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Kingfish (Kingfish)
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 09:53 am: | 
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..and been able to shut the doors? I went to the Home Despot yesterday and bought 36 1"x 3"x 8' boards and managed to squeeze them between the front right sun visor and the rear left handle - without tearing or breaking anything. Talk about luck. |
spooky
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 10:46 am: |
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9 adult refugees, 4 kids, four jerry cans on the roof, and me and a Kalishnakov. |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 10:49 am: |
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Im about to move today so I will let you know later. |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 11:09 am: |
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Thirteen 2x6 10', a 6x6 8' and 50 fence pickets. Passenger seat fully reclined, the 10'ers were out the passenger window resting on the mirror which I STRONGLY suggest not doing, since it didn't make the trip.... |
Chris Browne
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 12:14 pm: |
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18 2 cu ft bags of mulch, behind the rear seats "held in" by the dog guard. |
Dean Brown (Deanbrown3d)
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 12:22 pm: |
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one 20' long 6" wide 1/4" steel bar (ok, on the rack, but the car's only 15' long  ) |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 12:30 pm: |
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1.2 tons of rock (the rock was not above window height, but that's still alot - i drove really carefully and stayed on road - lots of spring left)
another time: 3 - 12 ft 1.5" pipe stuck out the sun roof (better than the passenger window)
i'm posting anonymously so LR does not deny me warrenty service |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 12:51 pm: |
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spooky, you sound like an albanian smuggler. I guess with all those rovers carjacked from the UN guys, they would make great meat wagons out there in those mountains. |
spooky
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 01:17 pm: |
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Anon,
Albania's a nice place.
spooky |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 02:39 pm: |
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My Mother-in-law
Doh, did I just say that |
p m
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 03:04 pm: |
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4 33x12.5-15 BFG Mudders
I use my other 4x4 to carry my relatives -
peter |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Friday, May 31, 2002 - 10:41 pm: |
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65 white collar anglo office workers into Tijuana just in time for the picking season. Is a good thing that Mexican Customs is not so uptight about Anglos taking those cushy field jobs...
Oh, yea, almost forgot, a pregnant cat that some senorita didn't want to leave behind. That makes 65 office workers an a cat an five kittens. |
Mike D1
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 12:18 am: |
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400+ pounds on the roof rack. |
bryan
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 01:51 am: |
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2 full sized pinball machines a hand cart and tools. |
Warren
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 02:44 am: |
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A Cheerleading Squad |
M. K. Watson (Lrover94)
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 06:22 am: |
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WARREN WINS!
mike w |
Bill Molnar (Circekat)
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 06:56 am: |
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WTG Warren!!! Now don't ruin the illusion by telling us all about your daughters friends on the squad! LOL |
Scott (Scott_Bowden)
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 08:10 am: |
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One of you artist guys could probably replace those trucks in the photo with similar yellow and white discos.
Just make sure the "relatives" don't fall off! |
Bill Leek
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 10:53 am: |
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If you look at my photo gallery, the first picture shows our Discovery with the cargo area fill to the ceiling with camping gear and luggage and covered with an old blue blanket. This photo was taken in Arizona, just 6 days after we took delivery of our brand new vehicle in Kansas City. We didn't know how to pack it when we first got it, and it shows. But even with all that extra weight, it handled great. Now we have a roof rack for all that stuff. It still handles great. |
anon
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 01:34 pm: |
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Diesel
| | Posted on Saturday, June 01, 2002 - 04:29 pm: |
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Twelve whole dead hookers in the truck, six more on the rack(don't want to get too top heavy.)
Diesel...JK
"I've never seen so many dead hookers in my life."
"Lord knows I have." |
Greg French
| | Posted on Sunday, June 02, 2002 - 06:13 pm: |
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An amoir (how the Hell do you spell that, anyway) entertainment center from Peir 1. Let me tell you...those things are SOLID! I had the rear seats down, and the back door roped open to fit it. Good thing it wasn't night time, or my lights might have blinded some airline pilots!
No cheerleaders, though.
Yet... |
Carter Simcoe (Carter)
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 01:14 am: |
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Just got the computer back up after the trip, I managed to fit a big ass stereo, computer w/ printer, a rug, all my clothes, microwave, lamp, big box of books, a bunch of desk supplies, offroading gear, tent, sleeping bag, and fly fishing gear. No roof rack either, it was CRAMED in there and there was stuff in the front passenger seat too but it all fit. |
daniel
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 10:08 am: |
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200 gallons of paint in the back. 40 2x4's on the factory luggage rack (seperate occasion) 20 sheets of drywall on the roof (also seperately)
...handled it like a champ... |
Jeff Price
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 02:22 pm: |
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First occasion: "The lowrider" From lowes near Crofton to a friends farm
Roofrack: 5 sheets of fence, 5 4x4x10 for the fence
Inside: 10 bags of sackrete
Very noticeable load.
Second: "No worries"
roofrack: 480 pounds of IKEA stuff from woodbridge to Alexandria
Inside: Not much, doors etc, probably another 200 pounds.
No noticeable change in handling.
Both of these were before the HD springs and dampers. |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 02:52 pm: |
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whole lotta air
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niall forbes (Forbesn)
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 03:33 pm: |
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Blue, how long is the load space with the rear seats removed? Would it be good for sleeping in at a rally? |
Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 04:48 pm: |
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sure - throw your pack or other junk in the rear footwell to even out the floor and you'll be fine. Beats tryin to squeeze into the back of a 90. |
Camille (Gwagenbabe)
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 05:19 pm: |
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Well, my car isn't exactly a disco... but I've fit 15 people in and on top of the G-Wagen one night, as we were trying to escape a party that was being busted up by the cops.
*C* |
muskyman
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 07:25 pm: |
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36 cases of product 2 21/2 gallons in each case 50 t0 60 lbs a case...not just once...i do it almost every day. |
p m
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 08:58 pm: |
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Niall,
let me try to answer your Q to Blue. I think he never camped in his Disco - he's not that short
I am 6' even, and with the floor "paved" flat from the rear door to the front seats, I had to keep my head between the front seats. And I couldn't quite extend my legs, either. You could sleep other way 'round, feet forward, in a sleeping bag.
Learning that I couldn't really sleep in the disco, in the middle of nowhere, after a ~600mi drive with a front truetrac installation mid-way, was an exciting experience. Later, I had better luck crashing on top of British Pacific's half-rack.
FWIW,
Peter |
Alyssa
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 09:01 pm: |
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Sleeping in the back of the Disco is good if you are short. I am 5'10" and Ron is 6'1", and we are uncomfortable unless we are alone and can sleep diagonally. Nevertheless, I made a cot to sleep back there and THAT was comfortable. |
Kim S (Roverine)
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 09:26 pm: |
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I've always wanted to be able to *simply* sleep in the back of the truck ... but, alas, I'm 5'8", and hubby is a whoppin 6'3 1/2" (and he's not exactly not 'small boned', LOL). Since I'm usually with Greg, I sleep in the tent with him (it's only the right thing to do ... but I really do resent the snoring, *etc.* ... well, hehe). When I'm not with Greg, I usually have a friend my size with me, and once again, it's a no-go in the back. I envy that cot, Alyssa
Kim |
Rich Lee
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 09:53 pm: |
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More than once, I have hauled 5 full-size bales of oat hay (over 100lbs each)on the wilderness roof rack, 5 more bales of alfalfa hay (about 100lbs each)on the inside along with 3 bales of pine shavings (30 lbs each)and 80lbs of grain.
I now am running OME MD springs with Airlift bags in the rear coils & billsteins over 245/75-16 Dunlop RTS. It works just fine with this setup.
Previously, I drove the Blue Lakes trail hauling 5 people, 1 large German Shepherd 200 lbs of rear cargo (beneath the dog platform)and 300 lbs on the roof rack over 2 days of medium-hard trails with stock springs and 29" tires. I have yet to repair the underbody damage from that trip.
My Disco sometimes serves as a rural "first response" vehicle. With the right front seat fully-forward I can fit a 6' collapsable flat stretcher (with folding wheels)atop the rear jump seat and folded middle seat. This way it can also carry a driver and 2 "attendants" on the left side, with one doing CPR if need-be. It has been used twice to transport people to the hospital in this fashion and works amazingly well. Covered with a Thermarest mattress, the stretcher also makes a decent bed. When stowed away, I can fit all of the "disaster stuff" and 7 people in the truck at the same time.
Other "livestock" transported in the truck include sheep, goats, several captured rattlesnakes and a couple of Emus ( real young girl Emus ).......but not all at the same time. |
niall forbes (Forbesn)
| | Posted on Monday, June 03, 2002 - 10:58 pm: |
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Hmmmm...well, that's disapointing to hear. I'm only 5'11" so maybe I'll be able to squeeze in. It's not that a tent is such a big deal, but it seems it always gets set up at around 4am after siting around the campfire all night. It'd be nice to just close the door behind you. |
gp (Garrett)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 11:33 am: |
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"real young girl emus"
now you have done it......given a few people on this board something to do this weekend.
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Blue (Bluegill)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 11:43 am: |
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Niall, just do it! |
Rich Lee
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 12:07 pm: |
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Garrett,
That's because the Old Man Emus are only allowed underneath the vehicle.
BTW, their names are Emuly and Katie. They ran away from an eccentric neighbor who lives about 3 miles away. He has emus, ostriches,zebras, llamas
(sorry Jay, they dont puke, but they do spit pretty nasty)and camels. He was supposed to pick them up, but dropped off a sack of emu chow instead.
They each stand over 6' tall, weigh about 90 lbs and are dumber than a sack of hammers. They can also kick backward pretty powerfully when you load them into the back of a Disco (oddly, they did not want to get out when it came time to unload them) their forward kick (with the one big middle toe) is supposed to be a LOT worse. They are about the closest living things to dinosaurs. They really can haul-ass (over 40 mph)over very uneven terrain....and they chase coyotes.
You DON'T want to mess with these chicks! |
Anonymous
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 12:15 pm: |
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taste like chicken? |
Greg P. (Gparrish)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 12:18 pm: |
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Okay, now I'm curious. How easily do the seats come out on a DII? I didn't even realize the rear seats were removable. |
muskyman
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 12:47 pm: |
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i have a friend that raises buffalo and emus...
he has found dead coyotes and one dead bobcat allready...he says they are tough birds indeed.
and the breast meat tasted more like tenderloin then chicken
ok kyle I agree this is barely tech |
Jim Murphy (Murph)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 03:21 pm: |
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Quote:Okay, now I'm curious. How easily do the seats come out on a DII? I didn't even realize the rear seats were removable.
I've been driving around for months with no second row of seats in my DSII. Each seat is held to the floor with four Torx-50 bolts. You have to pull the carpet up a little bit to get to them.
murph
'99 DSII |
Al Oliveira (Offroaddisco)
| | Posted on Tuesday, June 04, 2002 - 10:09 pm: |
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22 Bags of mulch and 10 bags of top soil. That was an estimated 1200 lbs of stuff and I still had room for a passenger. |
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