Re: [MV] UNIMOG STEERING

Stephen Somers (stephen.somers@virgin.net)
Mon, 22 Mar 1999 10:25:28 -0800

One very good reason for the provision of starting handles is so that you
can take the plugs out, select low-box first or reverse (as appropriate),
and hand crank your truck out of the sand/mud/whatever hole you drove it
into. The procedure is described in the Land Rover Expedition Handbook
and was shown in that excellent film, "Ice Cold in Alex".

This not only moves the vehicle when the engine is not available, it can
give traction in conditions where driving the wheels from the engine will
not.

Having tried it I can vouch for the technique. It makes sense, then, that
the military would issue cranks where they might otherwise not be
expected.

-- 
Steve Somers (Project Leader)


'75 Land Rover 101" Forward Control, 1-Tonne, General Service
(62FL50 - Royal Artillery/2 Commando)






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