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craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:11 pm

Guys my sister is just about to buy a Daihatsu Fourtrack for towing her horses with. Has anyone had one before? Are they any good and anything to look out for? Any help would be good.

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jj · Post by jj » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:22 pm

I know nothing about them other than that having lived in the countryside for a long time farmers round our bit either have these or defenders. And they are always filthy so must be good

Victor Meldrew · Post by **Victor Meldrew** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:39 pm

craigs135s wrote:Guys my sister is just about to buy a Daihatsu Fourtrack for towing her horses with. Has anyone had one before? Are they any good and anything to look out for? Any help would be good.

Cheers
C

One of my OIM's had one. Never had any problems with it and he had a big horsebox on the back regularly.

BiggestNizzy · Post by **BiggestNizzy** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 3:40 pm

seen them alot on police camera action, they all seem to get stolen by pikeys and have trackers fitted kinda cool watching the plods drive into a pikey camp straight to the stolen fourtrack that has 3 or 4 pikeys standing nearby who "seen nothing" even though it has a new set of plates and a cordless drill sitting on the spare tyre

oh heard they are pretty good, but u really want a defender as they can have treadplate bolted on them and look really cool

renmure · Post by **renmure** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:04 pm

I live in the countryside and my neighbours are farmers. One has one which is always filthy. It always seems to go tho.

ruadh08 · Post by **ruadh08** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:05 pm

I remember having one way back in the eighties, and it was a great truck, good alternative to a Land Rover in those days. Towed a double Rice horse trailer without any problems, and was very agile across country.

Bit agricultural by todays standards, but a good workhorse!!

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 4:22 pm

Cheers Chaps off to have a look at it tomorrow

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thinfourth · Post by **thinfourth** » Sun Dec 30, 2007 6:12 pm

craigs135s wrote:Guys my sister is just about to buy a Daihatsu Fourtrack for towing her horses with. Has anyone had one before? Are they any good and anything to look out for? Any help would be good.

Cheers
C

Parents have one and it is even more vague to drive then a defender if that is possible

But they appear to be pretty bullet proof as the 2.8 engine is pretty popular to get stuck in older landrovers. As with all 4x4 that never get the 4x4 stuff used check that everything engages and disengages but don't drive too far with the 4x4 in as there is no centre diff so you get lots of transmission windup

They are pretty terrible offroad as the independant front suspension has bugger all travel but as a tow truck they are fine.

The other thing is dependant on your sisters age she might have to watch her licence lets her tow big trailers

As to the horses i hope they are going in a horse box or they might get tired running behind it

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:06 am

She is 23 and passed her trailer test.

As to the horses they have to pull the fourtrack

And thanks for the info

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mainsy · Post by **mainsy** » Mon Dec 31, 2007 1:34 am

all i know is dont buy one with leaf suspension. ive heard that, tis all!!

craigs135s · Post by **craigs135s** » Fri Jan 04, 2008 10:38 pm

Well we got one. Vey clean low milage, just serviced new timeing belt etc. Seems like a great truck for what she needs it for.

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