844john Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 I thought it would be interesting to see what everyone uses as their farm hack, and in this instance the rougher the better! Here's a real Trooper in more than one sense of the word to start it off, she's still used every day, but I fear her days are numbered seen as the arse has literally dropped out of her! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmd Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 when does the mot run out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 38 minutes ago, jmd said: when does the mot run out About 1998 I think. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted February 23, 2018 Share Posted February 23, 2018 Looks like the chassis has been like that for a while. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted February 23, 2018 Author Share Posted February 23, 2018 1 hour ago, jmd said: when does the mot run out Actually, she was still in MOT when she came 2 years ago and she was very tidy then, but boy, has she had a hard couple of years! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 I ain't a farmer , but my uncle who has a handy sized dairy farm of about 160 acres uses a 92 year Diahstsu Fourtrac as his farm runabout & a 09 Toyota LandCruiser SWB has the road runner / trailer puller . The Jap stuff just runs forever!! I learned to drive in that old Diahatsu back in the day around the cow passages & farm yards .. Still going strong . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 Same here Justin, we still have an old Fourtrak here that we use when the land is dry, as they seem to be much less desirable to the rogues than a quad bike! In the past 25 years I've had 6 and if they were still making them with a bit bigger engine I'd buy a new one tomorrow. You're right, and I know this will stir it up with all those strange souls who still have Land Rovers, but you can't beat the Japanese for reliability. As the Aussies say, "you can go out into the bush in a Land Rover, but if you want to come back alive, you go in a Toyota" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
justy 46 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 2 hours ago, 844john said: Same here Justin, we still have an old Fourtrak here that we use when the land is dry, as they seem to be much less desirable to the rogues than a quad bike! In the past 25 years I've had 6 and if they were still making them with a bit bigger engine I'd buy a new one tomorrow. You're right, and I know this will stir it up with all those strange souls who still have Land Rovers, but you can't beat the Japanese for reliability. As the Aussies say, "you can go out into the bush in a Land Rover, but if you want to come back alive, you go in a Toyota" Spot on John. Landys are a great old yoke I'm sure , that being the Defender ..the Freelander & Discovery not as good but certainly more comfortable . But over here it's the Jap brands that dominate in the off-road / 4x4 bracket. Even tough I do hear Mitsibushi don't make them like the used to .. New sfuff best avoided . Some of the older Nissan Navaras are also showing cracks in the chassis frames by all accounts . The old Nissan Patrols were some great yoke. Lots of pulling power.. But the rust set in after time . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 5 hours ago, 844john said: Same here Justin, we still have an old Fourtrak here that we use when the land is dry, as they seem to be much less desirable to the rogues than a quad bike! In the past 25 years I've had 6 and if they were still making them with a bit bigger engine I'd buy a new one tomorrow. You're right, and I know this will stir it up with all those strange souls who still have Land Rovers, but you can't beat the Japanese for reliability. As the Aussies say, "you can go out into the bush in a Land Rover, but if you want to come back alive, you go in a Toyota" La la la la la la la la la la I'm not listening. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 23 minutes ago, mb86 said: La la la la la la la la la la I'm not listening. That's because your hearing has been damaged from driving those noisy Defenders Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mb86 Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 2 hours ago, 844john said: That's because your hearing has been damaged from driving those noisy Defenders Pardon?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
844john Posted February 24, 2018 Author Share Posted February 24, 2018 37 minutes ago, mb86 said: Pardon?? I SAID..... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris.watson Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 We have a 17 plate hilux for road work, and an old 02 L200 for the off road work, which looks like Johns trooper. I have a very solid short wheelbase N plate Daihatsu fourtrak van that I took off the road 4 years ago. Waxoyled it and put it in my workshop and see what it makes in years to come. Apparently there are less than 200 fourtracs left now that are in good order. Mate of mine on the farm next door put his mk2 ford escort 1700 Harrier to bed in his barn 20 odd years ago, and now that's worth over 30k. Can't see the fourtracs making that though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smithy Posted February 24, 2018 Share Posted February 24, 2018 This is my farm run-around Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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