What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[parb]

A minor thing but excellent quality.
The blacksmith trasharoo arrived from Australia.
Aussie rules type of quality - really solid piece of kit!

 

[Eric]

Nice harvest

Nice bit of kit that John Deere forwarder

 

[Clark Kent]

Fitted a cargo shelf. Original design by @ninetubes here. Batch fabbed by @douggie and delivered to me by @bigleonski. Team effort! Thank you gents.

 

[TheDocAUS]

A minor thing but excellent quality.
The blacksmith trasharoo arrived from Australia.
Aussie rules type of quality - really solid piece of kit!
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Blacksmith Camping make quality gear. I have the same rear garbage bag. And Australia has a lot of choices (here is the recent list I compiled):

REAR WHEEL BAGS (STORAGE AND/OR GARBAGE)

1. AOS Spare Wheel Bin Bag here;
2. Blacksmith Camping Supplies bags here (4 models);
3. BOSS Australia Premium Wheel bag here (4 colours);
4. Bushranger Wheelie Bin here;
5. CAOS rear tyre bag here (2 models);
6. Carnaby Canvas PVC Spare Wheel Bag here (3 colours);
7. Crashpad rear tyre bags here (8 models to choose from);
8. Destination4WD 42L garbage bag here;
9. DMW Spare Tyre bag here;
10. Drifta Stockton Wheel Cover Bag, Drifta Canvas Wheel Cover Bag Firepit and Tred Pocket, Drifta Canvas Wheel Cover Bag Standard and Drifta Pvc Wheel Cover Bag;
11. MSA4X4 bags here (2 models);
12. Navigator Wheel Pack/Bin here;
13. OGS’s The Mongrel Premium rear wheel bag here (2 models, with and without Maxtrax Pouch);
14. Ozki Trash Spare Wheel Cover here (5 sizes and 4 colours);
15. PM Canvas Products custom rear wheel bag here;
16. Trasharoo Bin Bag here (3 colours); and
17. Underkover Canvas Canopy Rubbish Bin Bag - Sail Track Mounted here (you need a canopy, so QM Cab Chassis only).

 

[bigleonski]

Blacksmith Camping make quality gear. I have the same rear garbage bag. And Australia has a lot of choices (here is the recent list I compiled):

REAR WHEEL BAGS (STORAGE AND/OR GARBAGE)

1. AOS Spare Wheel Bin Bag here;
2. Blacksmith Camping Supplies bags here (4 models);
3. BOSS Australia Premium Wheel bag here (4 colours);
4. Bushranger Wheelie Bin here;
5. CAOS rear tyre bag here (2 models);
6. Carnaby Canvas PVC Spare Wheel Bag here (3 colours);
7. Crashpad rear tyre bags here (8 models to choose from);
8. Destination4WD 42L garbage bag here;
9. DMW Spare Tyre bag here;
10. Drifta Stockton Wheel Cover Bag, Drifta Canvas Wheel Cover Bag Firepit and Tred Pocket, Drifta Canvas Wheel Cover Bag Standard and Drifta Pvc Wheel Cover Bag;
11. MSA4X4 bags here (2 models);
12. Navigator Wheel Pack/Bin here;
13. OGS’s The Mongrel Premium rear wheel bag here (2 models, with and without Maxtrax Pouch);
14. Ozki Trash Spare Wheel Cover here (5 sizes and 4 colours);
15. PM Canvas Products custom rear wheel bag here;
16. Trasharoo Bin Bag here (3 colours); and
17. Underkover Canvas Canopy Rubbish Bin Bag - Sail Track Mounted here (you need a canopy, so QM Cab Chassis only).

As a segway, can I recommend to everyone to pop the little cover from your spare tyre lid and GENTLY try to remove the cover from your spare as soon as you find five minutes to make sure it works.
Before my recent Fraser Island trip I tried to remove my cover so I could lash the maxtrax to spare without damaging it.
The bolt holding the cover threads into a nutsert that is held within a plastic piece (I don’t know the terminology). This is overtightened in the factory so when you go to remove it it just spins around and you can’t temove the bolt. Solution- you have to break / destroy the wheel cover. Fortunately when it just spun I took it to the dealer and they destroyed it and gave me a new cover and mounting.

Had I needed to change a flat tyre in the middle of nowhere I would have had to have destroyed the cover to remove it, which would have been frustrating at a time I would have been annoyed at having to change a tyre, and no ideal.

So, given this is a poor design situation, I’ve decided to leave the plastic cover off permanently, and put an aftermarket wheel bag on the grenny full time.

 

[MrMike]

Another weekend and some more tinkering...
I added the victron 500A battery monitor shunt. I had left the car with the power switch on and used up a lot of battery from my fridge. Car started but it was at 20%. The monitor is great, gives me prediction of how long my battery will last at current power draw etc.

Also took off my side steps in preparation for my new rock sliders from dissent off-road that is being installed on Friday.

Also cut the rival sk8dplate. I noticed when I took it off that it had made contact in that corner. Super easy to do with a jigsaw and aluminum blade.

I have a lithium secondary battery which I monitor with the victron shunt, it also monitors my start battery which is good seeing as the only way to get a reading without starting the vehicle is to get the multimeter out. I had my start battery tested and at 12.0v it still had over 900CCA which is really surprising.

 

[douggie]

Fitted a cargo shelf. Original design by @ninetubes here. Batch fabbed by @douggie and delivered to me by @bigleonski. Team effort! Thank you gents.

I notice with the Kaon shelf out now, the difference the Aluminium makes. All up it weighs 4.3kg as opposed to Kaon's steel shelf which is only rated to hold 10kg load that weights more than 10kgs. Again kudos to @ninetubes for trying this in Aluminium, plenty of strength.

How quickly the weight can build up on your Grenadier, if you aren't weight conscious or even weight miserly with everything you put in or add on.

D

 

[ShootingCar]

Took the Trialmaster that I’ve named the Honey Badger after the Tougher Logo and Robert Roark’s book up on Humbolt Mtn. and Mt. Ord in Arizona this weekend. Just loving this truck.

 

[AngusMacG]

Took the Trialmaster that I’ve named the Honey Badger after the Tougher Logo and Robert Roark’s book up on Humbolt Mtn. and Mt. Ord in Arizona this weekend. Just loving this truck.

Your Grenny can be your emotional support vehicle

 

[MrMike]

I notice with the Kaon shelf out now, the difference the Aluminium makes. All up it weighs 4.3kg as opposed to Kaon's steel shelf which is only rated to hold 10kg load that weights more than 10kgs. Again kudos to @ninetubes for trying this in Alumium, plenty of strength.

How quickly the weight can build up on your Grenadier, if you aren't weight conscious or even weight miserly with everything you put in or add on.

D

Absolutely, I've been carrying my compressor and many other items continuously for months now, we'll done to all

 

[Mad Hatter]

Took the Trialmaster that I’ve named the Honey Badger after the Tougher Logo and Robert Roark’s book up on Humbolt Mtn. and Mt. Ord in Arizona this weekend. Just loving this truck.

Same colour as the one I’m about to take delivery of. Looks fantastic. Is it true the eldoret blue ones are faster?

 

[holdmybeer]

Is it true the eldoret blue ones are faster?

Yes, Eldoret Blue is faster on pavement. Sela Green performs better off-road. Jury is still out on the advantage of Queen’s Red.

 

[rovie]

Yes, Eldoret Blue is faster on pavement. Sela Green performs better off-road. Jury is still out on the advantage of Queen’s Red.

And Magic Mushroom is well suited for the next Desert Storm

 

[Mad Hatter]

Yes, Eldoret Blue is faster on pavement. Sela Green performs better off-road. Jury is still out on the advantage of Queen’s Red.

Queens red makes a good lipstick/handbag colour (color) match

 

[Shopkeep]

I fitted the Kaon side molle panels and roof shelf, relatively easy to fit and rock solid. The side molle panels are a really smart way to use the space behind the steel rear panels, more sturdy than I expected.

 

[MrMike]

As a segway, can I recommend to everyone to pop the little cover from your spare tyre lid and GENTLY try to remove the cover from your spare as soon as you find five minutes to make sure it works.
Before my recent Fraser Island trip I tried to remove my cover so I could lash the maxtrax to spare without damaging it.
The bolt holding the cover threads into a nutsert that is held within a plastic piece (I don’t know the terminology). This is overtightened in the factory so when you go to remove it it just spins around and you can’t temove the bolt. Solution- you have to break / destroy the wheel cover. Fortunately when it just spun I took it to the dealer and they destroyed it and gave me a new cover and mounting.

Had I needed to change a flat tyre in the middle of nowhere I would have had to have destroyed the cover to remove it, which would have been frustrating at a time I would have been annoyed at having to change a tyre, and no ideal.

So, given this is a poor design situation, I’ve decided to leave the plastic cover off permanently, and put an aftermarket wheel bag on the grenny full time.

The wheel cover with the storage compartment can be difficult to get off, our local group agreed that if you didn't want to snap the supplied torx bit off in the bolt it would be prudent to remove all 3 with a shop bought bit as the bolts are extremely tight and not being able to remove them roadside could have disastrous consequences

 

[MrMike]

I fitted the Kaon side molle panels and roof shelf, relatively easy to fit and rock solid. The side molle panels are a really smart way to use the space behind the steel rear panels, more sturdy than I expected.
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I only need the left side as I have 3 pocket a pouch on the right, I think they only come in pairs?

 

[Shopkeep]

I only need the left side as I have 3 pocket a pouch on the right, I think they only come in pairs?

Only pairs on their website, maybe give them a call or email and see if they will make a single.

 

[AngusMacG]

Put a few hundred miles on the Grenny. Drove from MA to NJ via NYC. Lots of looks, a few thumbs up, a conversation at a traffic light with another driver, and a short discussion with a gas attendant and customer at a LukOil station in NJ.

I find it interesting that I have more conversations and reactions when I am in NJ than any other state in the Northeast.

 

[Clark Kent]

Put a few hundred miles on the Grenny. Drove from MA to NJ via NYC. Lots of looks, a few thumbs up, a conversation at a traffic light with another driver, and a short discussion with a gas attendant and customer at a LukOil station in NJ.

I find it interesting that I have more conversations and reactions when I am in NJ than any other state in the Northeast.

Cost of living is up. Has @Krabby taken a 2nd job pumping gas?