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The Indian ones has the modern safety stuff now for there domestic market, called BNCAP but there standards not recognized atm for export. So I guess at technically it might be possible to also pass GNCAP but EU makers wouldn't like/allow the competition ?

For every cigarette you smoke God takes a year off youre life .......and then gives it to Keith Richards . 🙂

I love the look of the 4x4 pickups

... almost as if the crime doesn't matter so long as the criminal suits his political agenda then all is good. However it is the lowest of the low to further a political agenda at the expense of the death of anyone, even worse multiple deaths of children. (noting that if the crime mattered he would have commented on the weekly shootings in US schools and commented on the recent stabbings in London, however I expect his witty retort will be his recent "Right ya tit, you don’t live in England you don’t live in the USA"... but a comment on Canada will of course be OK to avoid any hypocrisy)

That point is key - the old Defender apparently cost about the same to manufacture as a full-fat Range Rover, however the max price the market would support was £30k for the Defender but £100k for the RR. The margin therefore was huge on one compared to the other, and was the reason for the other factor below. This overlooks the fact that JLR no longer no longer wanted to be in the utility vehicle market at all, it is complex, expensive, and the margins are small. From a shareholder perspective it is much better to bang out luxury boxes for posh folk to take their kids to school and that sell for £100k netting you a £70k profit per vehicle. The realignment of the product line up with the old Freelander being replaced by the Discovery, and the old Discovery being replaced by the new Defender completed the transformation of JLR into "just another SUV manufacturer". To me the rot was complete and I lost all interest in the brand. Until they cocked everything up with shocking customer care, inadequate parts supply, and poor managing of a cyber attack the company became far more profitable. Jim Radcliffe and Ineos has more-or-less proved that it is not possible to build a classic Defender in the way that we want (i.e., modern, better, but still very simple and only costing £30k) with the Grenadier. It is a great vehicle and is the spiritual successor to the old Defender, but it is not possible to mass-produce a simple car nor a cheap car that complies with world legislation now. We are trapped in an era of ECUs and software and complexity and consequent high cost.

Had mine for 6 weeks now, been running it since early jan-ish. I've gone back to my spiderjack3 for double rope work. The one handed self tending of the SJ3 is unmatched. I used to climb on a zig-zag (non srt original one) and the Reflex reminds me of that in the way it handles, albeit slightly bulkier. SRT its nice to use, i just don't find I'm anywhere near as quick around most standard trees with it as I am with the SJ3. I'm sure with some practice that would improve, but for now its going to be my "Big ass tree i want to access easily" device rather than my day to day climbing device.

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Mahindra thar look like a modern basic defender start at £9000 new trouble is they are in India...

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I'd have thought that those running the climbing comp would have a better understanding on equipment. The 12kN rating is no suprise, a device like this will slip long before it breaks. It may be the only way to break test with a rope is to tie a stopper knot which would jam against the frame of the device - at which point the links are slipping and doing nothing. Or to pull it directly at the top link against the swivel eye without a rope but thats not in any way realistic. These mechanical prussiks are not really covered adequately by the standards - and neither are actual prussik cords - they that go under EN795 Personal anchors and is intended for testing them as PPE slings. The tests have little related to its use as a friction cord. Some details of the Zigzag here... https://m.petzl.com/INT/en/Professional/ZIGZAG-certification?ProductName=ZIGZAG Unsure if ISC have similar details available for the Reflex yet.

Can come from 30mm upto 70mm or open too!

Sir Jim Ratcliffe - good to see one of UK's most successful businessman speak out about immigration. I suspect King Charles probably also has similar feelings, but wouldn't dare say anything - this is why the monarchy stinks. It doesn't really matter if the colonists 'win' and outbreed the white honkeys and eventually take over. Khans in every public office. It's all nature - they are like grey squirrels that's what Farrage should say - non white people are like grey squirrels

Sounds good so far Rupe. Get a vid up if you can. Welcome back btw.

Will be interesting to see how it reacts over the next couple of years in that case... will post pics once it's been pruned.

You're making me feel old!

Another good point in the video, and true from my experience now, the two attachment holes for MRT differ in that one (the closest ) gives optimum slavk tending efficiency, while the second hole is not do good. So, those earlier saying the ZZ just swallows any slack that is intentionally put into their system, this does solve that issue.

Thanks, I think!

Yeah,it's fiddly though.

We have a new Jansen KL200 loader with log grab coming into stock should anyone be interested, £6,500 + VAT.