Crouch valley Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Hi all a friend and I have recently bought a daihatsu fourtrac to turn into a shoot vehicle it will be kept on the shoot or trailered from shoot to shoot The transformation has just started so I thought I would keep you posted. we are putting it on 31x10.5.15 bf Goodrich mud terrains which we have just ordered and are awaiting delivery it has now been rubbed down and sprayed NATO green the back will be cut off and turned into a pick up a cage will be made to keep us in when we are lamping. The wheels will be sprayed matt black. Have any of you got any use full ideas we can do to it to aid our shoot-lamping vehicle? The last owner would cry as its one owner from new with full daihatsu service history i might send him some picks . here are the before photos with the finished picks to come latter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swiss.tony Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 Should look gud when finished mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sleekitfox Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 get some ally box tube and rivet to doors across winows, makes a great shooting rest in the winter, you can still operate windows up and down Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasons gold Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 get some ally box tube and rivet to doors across winows, makes a great shooting rest in the winter, you can still operate windows up and down We normally shoot from the back of the truck. Thats when crouch valley is'nt falling off the back ha ha Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 1, 2010 Report Share Posted August 1, 2010 cut the back off and you ideally need decent seats in the back, we use a pickup but have two proper car seats welded to a pair of scaffold poles that sit accross the rear tub so you are secure and at the right height for shooting. You're doing the right thing taking the back off it, i had a fourtrak and you can't lamp with a rifle any sense out of the sunroof as you have nowhere to lean Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salop Matt Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Run yourself 2 x 12v power ports to the rear for lighting power ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
docholiday Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Also wire in a connector from the battery to the lamp instead of using the ciggy lighter doc ps optics and fridge for cold beers would be nice in the summer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crouch valley Posted August 2, 2010 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Run yourself 2 x 12v power ports to the rear for lighting power ! All ready done mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 (edited) Also wire in a connector from the battery to the lamp instead of using the ciggy lighterdoc and then put some fuses in the glove box Learn't that one last night, my scope mounted lamp broke the wires and touched them inside the insulation, blowing the fuse, didn't know what had done it so robbed one from the fuse box, blew that straight away changed lamps and one wire was loose so blew another, replaced and sorted but went home with no interior lights, no radio and no fan reminds me need to go to Halfords on the way home to buy some decent connectors p.s crouch valley the best mod you can make to fourtraks if you use them off road much is to change the free wheeling front hubs to manual ones from milners. They go regularly and when they do you loose 4x4 usually when you most need it Edited August 2, 2010 by al4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Will look pretty much like Bignoel's motor then http://forums.pigeonwatch.co.uk/forums/ind...t&p=1133704 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted August 2, 2010 Report Share Posted August 2, 2010 Get some red filters for the headlamps and spotlights Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Get some red filters for the headlamps and spotlights why both ideas are truly useless in real conditions, you just need a lightforce or two, only exception is shotgunning rabbits but not many people do it now due to the complaints you get Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Putting red filters on driving headlights is the idea of someone who has never actually been lamping before! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 :blink: Putting red filters on driving headlights is the idea of someone who has never actually been lamping before! :unsure: So why is it such a stupid idea, and why do so many people do it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 I don't know a single one... And trust me..., I know a lot of people who control foxes and rabbits with a lamp. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) I know one and its Me (username Me rather than me) and Mungler but must be an essex thing, its useless thats why, they aren't directable and don't reach far enough. You can't lift the beam off a fox or dim it down you're far better off with a well used handheld lamp Edited August 3, 2010 by al4x Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) One must also assume that quarry doesn't venture any more than about 10 foot from a field margin! What happens when you stop the engine, in order to steady for a shot? Or open a door to take a fox from the bonnet? Buzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz Edited August 3, 2010 by garyb Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chrispti Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 (edited) If your picking rabbits up in your headlights, with filters on, you may as well save your ammo, get out and hit it with a priest :blink: Edited August 3, 2010 by chrispti Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SSS Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Im not on about using the headlamps for lamping you bunch of retards :blink: I have trouble with headlights lighting everything up too much... Never mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jasons gold Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Im not on about using the headlamps for lamping you bunch of retards :blink: I have trouble with headlights lighting everything up too much... Never mind I would say he is talking about high powered spot lights with red lenses. I have used this method in the past in conjunction with a lamp and have had a good success rate both on foxs and rabbits. And how many times have you really had to dim a variable beam. This method was taught to me some 15 years ago so it is old school and may not always work depends on the land. But is most effective once harvest has started Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Im not on about using the headlamps for lamping you bunch of retards :blink: I have trouble with headlights lighting everything up too much... Never mind you just use sidelights if you need to see where you are going briefly then back on the lamp. I'm happy lamping and driving with a shooter on the back it really is fairly simple if you know your ground Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chunkyed Posted August 3, 2010 Report Share Posted August 3, 2010 Al4x is there anything you don't know? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garyb Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 Having been lamping with Al4x countless times... I can confirm - on this case, he does indeed know what he's talking about The car's headlights are never used when I go lamping with anyone. It's the lamp mans job to scan for critters, yet still offer the driver enough light once in a while to see his path. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
al4x Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 I've only ever used them when shotgunning bunnies and then you want white light and to pretty much drive as fast as possible, good fun but we do it very rarely now as you do get far more complaints than using a rifle Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
garygreengrass Posted August 4, 2010 Report Share Posted August 4, 2010 I have put two led lights on my disco from ebay for about a tenner, they just light up a few yards in front and are great for driving across the fields without lighting everything up, but connect them to a lumanated switch so you wont leave them on when driving on the road as the light they give off is blue. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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