What did you do with your Grenadier today?

[Jean Mercier]

tiptop Jean. Love it

Useless stuff but I enjoyed making it

 

[Cheshire cat]

Drained a litre from each of the coolant tanks, so now both at Max.

Heating and cooling work much better now!

"Drained a litre from each tank" to make them Max?

 

[landmannnn]

"Drained a litre from each tank" to make them Max?

There's a min/max level guide in each tank. Mine was filled well above the max in each.

 

[Baron von Teuchter]

Genius

Useless stuff but I enjoyed making it

 

[Cheshire cat]

Some interesting observations from yesterday's 2 year service.

My two years old, 20,000 mile, diesel powered Grenadier was in for its second service.
I was provided with a 600 mile, petrol powered Grenadier to use whilst mine was being dealt with.
It was a base model in every way, whereas my SW is fitted with just about every extra minus the winch. The fact it was base, didn't cause me any issues. It was still nice to be driving a new vehicle and to have the chance to compare with mine. Some observations follow:

1. The exhaust noise, although more exciting than diesel when listening from outside, became a bit wearing during the drive. It seemed noisier than my vehicle when inside.
2. The throttle commander as fitted to my diesel, made it far more responsive than the petrol car which did not have a throttle commander fitted. ( I can definitely recommend the fitting of a throttle commander. The best 'bang for buck' you will spend.)
3. The steering was completely different to mine and I realised fully, some of the issues that many forum members complain about. I had to concentrate at all times if I was to drive safely. It wasn't so much a danger, just very different to mine. Both vehicles were fitted with BF Goodrich All Terrain. I didn't get the chance to check out tire pressures.
4. The vehicle didn't have the centre box. If each seat had arm rests I would have quite liked the more open aspect afforded with no centre box. The lack of storage might have made me eventually wish for the centre box to be reinstated.

 

[pmatusov]

Ahhhh, I was looking for a spare set of 17’s and saw some sprinter 16’s for sale - I did contemplate trying to find a scabby second hand one to see if it fitted but never got round to it (and found a set of cheap Ineos 17’s in the meantime).

Really interested to see how you get on with these - bet it rides well on 16’s!

I likely won't have all four for a while - wanted to check if it were at all possible. Looks like it!
You'll need a spacer - 7" to 8" (175-205 mm) disk, 1/4" (6mm) thick. I used alumin(i)um.
Bolt pattern for the studs - 6 15mm holes on 130mm circle. 84mm hub hole (surprisingly, there is a U.S. equivalent - 3 5/16", so it was easy to find a hole saw).
Sprinter wheels require domed lug nuts with 14x1.5mm thread size - I found a set of Porsche lug nuts on Amazon that fit perfectly.

 

[Baron von Teuchter]

Some interesting observations from yesterday's 2 year service.

My two years old, 20,000 mile, diesel powered Grenadier was in for its second service.
I was provided with a 600 mile, petrol powered Grenadier to use whilst mine was being dealt with.
It was a base model in every way, whereas my SW is fitted with just about every extra minus the winch. The fact it was base, didn't cause me any issues. It was still nice to be driving a new vehicle and to have the chance to compare with mine. Some observations follow:

1. The exhaust noise, although more exciting than diesel when listening from outside, became a bit wearing during the drive. It seemed noisier than my vehicle when inside.
2. The throttle commander as fitted to my diesel, made it far more responsive than the petrol car which did not have a throttle commander fitted. ( I can definitely recommend the fitting of a throttle commander. The best 'bang for buck' you will spend.)
3. The steering was completely different to mine and I realised fully, some of the issues that many forum members complain about. I had to concentrate at all times if I was to drive safely. It wasn't so much a danger, just very different to mine. Both vehicles were fitted with BF Goodrich All Terrain. I didn't get the chance to check out tire pressures.
4. The vehicle didn't have the centre box. If each seat had arm rests I would have quite liked the more open aspect afforded with no centre box. The lack of storage might have made me eventually wish for the centre box to be reinstated.

This is interesting.

I have some questions

What’s a throttle commander? Remapping the e-throttle?

Steering - I guessed that the people complaining must have dodgy geometry or something - mine is rock steady and can be guided with one finger. No wandering. Is that what this one was doing?

Centre box? The centre armrest / storage box? I didn’t know that wasn’t standard!! What’s there if the box isn’t? Just a big open space?

 

[Cheshire cat]

Hi Baron

I had never heard of a throttle commander until perusing this forum. There are much better explanations than I can provide however, it does not interfere in any way with the ECU. It does not increase horsepower, although you would swear it had done. It simply makes the vehicle respond far more quickly to your right foot pressure on the throttle. It is a small electronic box that fits directly behind the accelerator pedal. Plug & play. iMine is called a 'Pedal Box Pro'. German built and adjusted via an app or a remote control. Takes less than 30 minutes to fit. Details can be found on here.

My vehicle has rock steady steering and I can travel on twisty A roads at 60 mph with just one finger controlling the steering should I wish. The courtesy vehicle required far more concentration. If I was distracted by scenery, etc, and took my eye off the road, I quickly became aware that the vehicle needed my full input.

The centre box is an optional extra. Comes as part of the comfort pack if ordered, but otherwise, you have to pay.

 

[shakesc]

Not quite today but I picked up a set of second hand steels with BFGs to go with my alloys on Bridgestone Dueler.

Are the wheel nuts (lug nuts) the same between steels and alloys?

 

[ADVAW8S]

Hi Baron

I had never heard of a throttle commander until perusing this forum. There are much better explanations than I can provide however, it does not interfere in any way with the ECU. It does not increase horsepower, although you would swear it had done. It simply makes the vehicle respond far more quickly to your right foot pressure on the throttle. It is a small electronic box that fits directly behind the accelerator pedal. Plug & play. iMine is called a 'Pedal Box Pro'. German built and adjusted via an app or a remote control. Takes less than 30 minutes to fit. Details can be found on here.

My vehicle has rock steady steering and I can travel on twisty A roads at 60 mph with just one finger controlling the steering should I wish. The courtesy vehicle required far more concentration. If I was distracted by scenery, etc, and took my eye off the road, I quickly became aware that the vehicle needed my full input.

The centre box is an optional extra. Comes as part of the comfort pack if ordered, but otherwise, you have to pay.

I bet of you took it to alignment shop, they would have made big changes.

 

[Cheshire cat]

I bet of you took it to alignment shop, they would have made big changes.

Possibly
Given time I would have liked to check tyre pressures, and go from there. It was definitely very different to mine. That said, this type of steering is different to what one will find in most modern cars.

 

[DaveB]

Some 10 days ago I saw this post about a bottle opener for the L-Track. As everybody in the world knows (and if you don't know you will never become my friend) we Belgians have the best beer in the world.

I thought: this is something for me and as @anand said that "For a couple bucks more you can get a very similar piece with your Global Grenadiers number engraved " I took a look. I filled my basket, but ... the import taxes were so huge for such a small thing that I desisted. (It was - if I remember well - 57 euro including taxes). On the other hand, I prefer something that I can easily mount and dismount, like the L-track fitting rings delivered with the Grenadier.

And I thought - as a good follower of sir Jim - "I make one myself"

Now, i have quite a collection of bottle openers (I have more, this is only a sample):
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The best one is the white one on top of the bottle, "made in Brasil", received it as a present from my (former) brother in law. I copied it (the brown one with the screw) and gave some copies to my kids. I have on the table also two Swiss (pocket knife and the orange one) and an Ecuadorian bottle opener (the curved nail).

I made 3 trial and error designs, made of wood. The first one broke (no picture). The second one was too complicated and too much clearance when using it as a lever for opening the bottle.
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The third one was a success, and did cost me zero euro (even the springs were recuperated years ago from something):
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This is copyrighted stuff: anybody copying it owes me a

And if your are a professional accessory designer, like our @Bison-Gear friends, you send me your final design for free

Cheers!

I was in Northern France on a business trip a few years ago at Lens and Arras and they took me across into Belgium for dinner.
I particularly liked Chimay Blue and still drink it often here.
It is available from the local bottle shop along with Duvel.
Czech beer is also good.
The British also make some damn fine beer, this was on my table a couple of nights ago.

 

[Tazzieman]

Possibly
Given time I would have liked to check tyre pressures, and go from there. It was definitely very different to mine. That said, this type of steering is different to what one will find in most modern cars.

Well the design brief was for offroad bias. Solid axle , agricultural , military flavours.
You buy the vehicle for the designed on purpose mantra and accept it's not a "car".
Though the aftermarket will do it's best to alter the flavour.

 

[anand]

It'll be another two weeks until it gets installed, but this arrived at the shop today...

 

[Nadir5]

The California contingent is jealous, Anand!

 

[Nadir5]

Picked up Leitner Design’s 3/4 rack this morning. Hope to install over the long weekend.

 

[Logsplitter]

It'll be another two weeks until it gets installed, but this arrived at the shop today...

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Mine should arrive sometime this month also.

 

[TheKingSlacker]

I ordered some new shoes ko3 285/75r17 and I also took my first rock chip on my 2 week old Trialmaster.

 

[bigleonski]

Drove it to work.
But before that I jumped on the scales. 25kg lighter than I was at the start of my transition to smallerleonski.

I reckon if I lose another 10 or so I might almost fit into my Belstaff jacket.

 

[Rupert]

Drove to the lake. Loaded up the cargo area with bags of ice. Preparing for a day of remembrance for all of the fallen.