Farm Strip, Maule and Land Rovers

Maulehigh · Post by **Maulehigh** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 6:36 am

For those of us that enjoy the finer things in life:

A farmstrip in rural England

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A Maule on said farmstrip (with son)

and Land Rovers (this picture is for Jeremy)

A grand day out to support the local air ambulance

Mountain Doctor · Post by **Mountain Doctor** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:37 am

Beautiful pics! Looks wonderful. Looks like a spot to land a Spitfire or a Hurricane.

maules.com · Post by **maules.com** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 8:57 am

Yep ! LandRovers and Maules, the finest form of transport.
That mil 109 at far end of row looks like one of mine.

gbarrier · Post by **gbarrier** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:07 am

Beautiful pics. Thanks for sharing.

How long is that piece of grass?

Maulehigh · Post by **Maulehigh** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 11:14 am

gbarrier wrote:How long is that piece of grass?

Approximately 1200ft, with a pronounced slope. Uphill landing, downhill take-off - might be a challenge for a Spitfire or Hurricane

And I would prefer a Lysander anyway - the grand-daddy of bush flying

crbnunit · Post by **crbnunit** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 4:12 pm

A capstan winch. Interesting. I have issues with being that close to a load that heavy. I guess with that type of winch and a manila rope, you are not likely to be able to generate the load you can on a cable/drum winch though.

maules.com · Post by **maules.com** » Mon Jul 21, 2014 5:31 pm

Two or three wraps easy to handle.
Just release pull and it slips , but 4 wraps can overlap and bind.
It drives off the starter crank handle dog on front of crankshaft.
Operator stands to the side a bit.
I used one in my first attempt to traverse the infamous Darien Gap

Rezrider · Post by **Rezrider** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 6:30 am

fantastic combination. I wish I was there with my maule and my landrover (the one I used to have!)

gbarrier · Post by **gbarrier** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:33 am

Am I the only Maule owner who owns a Jeep instead of a Land Rover?

Rezrider · Post by **Rezrider** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:57 am

gbarrier wrote:Am I the only Maule owner who owns a Jeep instead of a Land Rover?

yes, because you live in north carolina

the rest of us are foreigners!

captnkirk · Post by **captnkirk** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:08 am

gnarrier don't feel bad I'm just a country boy with an F 250 4x4 diesel but anything I can hook to the bumper is going with me.

pilot · Post by **pilot** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:48 am

Jeep and F250 here. Wife has been wanting a land rover but so far it hasn't happened.

taildragger · Post by **taildragger** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:20 pm

Ha Ha. No you are not the only one with a jeep. Currently the wife drives a Grand Cherokee. Have had a Wrangler and a Grand Wagoneer. I still use a 1949 Willy's jeep pick up to run errands.

Scott

maules.com · Post by **maules.com** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 12:59 pm

In 1975 when I was searching to see what airplane to buy, a magazine did a story on the upcoming M5-235.
The story was summed up with the last paragraph
"The type of person who would buy and use a Maule, is he who would get a Land Rover or Boston Whaler"

Andy Young · Post by **Andy Young** » Tue Jul 22, 2014 2:09 pm

Well, I guess I'm really the odd man out (not the first time). But my van has been places no other 2WD will go!

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