

You write:.. " You can't beat a rover for pushing snow."

Well maybe?? this is what I use (see attatched).. Power steering is nice as well as a tight turing radius.








And here is a shamless plug for an ebay Item I have listed. Its an older but working, 2-way western hydraulic lift/pump assembly.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=63688&viewitem=&item=230215989005

It works fine and those that seem to be looking for rover plows, this would be could staring point. I've since upgraded to the 4 way version for my old truck (the meyers E47 unit is did not perform very well for me.)

Talbot, southern Maine