Tank Hunter Carrier Progress

[RichardT10829]

Kevin please tell me you didnt decide to take your test in it ? talk about making a difficult job tougher still. she looks mint Imagine you had the gun in place too....... how bad was visability Poor to shocking by chance mind the carrier looks absolutely mint !!!!! i hate you all, Shaun, Barry, Nigel, Ron, Bah............. green with envy i am

[martyn]

Hi Kevin your carrier looks nice but i wouldnt do a track laying test in it.....
What i would sugest is you hire a mini digger for a couple of hours and do it in that, a carrier is not a vehicle to drive on your own around the streets and in the test you are not aloud a passanger to guide you! I did mine in a 548 cargo and made sure it had lots of mirrors on it. well good luck what ever you decide to do it in

[RichardT10829]

how did your test go ? have you had it yet buddy ?.........and martyn am i right in thinking i can go get a mini excavator and do it in that ? i ask as its a glass bubble on top of a very small track base ? is it done live on roads or in a large car park ie cones gallore ?

[Ron Pier]

I managed to get my H licence by means of a mini digger. But I had a lot of hassle with VOSA, as strictly speaking the test should be on the public highway, with roundabouts and traffic lights etc. Therefore the vehicle should be road legal, registered and indicators and all. I found a sympathetic ear in our county area VOSA supervisor, who allowed me to do it on private land in a mini digger. AND....... a mini digger is not strictly track steer, but what is called skid steer? Ron

[RichardT10829]

there is a place advertised within the tracked section on milweb who do a weeks course and test in either CVRT or 432 for £600 may do that after crimbo. good luck with your test Kevin, if you have not already had it that is.

[Ron Pier]

Yes good luck Kevin. I enjoyed your video. I couldn't face the test in my carrier. I've got a buggered right arm after a motorcycle accident. The carriers are fine when your beetling along. But it's the slow speed shunting and reversing that knackers me up. I almost nearly once reversed into my neighbour's hedge. Ron

[kevin powles]

hi, thanks got the test tomorrow at 2 o'clock, not looking forward too it, reverse round a corner, turn it in the road to face the other way. done on the public road, the examiners bringing his mate to have a laugh, I meen look too. got indicators on it to use, dont need any other lights, just need to cancel the indictors and not forget. I have stuck on some bathroom mirrors so i can see when i mount the kerb.

too late to arrange a mini digger and learn to drive it.

theres another vid we put on youtube, the driving no better.

will let you know how i get on.