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[toxo 160]

I drive a front wheel drive Renault Trafic so my forays around my farm perm are gonna get severely restricted as the wet weather comes in.

 

With that in mind I bought a small cheap quad that needed a bit of sorting and that's been done. It's only a small 125cc but I don't need it to do wheelies.

 

Fashioned a towbar to take one of those kiddies trailers to take the humungous amounts of bunnies I'm gonna get.

 

Fashioned a rifle rest with a tube on the quad that gives me swivel and up and down. Took a while to get all the heights and angles etc right but now the annie sits on it as snug as a bug in a rug and is dead stable on target so was worth the effort.

 

 

 

So, last Sun night Was our debut and I was all excited at the coming slaughter.

 

 

 

 

Alas it was not to be. Got across one field and the motion was so violent that I thought the gun and the rest was gonna break off. And then it died and I had a hard job starting it again. To be fair I'm not a bike rider and forgot which downs and ups gave which gear.

Anyway, back in the van it went to await attention from the grandson and I settled for half a dozen bunnies with the quad sticks and shanks pony.

Still, nil desperandum and all that. It will do the job I want it to do but the rifle will defo be across my back until it's needed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited September 21, 2016 by toxo

[dazbrowne 13 372]

f**k me that's some contraption pal reminds me of that short circuit robot

[The one 8,589]

You got to try it could have been a record breaking night

[johonawhitness 110]

Brillent mate , very creative hope you get it sorted. I Love the extra padding on seat!

[toxo 160]

Ha Ha! Thanks mate.

 

The seat is only temporary. Will have to make one with a backrest cos thinking about weld something on the four corners to take hide poles to drape camo nets on. Don't want a bad back whilst waiting for them pigeons

[dazbrowne 13 372]

You could get an old classroom chair that should do the job pal

[Tremo 138]

It looks like something out of a Mad Max movie! . Well done mate.

[Rabid 1,936]

You could get an old classroom chair that should do the job pal

Oh don't, years ago we ratchet strapped my mates kitchen chair to the back of his quad for shooting, I was the dummy who got to test it, sat 6 foot above the rider, it wasn't exactly the best ride in the world, shot some rabbits with it though.

[Rabid 1,936]

Ha Ha! Thanks mate.

 

The seat is only temporary. Will have to make one with a backrest cos thinking about weld something on the four corners to take hide poles to drape camo nets on. Don't want a bad back whilst waiting for them pigeons

Can't wait to see it all camo'd up, will look like that thing they done on top gear to cross the desert, I think he ran it over and ripped it off if I remember rightly.

 

Not been rude, but I did fair chuckle when I saw what you had made.

[air gun ant 1,666]

necessity is the mother of invention! so they say. well done mate, just needs a bit of tweeking is all

[David.evans 5,323]

Any thing is better than walking ,,especially at my age

Looks great , happy hunting

Atb

[toxo 160]

Any thing is better than walking ,,especially at my age

Looks great , happy hunting

Atb

Exactly that!

About a week back I shot 22 on a perm I can't get wheels on. At the end of the session I had to walk back with two bags of rabbits on each end of my quad sticks plus rifle plus game bag. Even paunched 22 bunnies weigh a ton and it took a couple of days for my back to get over it. Next time I think I'll strap the big tool box on my fishing trolley. (I'm 68 by the way)

Edited October 12, 2016 by toxo