No,one ratio is all you get. 72 mph is about as fast as a 4x4 can safely travel any way.
Cheers, Jim
"Arch Magus of Machines"

This is short notice, and need to know by this Sat (Aug 15th)

NWMF is a couple week off, and I have some Unimogs windshields heading up there . If anyone up in the Pacific NW is interested, I can send prepaid Pinz windshields up there for pick up at Mogfest.
Because a friend is doing this, all orders MUST be prepaid.... he does not care to be carrying glass up and down the Pacific coast!

I currently have 1 set of M door glass available, and some rear door K sets that can sent too, to save UPS. I do not know if the new M set will be ready in time, but they will also reflect a 6% price increase ( not a bad increase for after 3 years)

Dave
dsd277@...
626 401-3613

it was a pleasure meeting up!

I can vouch for jim. I did a clutch job in 3 hrs with help from my son. Andre Swanson     Owner Fat Fabrications/Fat Choppers 100 W  Tenth St. Beaumont, Ca. 92223 951-765-7224   " If you don't have to dig a hole before you make a head call, your NOT camping."

Point of curiosity. I am living in Costa Rica and last week saw a very nice 710 in Santa Ana, west of San Jose. I know Dave Pierson from Boulder had imported a couple of 710s here a few years ago but I believe he sold them and I heard he was moving to Panama. Just wondering if anyone knows who has the 710 I saw.
Hi to all the old RMP members.
John Ashby

I am a former Pinz owner and member of RMP now living in Costa Rica. I know that Dave Pierson, formerly of Boulder had imported two 710s down here a few years ago. While driving in Santa Ana, west of San Jose on Friday I saw a 710 on the road that was new to me. Just curious, anyone know who it is? BTW, I now drive the Costa Rican equivalent of a Pinz, although far more common. It is a 1980 3L diesel Toyo Landcruiser. I just reactivated my membership in this group so Saludes to old friends.
John Ashby

Calico Mogfest is only 2 months away. Are you ready to take care of all those little issues or tune ups? Ramona Motors will be having a Pinzgauer Tech Day on September 12.

Jim LaGuardia of GoatWerks will be on hand to offer advice, technical expertise and repair / mod services throughout the day. If you haven't had a chance to meet Jim and you own or want to own a Pinzgauer, you need to show up. Although Jim's advice and personality are free, his repair services and tune-ups are not.

We will have refreshments and barbecue available, if you desire adult beverages, it has to be BYOB.

If you think you have a special need, or might need parts to complete your service, repair, etc., please acquire the required parts and bring them with you. If you're not sure, contact Jim LaGuardia at GoatWerks.com BEFORE the tech day. We are right next door to a Kragen and an AutoZone, so oil, gear oil, etc. are easily available.

About a week ahead of time, we will request RSVP so we know how much food / drinks to purchase.

Ramona Motors is located at
1939 Main Street
Ramona, CA 92065
760-789-4242
sales@...

See you there!

Jim T

Ramona Motors

I've recently returned from the 3-week long July 2009 National Geographic Society Fossil Expedition to the Luangwa Valley, Zambia, during which time we found many important early reptile fossils. I led the expedition in my 1995 Pinzgauer 716, followed by 2 Toyota Land Cruisers and a SWB Nissan Patrol. Some of the areas we visited were so remote that we were the first white people to visit the area for 46 years, the last white people were from the British Museum, which sent an expedition there in 1963!

Things didn't start very smoothly though. On the morning of 7th July I was due to drive through South Luangwa National Park, climb the escarpment and meet the rest of the team in Mpika, as they were driving north to Mpika from the capital, Lusaka. But after a couple of hours I got my Pinzgauer stuck in terrible mud, 46 miles from the park entrance.....and it took me 23 hours to escape! At dusk on the first day I nearly stepped on a poisonous Puff Adder as I worked to extract the vehicle. If I'd have been bitten, with the vehicle out of action, I'd probably have died there, or at least have lost my leg.
The following day, when I finally got out and carried on north, I got to the Mupamadzi River and found it was far too deep and fast to cross! I turned round and left the park at 16.30hrs the day after I entered. The following day I found a new pontoon to cross the Luangwa River 50 miles away, which allowed me to get to Mpika, finally joining the team in the bush, 3 days late! Thankfully they had delayed the start of the expedition, and I only missed a couple of hours of fieldwork.

Whilst in North Luangwa National Park, I had 2 serious punctures from large wooden spikes which ruined the tyres and used up my two spares (carried on the unusual, narrow roof rack...does anyone have any idea what these are for? They seem to be fitted by the UK military). Having left the park, only 15 miles further on, I had another puncture, (again caused by a smaller wooden spike), which forced the expedition to camp in a village at dusk. In the morning I was able to repair the flat tyre using a tubeless repair kit, by pushing two sticky strips into the hole, which held for the rest of the trip.

(I have since replaced all six 285/75 x 16 BF Goodrich A/Ts with 265/75 x 16 Federal Couragias, which are a good strong tyre, smaller versions of which we use on our Land Rovers, and know they cope well with the mud, and the other conditions we face in the bush).

Whilst on the trip we got detained in a small town for not stopping at an unmanned Police checkpoint, but all ended well after one senior officer recognised me. The Pinzgauer looks very military, and induces much suspicion!

I drove 1,362 miles in total, mostly over really difficult terrain. The Pinzgauer led the expedition (once we'd joined up together) and I forded several rivers and through difficult gullies, etc., to check the conditions for the others. One gully was so steep that even the 40-degree approach angle wasn't sufficient, and the bumper and footstep got stuck, so I had to reverse and dig it out. Then, as we came up the other side, the rear tyre got stuck behind a ridge that had to be dug away. Once out, we had to level out the gully to allow the other 3 vehicles to follow.

Other than a 470-mile drive back from Lusaka in the Pinzgauer, this was my first serious trip in the vehicle, and was a great test of its abilities. It coped extremely well and its fuel consumption, (bearing in mind the heavy load I was carrying), seemed very frugal, at around 25mpg.

Photos to follow shortly.

Steve TOLAN
www.chipembele.org

Wotcher chaps, I've had some problems with the truck not running too
well after an initial run, so have ended up digging my way through to
the distributor on numerous occasions, only to find it seems OK if a
little red in there sometimes, and ended up suspecting excessive
moisture in it. I decided to check the vacuum line and found it to be
blocked in the distributor somewhere (or at least the plastic pipe
leading into the rubber elbow joint is clear, the elbow or the dizzy
internals have a blockage somewhere). Where are the vents for the air
to be sucked in? The dizzy is covered in muck, I want to make sure
any vent holes are unblocked. The pipe can't be sucked from or blown
into even with the dizzy cap off right now. What do I need to make
sure is clean, and if I wanted to clean out the connection to the
dizzy, can I stick wire etc in there or is there something in there
that might be damaged by prodding with wire/drill bits/etc?

Thanks,

Ian Rawlings
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Hello Stephen, no idea what the roof rack is that narrow for, the
British Army usually do things for a reason, even if sometimes it's
just because they've got thousands of something and need them to go
somewhere ;-)

The pictures would be good, it sounds like you're having quite an
adventure and the pinz is getting put to good use, let us know when
the article is to be published in NG, it'd be interesting to see
especially if you manage to slip a gratuitous pinz shot in there!

Thanks,

Ian Rawlings
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2009/8/22 stephentolan@... <stephentolan@...

Dear Ian,

The photos are already posted.

This story won't appear in NG, as it was an expedition funded by the NG Society and separate from the magazine. However, the group were very interested in returning to Zambia, so it might happen on another trip.
Re the roof rack, there's a photo of an identical one on the photos pages, (posted by J.K. Byrne, if my memory serves me correctly, on a 6x6). My vehicle was ex-RAF model, though the posted photo looks like an Army vehicle. The roofrack also has an alumium ladder that slides underneath the roofrack. It is a strange contraption, designed to hold onto the roof gutter, with a hinged support to rest on the wooden rubbing strip, so it can be used in any position on either side. It works well enough to lift spare tyres up and down.

Regards, Steve

There is a small orificed pellet in the rubber elbow on one end of the vac line. I use a piece of stiff wire to remove it and then clean and re-install it. The orificed pellet must be used.
Cheers, Jim LaGuardia
"Arch Magus of Machines"

Today, August 23rd, I placed my restored 712M on eBay (Military vehicles). This is a "No Reserve" seven day sale and next Sunday it will go to a new owner. Due to problems with permanent importation into Mexico we must sell this excellent, restored go anywhere 6x6 truck.

You may contact me at jnswick@... or 520-548-0560 if you have questions. Sorry, I won't stop the sale and sell for a given price. There's a complete description on eBay.

Jim Swickard

Dear Jerry,

Good guess but wrong! I bought the vehicle from the UK in December 2008. It was ex-RAF. Steve.

Hello,

I did a trip through Luangwa national park then up the escarpment and eventually ended up at Chindaponde. At the time we had walking Safaris in the North Park and no vehicles were allowed. It was a hellish trip up the escarpment to get to the GNR, and took us a couple of days, including getting across some wide sand rivers and stuck where the bridges had been washed out and in one case burnt. This was in 1972n with a landrover pulling a trailer, and we were told we would not do it. So I know what you went through,as there were only goat tracks then. As far as I know we were the first to pull a trailer up there. I wish I had my Pinzi in those days. On a side note my brother and I drove over Lethoto in 1975 from Buthe Buthe and came out at some pass in RSA, and the border guards did not believe that we had done that trip. That was also in an old Landy.
Alan B

Hey olaf

There is a white 712 for sale on eBay. Check it out.

Mitch

Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry

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From: "gsa8787"
Date: Sat, 15 Aug 2009 07:59:55 -0000
To: <pinzgauer@yahoogroups.com

Dear Alan,

1972 must have been a hell of a different experience to what it is nowadays! I went to Chindaponde in 1995, on the way to Livingstone's Memorial.

Do you have any photos of your 1972 trip, I'd love to see them.

Best wishes, Steve

Dear Jerry,

I think you may be right re the purpose of the roof rack. The strange ladder system allows access to the roof rack, anywhere along either side. The only strange thing is, the rungs run out half way up, making climbing onto the roof rack almost impossible! I'm going to adapt it.
However, it's good enough to slide spares tyres up and down it.
Steve

In my last post I mentioned this...to get a better description, I found this.

<It's a "Tanganyika jack", a German invention made by Kauffman (of "K55K" Mercator knife fame.) I guess the WW2 version of the "Hi-Lift" jacks four-wheelers use these days. The body is a massive hardwood assembly with a huge geared crank on one side. The jack ram is a long metal rack. The bottom of the jack body has two steel spikes that can fit into a wooden footplate for soft soil.
All I know it was a heavy beast, and we used the spare tire as a foot plate, with the jack on the rim.

Alan B

Egad!  I haven't heard mention of a Tanganyika jack in YEARS!  Spent many a less-than-happy hour pushing Landies off 'em in the Serengeti many years ago.  Thanks for jogging my failing memory!!

mogfest was SUPER !!!

Dear Alan,

It sounds an amazing adventure. Although it must have been terrible at the time, it's what memories are made of! Re he photos you have, I'd be very interested of any that show any lodges or camps....they'll have changed a lot by now.
Best wishes, Steve

I'm not looking for a project or trashed vehicle. I'm looking for one that's in great condition, well maintained and can have the "typical" upgrades (winch, lights etc etc etc) if you possess such a vehicle and are consider selling it, please drop me a line with details and photos. Please let me know where you're located too.

BTW - If you're potentially interested in a 710M trade, we can discuss that too but that's not a deal maker or breaker.

Hi ,I have two 712's , check on Photo's in Fahim's toy and tell me what you think and witch one you like ,they are both in good condition and i have all the papers to prove from the Agent , i can ship any one for you if you are interested .

Thanks
Fahim


-- In pinzgauer@yahoogroups.com, "texas_pinzgauer" <david.k.smith@...

Hi Steve.
        Fossil Expedition. Re Photo No 33 ( Mosses digging out rear wheel)
Front wheel's appear to be at a strange angle to each other. Is there a suspention fault, or purely camara trickery? (hmm)Ooo.. :-( 
Regard's.  Peter.

Dear Peter,

I see what you mean, but my first task, on collecting my vehicle from the clearing agents in Lusaka was to get the tracking tested, so I'm confident it's fine. Perhaps the angle is just accentuated in the photo?

Thanks, Steve

Are there any Pinz owners in Moab?  My friend Briah Hahl owned a 712M and passed away two months ago.  His family wants to spread his ashes in Moab.  I think it would be cool to have a Pinz as part of the ceremony.  Any volunteers would be greatly appreciated.  They are doing it in October.

 

Contact me off list.

 

Mike Pop

Neptune, NJ

Eureka, NV

Rocky Mountain Pinzgauer organization has their annual Moab trip set for 10/14-18; you may wish to contact them at: http://www.rmpinzgauers.org/eventschedule.htm

New Price $8500.

See Ebay listing here:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Other-Makes-Pinzgauer-710-Pinzgauer-710_W0QQitemZ180403072427QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUS_Cars_Trucks?hash=item2a00dc6dab&_trksid=p4506.c0.m245

Thx,

Ira

Hi, All,

The sale of my 710M Pinzgauer fell through yesterday, and it's unexpectedly back on the market (I have to part with it because an old slipped disk problem re-occurred last year, and although I've hung on, it's obvious that it's never going to get sufficiently better to make getting in and out of the 'Pinz anything other than a problem).

It's the usual ex-Swiss Army condition, has recently had new rear lights (including reversing and rear fogs) fitted, and two new heavy-duty batteries. A number of pictures are in the "Photos" section of the MechanicalMules yahoo group.

It's currently on a SORN, and will not be going for MoT until the end of next week. I'll be looking for about £6500, but if anyone wants to make an offer before I get the MoT please contact me immediately - any inspection is welcome. I'm about 12 miles South of Birmingham, UK.

I also need to find a replacment vehicle, and at the moment a Land Rover Air Portable seems to best fit the bill. If you know of one for sale (I check the usual Lightweight Club forums) please contact me.

best regards,


Bob

The latest from Alan...

List;

October 16-17-18 will be the MogFest in Calico once again. All of the pre-reserved camping spaces are spoken for but there are many still available in sections C-F. So far we have over 125 signed up and I'm sure more to come.

For the first timers, the registration fee of $30 per adult/juvenile which covers dinner on Friday and Saturday nights and breakfast on Saturday and Sunday. We have a number of trail runs over the three days, a huge raffle on Saturday night and general family rated fun.

For more info on the event go to www.mogfest.com and you can see who has signed up, where they are camping, pictures from previous events, FAQ's and directions.

For more info on the Calico Ghost Town go to www.calicotown.com which also has a link to on-line camping reservations. The Ghost Town is open to all campers for no additional charge.

The pre-reserved spaces are $50 for the two nights (Fri & Sat) and we have already paid the deposit in advance. Please send the event and camping fees as soon as possible as we need to start buying supplies for the event. Here is the contact info for payment:

Alan Draper
1316 Aldersgate Dr
LaVerne, CA 91750
or
via PayPal to - alndnese@...
NOTE: please add $3 to cover PayPal fees as they add up quick!

This is a non-profit event and all excess funds are rolled back into the event either by purchasing additional camping gear or applying the funds to the next years' event.

Thanks and we will keep the updates coming!

Alan Draper and the MogFest Team

Anyone have any hints on improving chances of a leakless seal?