Padraic's 2011 Truck

Podge, have you been up to Cowm? Last Sunday of the month is 4x4 day. They have a green route which they say is "a non damage course". Not been my self yet.

I might try that the next Sunday I'm off. It's only round the corner for me. I'd be a short journey, thanks Soley.

In other bits and bobs.

Installed the Hella Sharptone Horns. Very nice. Wiring was simple enough, used the existing +12v and Earth (slipped the existing connectors onto the relay, very clean, no splicing) for the pickup on the relay and wired a new +12v for the horns onto the battery including a fuse. Thankfully, the horns are positively switched so it's a simple fix.

They're very loud. The Sharptones are more Japanese spec where as the Hella Supertones are more European (think S class Barge) spec. Either way they're super loud, very noticeable and I think a bit safer in busy urban traffic where everyone drives like the rules of the road don't apply to them.

And I developed a bit of a squeaky fan belt. Which was an absolute faff to tighten. The pinch bolt, the 8mm allen hex was bloody tight. I bought a set of Bahco Allen Keys from Screwfix and slid a socket+3/8ths bar over it to get enough leverage. Haven't taken it out on the road but it seems to have solved the slip. If I do change the belts, I'll be taking the radiator off, I can't be doing with skinning knuckles to get bolts off.

Horns look good, not seen those before.

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Averaged 35mpg on mixed town/motorway driving 50:50, I'm not disappointed with that to be honest.

Now, I might drop the speed on the motorway from 65 to 55-60 and see how that improves it.