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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    Cool story bro. Lucky you were there so you can tell us what really happened - which was what exactly? The chassis did not bend. Bent chassis is a major rego defect and would’ve not been viable to repair - do you want the rego number so you can look up it’s rego history or status (available...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    Have a closer look - you can see three bales on the trailer - if it makes that much difference to you. Two stacked on ends (like all the utes are loaded), one on top. Pretty stupid and I observant comment that shows your biased supposition- how can a bale sitting on its flat be sitting on a bale...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    The reason I know the weight of the bales is I was carting it from town in the semi so looked at the weigh bridge ticket each time
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    I never said the front diff smashes were utes, I even mentioned side by sides just before. You haven’t been reading my posts (or misunderstanding them). My point is maintenance costs are significantly higher due to to IFS not being able to handle the wear and tare. There have been breakages of...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    Well might as well try and make it seem like we’re civilised! Yeah can’t beat a good dick swinging hey? Problem is as soon as you degrade into that illiterate ranting you’ve lost even if you’re right… Interesting, I’m seeing a trend here. Looks more like it’s one kiwi vs reality
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    For sure - I’m sure that’s spot on. Although side by sides are gaining traction here - mostly replacing quad bikes. Workcover are pushing them hard and there are big government funded financial incentives to buying one especially if you trade in a quad bike. They’re handy but can’t do it all...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    Distance coupled with rough terrain causes fatigue, which is a massive factor in mechanical breakdowns. This is going to be much more prevalent in Australia (28x the landmass). Heat affects everything, including parts that don’t have a temperature gauge. The difference in ambiance is often...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    I never said the IFS utes were constantly breaking - you inferred that. I said I have seen breakages (Ford even has an official repair kit for the Ranger’s body because it’s common enough, my mate was sent one by Ford Australia through his dealer. It includes large rivets and pressed plates)...
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    H151F input bearing question

    Certainly the case with VDJs, sometimes you don’t know your fork style until you’ve got the box out. I’ve mixed and matched HDJ/HZJ/FZJ clutch bearings/forks before and always copied the fork to bearing set and never had any dramas. I’ve generally got a few bearings around to compare - sometimes...
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    1HDFT & 1HDFTE observations-discussion

    What markets got the hdj79 past 2006?
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    I’m sure there’d be heaps of photos, just not necessarily posted on places you can google them, probably fair few on Facebook - I don’t look out for them or search for them as it’s completely normal. Everyone just accepts solid axles break less so it’s no big deal to come across flogged out IFS...
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    H151F input bearing question

    It’s the fork that varies - Need to match the bearing to the fork
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    I’m actually staggered that someone who is (I assume) a 4x4 enthusiast can look at an IFS setup with all its multitude of flimsy complicated components and not see very clearly it’s never going to be as durable as a solid axle with its much larger, stronger, fewer and simpler components
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    You call up any mechanics and around Bourke, Tenant Creek, Mt Isa, Julia Creek, Katherine, Kununurra etc. and ask them what has more chassis/suspension/drive line issues - cruiser/patrols or IFS utes per mark i guarantee they’ll say IFS by a long shot
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    Right - so reckon I’m lying huh? That’s a pathetic comeback. And you’re not in the industry I’m talking about are you? So you’re not qualified to even comment on it. I am - a farm mechanic for 10 years and now farm mechanic for 4. I am 100% in the thick of it - I work on farmers vehicles, all my...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    Yes they’re good for it - but sometimes it’s hard to separate the cause there, some Triton owners can be especially hard on them… definitely not limited to Tritons though - I recall a leading ABC news article mentioning Rangers as a leading contender. I see in your pics the one African 70 series...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    And then there’s the whole chassis snapping saga - there are yards in QLD several acres big full of IFS ute dial cabs with snapped chassis’s from towing large caravans. Not because they’re IFS, just cos they’re flimsy light duty vehicles with too much power for their own good. It’s a well...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    What because there isn’t a link on google it isn’t an issue? Probably because the majority of Aussie farmers don’t bother bitching about it how fragile the light duty IFS utes are online they just buy a Landcruiser and get on with their life. The evidence I’ve seen in extreme conditions is...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    the suspension problems aren’t necessarily specific to Rangers (unlike the cracking bodies), but across the board on all the light duty IFS vehicles. I have no reading on them - just my experience living and working for 14 years on rural Australian properties. Before moving I had no bias w/r to...
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    Toyota LandCruiser 70 Series 2.8-litre turbo diesel four-cylinder coming, V8 to live on

    Well you’re in New Zealand, I was talking about Aussie farmers. Due to the size and population, Aussie farmers are a much bigger market and ambient temperatures are much higher so the engine is much more stressed. But that’s a separate issue, you missed the main point of my post which is that -...
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