Brings back great memories of the 1 tonne (as it was called in the army). We did trials of these when I was in 2 Para and we took delivery of them in approx 76/7. Going from a 2.2 ltr 1/2 or 3/4 ton to a v8 3.5 was totally awesome. Throw in the diff lock and it was just perfect. My only complaint was that they were 12v. As they got older, in crap cold/damp weather they could be a right bastard to start and with old batteries, you could have a flat motor in no time trying to start it. Some said it had too high a centre of gravity but I didnt find that. It would slide sideways well before it would topple over. The sound alone was fkng AWESOME. I drove them all over the country/world and have awsome memories of them.
Had the joy of driving a 101 ambulance in Germany (BAOR) for 2 years , stunning off road performance, never got stuck ,even going where the tanks went and the best bit? I was getting payed to do it!
2004, took mine offroad at billing. The crew that took the pictures told me they regretted selling their ambulance, but loved watching mine go where others got stuck!
Hey guys. Awesome trucks! I've seen a few of your vids, hence the plural. I have recently acquired a left hand drive, Series 1, pickup, here in Canada. It is all original, but, missing the steering wheel. It has no rust, anywhere, and, still has the original windows. .. I've owned a Series 2,5 door station wagon, (which my dog and I lived in for a summer). It had a Mitsubishi turbo diesel conversion. What a job that was... That one is long gone....sadly. But, now starts a new "series" of adventures. At 6'2", and a 100 kilos, she is a tight squeeze...but..hey.. I've been watching this particular truck since 1978... Now I own it... Great examples of the 101.... Thanks for the vids...
Took a 101 ambulance around Stanta tank training ground once, we were lost....Turned up to the parade looking like we had already done an exercise. Great fun.
Good video. Used to off road our 101 quite heavily a few years ago. Got some footage on my own channel of that. Back in the 90's you were almost guranteed to see a 101 or something bigger turn up at an off road event.
I found changing the cross-ply bar grips to radial ply Michelin XLs (still 900x16) made a huge difference both on road and off road - grip, handling, ride and making the steering a lot lighter during low speed manoeuvring. And the XLs are still an army tyre, so don't look out of place if trying to keep the vehicle looking reasonably original
Good vid lads.. my 101 is an overland camper now and I LOVE IT.... even when it broke down (steering box blew out on a Mountain) that vid is on our channel. Good to see it in its element
Had to laugh at Nisses' reaction at 3:35 - having been fortunate enough to drive a 101 once (only on road), I know just how horrible it feels sitting right over the front wheels like that. It's offputting enough just when you're turning out onto a road, where you feel like you're travelling in a big arc out onto the wrong side while the rest of the truck is on the correct side. Being up there on the drop into a boghole would feel like hanging off the front bumper of a rollercoaster. And at the end - "It's got some grunt!" "That was only 40..." So very true, they feel incredibly fast - until it's screaming away in 4th, and you look down to find you're only doing 60km/h... Still an awesome vehicle though, just sadly out of my budget by far over here these days (I couldn't deal with it as a daily). A quick tip that works for me sometimes - when the starter is playing up like that, if you give the key a just a very quick flick, let it return then really quickly turn the key again, sometimes you can get it to engage easier. Think it works because you throw the pinion halfway on the first flick, and if you can get back on the key quick enough, you can give it a bit more throw before it starts to spin. Used to do it on the old 2 door Rangie down home, before I got round to pulling out the starter (which turned out to have a knackered pinion bearing, and practically no brushes left). If you didn't do that, it would start cranking, then come out of mesh and freespin.
I drove one of these when I was in the TA it's was fitted out for a mortar section with FFR (fitted for radio) and was 24 volt. It had it limition off road and needed to be respected but good off road training would make it easier drive. The 'one ton' was a compromise between the MOD and Land Rover, personally I didn't think the one ton was 'soldier proof' if driven hard on long journeys it had its problem, the viscous dif connecting the for wheel drive being one and over heating was another. All the one ton wagons were regulated so you couldn't get the ture top speed, which leads me on to a story about one of our one tons which had a problem on a German Autobahn and having two mechanics in our unit they took the regulators off to get it to where we wanted to be. Back home in the UK it was due to go to workshops but not for some weeks which ment we had the full potential of the V8 engine. Slipping the clutch at traffic lights would make it bounce on all 4 wheels betting away any hot hatch away from the lights🤣🤣🤣 saying all that I love driving it👍
Used to do lot of road in 101 boxed in rear wheel arches to form storage box for off road gear to add weight over rear , did disc brake conversion drum brakes were always full of mud ,fitted isuzu 2.8 turbo diesel, very good eng good for 80 mph, had mechanical captain winch front /Rear brilliant bit of kit .
Oh man where to start? 1) use diff lock. 2) in ruts- turn the tyres so they’re grabbing the sides of the ruts. 3) use left foot braking 4) aftermarket Carbs (webers) are notorious for fuel starvation on hills - stick to SU carbs or go efi / convert to Diesel injection) 5) reduce tyre pressure off road - adds more traction than anything else. Unladen that 20- could do with 5 full Jerry cans above the rear axle
I enjoyed the video. I drove one of these for the purpose it was built. I rarely had the luxury of driving on a track when I took it off road. Still, the track looked quite challenging. I don't ever recall having any cut out problems when driving down a steep gradient. Perhaps I just always had plenty of fuel in it.
Awesome piece of machinery I was chatting to a gentleman on my local Tesco car park today after he came out of the store and caught me admiring his pristine condition willys jeep complete with original tools attached to the side,canvas wash bucket on the back,original first aid kit and M1 Garand carbine stashed under the windscreen I don’t know which I like most 👍🏻
I have a Pinzgauer. Similar idea you sit over the front wheels in the engine is right between the passengers. It does incredible off-road and it’s so funny when you have a passenger and you drive over a speedbump because It feels like you’re going to hit the ground
The centre diff is exactly that. It doesn’t lock the diffs, it locks the diffs together. When you say the centre diff isn’t working, you can clearly see it is as one of the front wheels is spinning! This will always happen unless you have locking axle diffs. One way to combat this without locking diffs is to do a bit of left foot braking. This will even up the power delivery between the wheels on a single axle. This comes with experience when you get older.
I always liked the look of the 1 ton lanny. 1st time I saw one it was being used for the mortar platoon in the 80,s. They do fetch a bit more money than a convential land rover. Otherwise I may have owned one .
123sheepdip when I was a small boy my dad used to take me to work at the weekends I can still remember the smell of the stollys ferrets and chieftains still love all those vehicle’s
Sadly the engine was the most gutless version of the Rover aluminium V8, made to run on shit petrol. A good V8 in high spec would transform it but there's no getting away from stone age suspension and transmission.
Laden with radio kit in exactly the same formation as in a LR 110, it was one of the most lethal pieces of kit I've ever driven. I was the Road Safety NCO on a mobile signals unit, and was asked to test one. We took it on known routes in German forestry - the damned thing fell over three times, and we had to winch out or call for help. Dreadful thing. It wasn't much fun ON road, either.
Hi guys, good video as always ! I'm french and I bought my first Land Rover, it's a 1989 110 2,5l turbo diesel 3 doors and I ask me if it's legal to replace the silencer by a straight pipe Continue like this ! Thanks
I drove a one tonner with my battalions mortar platoon ... she needed high revs and diff lock going through deep mud ...and ruts ...if looked after a superb motor
Shame it didn’t have the winch still fitted (hole on the Dvr side under VRN) this could be rerouted through the rear of the vehicle and you’d be safe in the knowledge if ‘bogged in’ you’d be capable of self recovery, which is great when stuck in the middle of nowhere. Very capable wagon in its day.
"nice to see a 101 with mud".. it's just nice to see a 101 driving.. all I want is more sunny day fun on the tracks ( but fix the centre diff lock & really test the old beast )
Dartmoor Dave A Hilux is fine, but no one looks twice at them, and in a few years they are virtually worthless. A 101 is unique, even more versatile, and no matter what you do to it will only ever increase in value. You don't buy one for practicality, you buy one because there is nothing else quite like them out there.
@@spencerwilton5831 I think you have to look at the 101 as a user or collector. I was heavily involved in the maintenance of the last of the 101's the Marine gunners had in Plymouth. During that time I had cause to visit the MOD stores at the request of a stores officer because I was demanding an unusual amount of parts for brakes, steering, engines etc. While there I went to a long-neglected shed where his records showed a number of stock numbers held. What the records showed was an assembly, qty 6. Thinking these were transmissions we opened the doors and there were 6 brand new, never issued 101's, complete with service history, engine run ups and oil changes. I attempted to get them issued to the Marines but found the Pinzgauer was due soon and no more repairs were authorised so that was that. What happened to the 6 I don't know because I moved on to another post. They are either still there or some trade person with an inside track got hold of them. Great fun to drive but high maintenance. Your choice.
Easy test, just go into a gravel plant and climb the 3/4 minus pile. Up and down without tumbling. That is the natural angle of repose and it you cannot do it. you better stay ON ROAD!. Iguana
I have a 101 and a Haflinger and as forward control vehicles neither like going down hills with holes in the tracks. Only way to do is as was done in the video - go slow so there is no momentum and carefully let the wheel into the holes - often lifting the back wheels - be careful of the lurch when carefully letting wheels into holes as the lurch can become a tip over. I have wider Mach 6 rims on my 101 which make the track a bit wider and the vehicle a bit more stable. I have had my 101 for 10 years and you soon learn the signs. Weight in the back does make a difference but lugging it around is a pain.
We use 1 ton bags of sand, but you do need a forklift or a engine hoist to load them! The bag settles over most of the load bed, then a couple of rachet straps to keep it secure, and off you go. I am also fitting a detroit no spin in the back axle soon.
Hi Kevin - you do need to be practical and carrying 1 ton in the back is really not an option - careful driving can suffice. I am from Australia and our 101s actually have a higher load rating of 1500kg so I guess I would need to find even more sand :-) I have had a Detroit in the rear of mine since 2009 and you will wonder why you did not do it before.
Hi Joe, have been using the 101 for nearly twenty years, with all sorts of weight in the back, from firewood to horse manure, so 1 ton is an easy day for it, Apart from blowing the centre diff and the steering box it has been great (touching wood as I say it) The first off road event I took it to, it would not climb a damp grassy hill that even freelanders romped up, bar grips, don't you love them?
Why not make your own defender 90 a soft top? The conversion isnt too expensive on Exmoor! And of course what an awesome 101 you guys have got there :)
Thanks! It wouldn't be ideal as it's my only car, and the weather here can be unpredictable. I need a hard top right now, but one day I'm sure I'll find room in my life for a soft top :)
It has a centre diff lock, operated by the big black button rear of the choke, but he didn't engage it for some reason. It has a light to show it's engaged, between the two clocks.
In 1976 I went from Chelsea barracks in London with 5 others to pick 6 of these up new from the vehicle depot in Ashchurch for Support company for the mortar platoon. What was amazing was the V8😀. When back in London I was at a set of traffic lights when a taxi pulled up. Lights changed and off I went. Next set of light the taxi driver (who had never seen one before) shouted over what the f**k is in that😀. A few years later when I was at a workshop in Tidworth we had one as a forward repair vehicle which had a crane fitted on it to support CVRT, we could carry a J60 (6 cylinder Jag) engine or the TN15 gearbox. Really top heavy with either on off road. Happy memories, it’s not often you’re the first one to pick up and drive a new into service vehicle. Great vid👍
Great video fella's! Definately envious here. Lol. Looks great going through the scrub, in it's element. What would i like to see..... That beast parked in my drive way! ;). Love you work, thank you so much for sharing. 👏
Most likely ex BFG (British Forces Germany). All our Landrovers including these which I drove on rebro detachments, and trucks were LHD in units stationed in Germany. Ex 7 Sigs, Herford.
Rover V8 engine and a manual gearbox with vacuum operated centre diff lock (same as Range Rover)petrol in 12v form for general use and 24v condition in the Fitted for Radio versions. Last time I looked the 24v distributor was £1000+ Don't buy a 24v version.
@@spentacle When I said "we" that was pretty much myself and a friend who were LandRover crazy in our teens, I don't know where we heard that phrase initially, but while it makes sense, I don't recall hearing anyone else using it and particularly not in more recent times. Searching on the internet I see the model designated as the 101FC.
@@fiveowaf454 We took a couple of the over the Corrieyairick Pass once, and some Americans couldn't understand until we said " cabover". An Army type couldn't understand why a soft skin vehicle would be used in a forward control ( command) situation until we explained it was the driving position not the duty.
@@spentacle The UK and the US, two countries divided by a common language. I've been living in the US for 18 years so have become familiar with the term "cabover" but I still tell people American is my second language.
No 4wd locks. What you have is open diffs on both axles and a centre diff lock in the transfer box to help out. If you get one wheel down and the other axle up you are going nowhere. Transmission was based on early range rover. Sadly it didn't get the RR disc brakes. Best bit is the drum brakes that fill with mud and then you have nothing! All good fun. The Gunners now use the very expensive and horribly complex but capable, Pinzgauer.
@@crazycrab8578 The ones "We" had?. I was responsible for the maintenance of the last remaining 101's the Marines in Plymouth had and I know them intimately. They had open axles and V8 Rover engines, as had all MOD supplied models. If you know differently, give the details. Download a copy of the parts list and you will see the open axles, only a centre diff lock in the RR transfer case.
@@dartmoordave tidworth, 81-85ish, (1RGJ) anti tanks.milan, big boxes in back for misslies, ours had jag engines in, will double check on that plus they had 2 distributors, could run on one, some times, when using 4 wheeled diff lock, cross country, back to normal roads, it would not come out, so had to stop and jack a wheel off the ground to go back to normal driving, the only time we bogged down was when the mud was to deep, then we had to get a 4tn to pull us out
I loved my 101in the 90s , still wish I had it as pushed to sell it by police harassment , total wankers as it was taxed n motd One of the cops said it was intimidating , it was my daily driver ,prices have skyrocketed for some reason , can’t understand why as cost of living makes it impossible to own one now , tried to buy a pinzgauer 716 diesel but yet again prices got to high yet again ,
LR kicked the UK MOD into touch years ago when we went to them for talks on a 90/110 replacement. Not enough to warrant keeping the MOD/special build assembly line going when they wanted more lines available for Freelander etc. Marines and RA were then issued with Pinzgauers in 4x4 and 6x6 versions. The main reason for change was the 101 is petrol and the replacement had to be diesel. The only thing capable of pulling the 105 howitzers was the Pinz. The Pinz is a great tool but horrendously complex and hence expensive.
The 101 exudes character and soul as opposed to other Land Rover products.I still believe that a mordern 101 is possible becuase the G Wagen,the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and the Unimog are currently used for civilian activities despite their military origins.
@@dartmoordave We got the "Wolf" rovers to replace our old 110/90 Defenders which we had had for 20+ years. The 1 tonner lannies were replaced by Reynolds Boughton RB44's with Landrover 127/130's filling some roles before Pinzgauers were procured to replace the troubled RB44 in some units (also adopted by the Airborne Forces as it had a greater payload and could be underslung) The MoD stopped buying Landrovers due to costs, the Bowman kit would not fit in the backs with operators (even in the 110's it was tight for one person), lack of protection (public scrutiny and sudden care about casualties).
@@dartmoordave I was serving through the series 3's to the wolf's including some old legacy series 2A's we had into 1998. Just saying what we had and when and what the MoD said and what we found with the bowman fits and on ops. The one tonnes for example were prone to rolling when loaded, the RB44 not it's pinzgauer replacement had that habit (the RB44 had a kak load of others though). The armoured pinz were a joke and a waste of money. Your take seems LR gave the MoD the boot - for the MoD though LR could not provide a suitable vehicle (wolf/Bowman trials vehicles were widely reported to have structural issues when kitted out). Wolf's were reported to have cost over 40k each and many were written off (and the stupid warranty kak when we got them was arse for repairs in camp never mind ops).
101 with mud on, rare? ruclips.net/video/rALhXI02LwQ/видео.html Mine's the one up to its axles being winched out. And fix that difflock, they've got next to no articulation, so it really is needed. It's most likely a melted vacuum line next to the right hand exhaust manifold
On 9.00x16 it did OK but those big diffs digging in......is why my Pinzgauer would laugh at an obstacle like this. Probably without diff locks engaged.
Brings back great memories of the 1 tonne (as it was called in the army). We did trials of these when I was in 2 Para and we took delivery of them in approx 76/7. Going from a 2.2 ltr 1/2 or 3/4 ton to a v8 3.5 was totally awesome. Throw in the diff lock and it was just perfect. My only complaint was that they were 12v. As they got older, in crap cold/damp weather they could be a right bastard to start and with old batteries, you could have a flat motor in no time trying to start it. Some said it had too high a centre of gravity but I didnt find that. It would slide sideways well before it would topple over. The sound alone was fkng AWESOME. I drove them all over the country/world and have awsome memories of them.
Had the joy of driving a 101 ambulance in Germany (BAOR) for 2 years , stunning off road performance, never got stuck ,even going where the tanks went and the best bit? I was getting payed to do it!
Were you WRAC?
You just can't beat rolling round in an old army truck! Driving it round town will be just as much fun too!
As soon as we can get it back on the road we'll do just that!
2004, took mine offroad at billing. The crew that took the pictures told me they regretted selling their ambulance, but loved watching mine go where others got stuck!
Drove a 101 in HK, loved it, only glad I never had to pay to fill the tank
Hey guys.
Awesome trucks!
I've seen a few of your vids, hence the plural.
I have recently acquired a left hand drive, Series 1, pickup, here in Canada.
It is all original, but, missing the steering wheel.
It has no rust, anywhere, and, still has the original windows. ..
I've owned a Series 2,5 door station wagon, (which my dog and I lived in for a summer).
It had a Mitsubishi turbo diesel conversion.
What a job that was...
That one is long gone....sadly.
But, now starts a new "series" of adventures.
At 6'2", and a 100 kilos, she is a tight squeeze...but..hey..
I've been watching this particular truck since 1978...
Now I own it...
Great examples of the 101....
Thanks for the vids...
Took a 101 ambulance around Stanta tank training ground once, we were lost....Turned up to the parade looking like we had already done an exercise. Great fun.
Good video. Used to off road our 101 quite heavily a few years ago. Got some footage on my own channel of that. Back in the 90's you were almost guranteed to see a 101 or something bigger turn up at an off road event.
I found changing the cross-ply bar grips to radial ply Michelin XLs (still 900x16) made a huge difference both on road and off road - grip, handling, ride and making the steering a lot lighter during low speed manoeuvring. And the XLs are still an army tyre, so don't look out of place if trying to keep the vehicle looking reasonably original
Good vid lads.. my 101 is an overland camper now and I LOVE IT.... even when it broke down (steering box blew out on a Mountain) that vid is on our channel. Good to see it in its element
You guys are very sympathetic, driving a 101 Land Rover and wearing a back to the future t-shirt :-) Thumb up!
I drove them in the Army, brilliant bit of kit, I love driving them.
Good to see... saw many of these on camp as a child.. always thought they were special.
Had to laugh at Nisses' reaction at 3:35 - having been fortunate enough to drive a 101 once (only on road), I know just how horrible it feels sitting right over the front wheels like that. It's offputting enough just when you're turning out onto a road, where you feel like you're travelling in a big arc out onto the wrong side while the rest of the truck is on the correct side. Being up there on the drop into a boghole would feel like hanging off the front bumper of a rollercoaster.
And at the end - "It's got some grunt!" "That was only 40..." So very true, they feel incredibly fast - until it's screaming away in 4th, and you look down to find you're only doing 60km/h... Still an awesome vehicle though, just sadly out of my budget by far over here these days (I couldn't deal with it as a daily).
A quick tip that works for me sometimes - when the starter is playing up like that, if you give the key a just a very quick flick, let it return then really quickly turn the key again, sometimes you can get it to engage easier. Think it works because you throw the pinion halfway on the first flick, and if you can get back on the key quick enough, you can give it a bit more throw before it starts to spin. Used to do it on the old 2 door Rangie down home, before I got round to pulling out the starter (which turned out to have a knackered pinion bearing, and practically no brushes left). If you didn't do that, it would start cranking, then come out of mesh and freespin.
You obviously have not driven FWC vehicles that often, in a bus one is sitting a metre or so in front of the front axle.
I drove one of these when I was in the TA it's was fitted out for a mortar section with FFR (fitted for radio) and was 24 volt.
It had it limition off road and needed to be respected but good off road training would make it easier drive. The 'one ton' was a compromise between the MOD and Land Rover, personally I didn't think the one ton was 'soldier proof' if driven hard on long journeys it had its problem, the viscous dif connecting the for wheel drive being one and over heating was another.
All the one ton wagons were regulated so you couldn't get the ture top speed, which leads me on to a story about one of our one tons which had a problem on a German Autobahn and having two mechanics in our unit they took the regulators off to get it to where we wanted to be. Back home in the UK it was due to go to workshops but not for some weeks which ment we had the full potential of the V8 engine.
Slipping the clutch at traffic lights would make it bounce on all 4 wheels betting away any hot hatch away from the lights🤣🤣🤣 saying all that I love driving it👍
I drove them when the British army first got them,
Brilliant on road and xcountry but deadly fully loaded xcountry,
Ask the morter lads.
Tremendous fun ... most people don't realise how capable these are off road! Cheers chaps.
Thanks Matt.
Used to do lot of road in 101 boxed in rear wheel arches to form storage box for off road gear to add weight over rear , did disc brake conversion drum brakes were always full of mud ,fitted isuzu 2.8 turbo diesel, very good eng good for 80 mph, had mechanical captain winch front /Rear brilliant bit of kit .
Oh man where to start?
1) use diff lock.
2) in ruts- turn the tyres so they’re grabbing the sides of the ruts.
3) use left foot braking
4) aftermarket Carbs (webers) are notorious for fuel starvation on hills - stick to SU carbs or go efi / convert to Diesel injection)
5) reduce tyre pressure off road - adds more traction than anything else.
Unladen that 20- could do with 5 full Jerry cans above the rear axle
I enjoyed the video. I drove one of these for the purpose it was built. I rarely had the luxury of driving on a track when I took it off road. Still, the track looked quite challenging. I don't ever recall having any cut out problems when driving down a steep gradient. Perhaps I just always had plenty of fuel in it.
Massive fan of the 101 videos! great video!!
Awesome piece of machinery I was chatting to a gentleman on my local Tesco car park today after he came out of the store and caught me admiring his pristine condition willys jeep complete with original tools attached to the side,canvas wash bucket on the back,original first aid kit and M1 Garand carbine stashed under the windscreen I don’t know which I like most 👍🏻
Would love to try a Willys!
I have a Pinzgauer. Similar idea you sit over the front wheels in the engine is right between the passengers. It does incredible off-road and it’s so funny when you have a passenger and you drive over a speedbump because It feels like you’re going to hit the ground
The centre diff is exactly that. It doesn’t lock the diffs, it locks the diffs together. When you say the centre diff isn’t working, you can clearly see it is as one of the front wheels is spinning! This will always happen unless you have locking axle diffs. One way to combat this without locking diffs is to do a bit of left foot braking. This will even up the power delivery between the wheels on a single axle. This comes with experience when you get older.
Nah, don't left foot brake, DRIVE FASTER! :)
I always liked the look of the 1 ton lanny. 1st time I saw one it was being used for the mortar platoon in the 80,s. They do fetch a bit more money than a convential land rover. Otherwise I may have owned one .
Listen to that engine. Thanks for sharing. My dream vehicle (or a Stolly)
I dream of a man kat 1 or uaz 452.
123sheepdip when I was a small boy my dad used to take me to work at the weekends I can still remember the smell of the stollys ferrets and chieftains still love all those vehicle’s
Sadly the engine was the most gutless version of the Rover aluminium V8, made to run on shit petrol. A good V8 in high spec would transform it but there's no getting away from stone age suspension and transmission.
Thanks for watching!
Laden with radio kit in exactly the same formation as in a LR 110, it was one of the most lethal pieces of kit I've ever driven. I was the Road Safety NCO on a mobile signals unit, and was asked to test one. We took it on known routes in German forestry - the damned thing fell over three times, and we had to winch out or call for help. Dreadful thing. It wasn't much fun ON road, either.
The much feared standard fit BAR Tread tyres. Lethal when wet. Been there seen them.
Hi guys, good video as always !
I'm french and I bought my first Land Rover, it's a 1989 110 2,5l turbo diesel 3 doors and I ask me if it's legal to replace the silencer by a straight pipe
Continue like this !
Thanks
Thanks. That depends on the laws in France.
TirsbaekTV okay thanks but even with the silencer she makes a lovely song haha.
I use to make 101s out of lego haha. Love it
I drove a one tonner with my battalions mortar platoon ... she needed high revs and diff lock going through deep mud ...and ruts ...if looked after a superb motor
Shame it didn’t have the winch still fitted (hole on the Dvr side under VRN) this could be rerouted through the rear of the vehicle and you’d be safe in the knowledge if ‘bogged in’ you’d be capable of self recovery, which is great when stuck in the middle of nowhere. Very capable wagon in its day.
"nice to see a 101 with mud".. it's just nice to see a 101 driving..
all I want is more sunny day fun on the tracks ( but fix the centre diff lock & really test the old beast )
When MOT, roadtrip. On beach Løkken -> Blokhus for the 101. Will join you in my 90 if you want. (Hornborg)
Wish i'd bought one of these when the MOD were knocking them out for £2000!
Be glad you didn't. Buy a Toyota Hilux instead if you want to off road.
Ditto
Toyota hi lux my ass.
Dartmoor Dave A Hilux is fine, but no one looks twice at them, and in a few years they are virtually worthless. A 101 is unique, even more versatile, and no matter what you do to it will only ever increase in value. You don't buy one for practicality, you buy one because there is nothing else quite like them out there.
@@spencerwilton5831 ditto to that
@@spencerwilton5831 I think you have to look at the 101 as a user or collector. I was heavily involved in the maintenance of the last of the 101's the Marine gunners had in Plymouth. During that time I had cause to visit the MOD stores at the request of a stores officer because I was demanding an unusual amount of parts for brakes, steering, engines etc. While there I went to a long-neglected shed where his records showed a number of stock numbers held. What the records showed was an assembly, qty 6. Thinking these were transmissions we opened the doors and there were 6 brand new, never issued 101's, complete with service history, engine run ups and oil changes. I attempted to get them issued to the Marines but found the Pinzgauer was due soon and no more repairs were authorised so that was that. What happened to the 6 I don't know because I moved on to another post. They are either still there or some trade person with an inside track got hold of them.
Great fun to drive but high maintenance. Your choice.
Nisse's face at 9:31 is priceless
Simply fantastic ...! Thanks guys and looking forward for more of your interesting videos on RUclips soon. Regards.
Gear stick nearly behind you! I drove these. A rev of that V8 motor would set off most car alarms!
Easy test, just go into a gravel plant and climb the 3/4 minus pile. Up and down without tumbling. That is the natural angle of repose and it you cannot do it. you better stay ON ROAD!.
Iguana
Its good to see a 101 doing what its been designed for. Will you be putting a soft top on it?
you need some ballast in the back, It will transform it off road!
Thanks, we'll look into this.
I have a 101 and a Haflinger and as forward control vehicles neither like going down hills with holes in the tracks. Only way to do is as was done in the video - go slow so there is no momentum and carefully let the wheel into the holes - often lifting the back wheels - be careful of the lurch when carefully letting wheels into holes as the lurch can become a tip over. I have wider Mach 6 rims on my 101 which make the track a bit wider and the vehicle a bit more stable. I have had my 101 for 10 years and you soon learn the signs. Weight in the back does make a difference but lugging it around is a pain.
We use 1 ton bags of sand, but you do need a forklift or a engine hoist to load them! The bag settles over most of the load bed, then a couple of rachet straps to keep it secure, and off you go. I am also fitting a detroit no spin in the back axle soon.
Hi Kevin - you do need to be practical and carrying 1 ton in the back is really not an option - careful driving can suffice. I am from Australia and our 101s actually have a higher load rating of 1500kg so I guess I would need to find even more sand :-)
I have had a Detroit in the rear of mine since 2009 and you will wonder why you did not do it before.
Hi Joe, have been using the 101 for nearly twenty years, with all sorts of weight in the back, from firewood to horse manure, so 1 ton is an easy day for it, Apart from blowing the centre diff and the steering box it has been great (touching wood as I say it) The first off road event I took it to, it would not climb a damp grassy hill that even freelanders romped up, bar grips, don't you love them?
Great piece of kit but for some strange reason used to bend distributor shafts making it impossible to set points and run badly.
Why not make your own defender 90 a soft top? The conversion isnt too expensive on Exmoor! And of course what an awesome 101 you guys have got there :)
Thanks! It wouldn't be ideal as it's my only car, and the weather here can be unpredictable. I need a hard top right now, but one day I'm sure I'll find room in my life for a soft top :)
Why don't you drive of line. Surley be better than following the deep tracks?
My favourite Landry still considering an ambulance or radio car/vampire as a camper
Darren Jones 12 to 15 mpg if you’re lucky. A bit pricey for civie use.
Much more 101 rides please.
So the diff locks weren't working or it doesnt have any?? Great project.
It has a centre diff lock, operated by the big black button rear of the choke, but he didn't engage it for some reason. It has a light to show it's engaged, between the two clocks.
Looks like you guys had a blast.
Great video! Felt like I was along for the ride, great trails there it was perfectly suited.
Loving your videos guys. Thank you!
I need a tipper version for tree work...already have a 130 tipper🤔😆
Keep up the good work guys!
awesome 101 off road
In 1976 I went from Chelsea barracks in London with 5 others to pick 6 of these up new from the vehicle depot in Ashchurch for Support company for the mortar platoon. What was amazing was the V8😀. When back in London I was at a set of traffic lights when a taxi pulled up. Lights changed and off I went. Next set of light the taxi driver (who had never seen one before) shouted over what the f**k is in that😀. A few years later when I was at a workshop in Tidworth we had one as a forward repair vehicle which had a crane fitted on it to support CVRT, we could carry a J60 (6 cylinder Jag) engine or the TN15 gearbox. Really top heavy with either on off road. Happy memories, it’s not often you’re the first one to pick up and drive a new into service vehicle. Great vid👍
Thanks for watching and sharing your story!
Vacuum operated centre diff lock I guess? *Dana axels under licence, theV8 can’t kill them :D
Axle locks would have added. For trained drivers, no problem. Anyway. Nice truck
I like the idea that in 35 years there will be enthusiasts trying to get Mastiffs back on the road!
A better driver and off-road tyres would help.
Great video fella's! Definately envious here. Lol. Looks great going through the scrub, in it's element. What would i like to see..... That beast parked in my drive way! ;). Love you work, thank you so much for sharing. 👏
Thank you for watching!
Why is this LHD? What country was this manufactured for?
1st gear and use engine braking never use brakes
@J.C. Kohle have you been offroading before? 1st gear is one of the best gears to use with the engine when descending any faster and your doomed
Not in a 1 tonne.
Great action! Thanks!
Great bit of kit drove them all over the world pulling 105mm light artillery gun Royal artillery including in Denmark nato ace mobile force
Brilliant video, love the 101's, a tip have a bit of extra weight in the back to help it with traction offroad as they are pretty light in the back :)
btw might need to check the vacuum lines to the center diff ;)
I love all your videos
100 /100 BRILLIANT !!!!!!
Good one! 👍
how come you din,t put diff locks on and some decent tyres would help ive got CAMAC ms 300x16 on my 101 and have never got her stuck
The vacuum line is not tight, so diff lock would not engage :) Some tyres with some more grip would be a game-changer , I agree! - Nisse
Could you mayby make a video of a defender 110 puma 2.4 high capasity plz
That is a beast.
Awesome video, keep it up!
Great video. Have not seen one that might explain the reason for the LHD? Its origins?
Planning to do something more "in-depth" on the 101 soon :)
LHD for military use in Germany etc.
Luxembourg purchased a number of 101"s in LHD
Most likely ex BFG (British Forces Germany). All our Landrovers including these which I drove on rebro detachments, and trucks were LHD in units stationed in Germany. Ex 7 Sigs, Herford.
So glad to see it had STD tyres on which looked half bald, what an amazing vehicle
That's the English equivalent of the legendary Buchanka :)
Have drove a buchanka and it was great also own 2 101
awesome
Hi guys where is this please love the truck is it a v8 or diesel ....thankyou
V8 petrol was standard, some private ones may have been converted. Look at 6-10 MPG on road empty. worse loaded.
3.5L Rover V8, in Denmark!
TirsbaekTV thanks guys great collection of toys .good luck
No diff locks, besides the center?
Correct.
Yeah they're charming and fun but old tech can be problematic. Still that can be half the joy of owning!
Yeah Allen new tech is not problematic at all is it my friends 200 series spends most of its life at the auto electricians
Old tech -= no computers = win,win
New solenoid / rebuild kit on the starter? Or smack it with a spanner... .. .
What kind of engine does this vehicle have? Reminds me alot of the Swedish tgb 11.
Rover 3.5
Rover V8 engine and a manual gearbox with vacuum operated centre diff lock (same as Range Rover)petrol in 12v form for general use and 24v condition in the Fitted for Radio versions. Last time I looked the 24v distributor was £1000+ Don't buy a 24v version.
great vlog as usual lads
Это же моя мечта! Меняю на шишигу!
What fun....
We always called them Forward Control Land Rovers back in the 70's, I'm not sure where the term originated.
The steering wheel, pedals ect are right at the front hence forward control.
Traditional British lorry designation; Bonnetted or forward control.
@@spentacle When I said "we" that was pretty much myself and a friend who were LandRover crazy in our teens, I don't know where we heard that phrase initially, but while it makes sense, I don't recall hearing anyone else using it and particularly not in more recent times. Searching on the internet I see the model designated as the 101FC.
@@fiveowaf454 We took a couple of the over the Corrieyairick Pass once, and some Americans couldn't understand until we said " cabover". An Army type couldn't understand why a soft skin vehicle would be used in a forward control ( command) situation until we explained it was the driving position not the duty.
@@spentacle The UK and the US, two countries divided by a common language. I've been living in the US for 18 years so have become familiar with the term "cabover" but I still tell people American is my second language.
Can I get in contakt vith Tirsbaek if They have an FC 101 fore sale
None of our 101's are currently for sale 🙂
needs a rear diff lock, or front and rear
you have 4 wheel drive and 4 wheeled diff lock on them things, why did you not use it
No 4wd locks. What you have is open diffs on both axles and a centre diff lock in the transfer box to help out. If you get one wheel down and the other axle up you are going nowhere. Transmission was based on early range rover. Sadly it didn't get the RR disc brakes. Best bit is the drum brakes that fill with mud and then you have nothing! All good fun. The Gunners now use the very expensive and horribly complex but capable, Pinzgauer.
@@dartmoordave the ones we had, had 4 wheel def lock, all 4 wheels locked, plus we had jag engines in,
@@crazycrab8578 The ones "We" had?. I was responsible for the maintenance of the last remaining 101's the Marines in Plymouth had and I know them intimately. They had open axles and V8 Rover engines, as had all MOD supplied models. If you know differently, give the details. Download a copy of the parts list and you will see the open axles, only a centre diff lock in the RR transfer case.
@@dartmoordave tidworth, 81-85ish, (1RGJ) anti tanks.milan, big boxes in back for misslies, ours had jag engines in, will double check on that plus they had 2 distributors, could run on one, some times, when using 4 wheeled diff lock, cross country, back to normal roads, it would not come out, so had to stop and jack a wheel off the ground to go back to normal driving, the only time we bogged down was when the mud was to deep, then we had to get a 4tn to pull us out
our ones had v8 jag emgines, 4.2 we think, with 2 distributors,
May I ask which lane this is please and if its
Open?
These tracks are not open to the public I'm afraid.
TirsbaekTV ah no worries!
I loved my 101in the 90s , still wish I had it as pushed to sell it by police harassment , total wankers as it was taxed n motd One of the cops said it was intimidating , it was my daily driver ,prices have skyrocketed for some reason , can’t understand why as cost of living makes it impossible to own one now , tried to buy a pinzgauer 716 diesel but yet again prices got to high yet again ,
Muito bom!! Estão prontos para poderem vir para o Brasil!!! hahahaha
This thing needs some locking diffs
I bet with the central diff locked it’s unstoppable
Land Rover should make a modern version of 101 to compete against the Mercedes Unimog.
LR kicked the UK MOD into touch years ago when we went to them for talks on a 90/110 replacement. Not enough to warrant keeping the MOD/special build assembly line going when they wanted more lines available for Freelander etc. Marines and RA were then issued with Pinzgauers in 4x4 and 6x6 versions. The main reason for change was the 101 is petrol and the replacement had to be diesel. The only thing capable of pulling the 105 howitzers was the Pinz. The Pinz is a great tool but horrendously complex and hence expensive.
The 101 exudes character and soul as opposed to other Land Rover products.I still believe that a mordern 101 is possible becuase the G Wagen,the Jeep Wrangler Rubicon and the Unimog are currently used for civilian activities despite their military origins.
@@dartmoordave We got the "Wolf" rovers to replace our old 110/90 Defenders which we had had for 20+ years.
The 1 tonner lannies were replaced by Reynolds Boughton RB44's with Landrover 127/130's filling some roles before Pinzgauers were procured to replace the troubled RB44 in some units (also adopted by the Airborne Forces as it had a greater payload and could be underslung)
The MoD stopped buying Landrovers due to costs, the Bowman kit would not fit in the backs with operators (even in the 110's it was tight for one person), lack of protection (public scrutiny and sudden care about casualties).
@@chaz8758 I was there through all of it, 37.5 years worth.
@@dartmoordave I was serving through the series 3's to the wolf's including some old legacy series 2A's we had into 1998.
Just saying what we had and when and what the MoD said and what we found with the bowman fits and on ops.
The one tonnes for example were prone to rolling when loaded, the RB44 not it's pinzgauer replacement had that habit (the RB44 had a kak load of others though).
The armoured pinz were a joke and a waste of money.
Your take seems LR gave the MoD the boot - for the MoD though LR could not provide a suitable vehicle (wolf/Bowman trials vehicles were widely reported to have structural issues when kitted out).
Wolf's were reported to have cost over 40k each and many were written off (and the stupid warranty kak when we got them was arse for repairs in camp never mind ops).
101 with mud on, rare?
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Mine's the one up to its axles being winched out.
And fix that difflock, they've got next to no articulation, so it really is needed. It's most likely a melted vacuum line next to the right hand exhaust manifold
On 9.00x16 it did OK but those big diffs digging in......is why my Pinzgauer would laugh at an obstacle like this. Probably without diff locks engaged.
Portal axles/hubs on an FC101 would be something to see!!
good on you guys many thanks
wonderful vehicle . i get mine dirty on a regular basis. have a look at my vids
Thought all 101 are right hand drive until seeing this.
LHD was used in BAOR. Oddly enough. My regiment only had one of these in Germany. It was right hand drive.
@@martinramsey114 I'm guessing it was the ambulance in your regiment? I was a scaley and we had 8 of them all in our troop, in rebro detachments.
I drove 101's in the Army (Signals) I own a Pinzgauer I need say no more.
for fun video check out another brit. ( bushwacker man on you tube ) called ' Land rover 101 walk around'. in joy
Only thing lets them down is diff clearance, really.