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TILT
DIR By: whiterosejim
Date: July 26, 2013, 4:24 pm
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No other way to say it! What is a Tilt?
And, more importantly, WHY?
Jim.
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Re: TILT
DIR By: michaelwhite
Date: July 26, 2013, 4:38 pm
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it's the canvas cover used to turn land rovers warmer in the
winter and cooler in the sun, that is ether full or 3/4 with a
truck cab you can get a short version that is just for the
drivers head but anyone seen with one of those is more probably
a kiddie fiddler or a local traffic warden, no idea why it's
called a tilt maybe something military :rolleye0012:
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Re: TILT
DIR By: NiteMare
Date: July 26, 2013, 7:01 pm
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it's so the passenger can hang out of the side with his jousting
lance :rolleye0012:
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Re: TILT
DIR By: Lurch
Date: July 26, 2013, 7:22 pm
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Probably army related as said
I immediatly think, lean to, or temporarorary cover :-\
There are 4 types that I know of, full tilt, 3/4 tilt, uber gay
bikini top :gay: and.... SUPER HETRO BIG KNOB TRUCK CAB
CANVAS!!!!
;D
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Re: TILT
DIR By: Drew
Date: July 27, 2013, 12:19 pm
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Nitemare is close to the truth, in that it is a reference to the
fact that the 'tilt yards' of mediaeval tourney were often
covered by large stretches if canvas.
It's that or an honorary nod to Scott Walker and his excellent
1995 album, entitled 'Tilt'. I don't think there is any evidence
if the name being used to describe the canvas hood of a Leafer
before the release of this work.
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Re: TILT
DIR By: NiteMare
Date: July 27, 2013, 12:35 pm
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bugger me, i might have got something right for a change rofl
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Re: TILT
DIR By: whiterosejim
Date: July 29, 2013, 4:59 pm
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Many thanks. Just put the tilt on my 107, but it doesn't look
right. The sticks seem to be too short, by approx 2".
Also noticed when putting it on that whoever rebuilt it put more
of the the rope holder thingies, (right name for them somebody,
please?), on one side than the other!
Are the sides of the tub on a LWB 107 deeper than a 109?
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Re: TILT
DIR By: whiterosejim
Date: July 29, 2013, 5:17 pm
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I ask about tub depths, because I've never worked out why LWB
tubs are deeper than SWBs. Can anyone enlighten me?
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Re: TILT
DIR By: genem
Date: July 29, 2013, 5:32 pm
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Way older than Album covers.... Old English "Teld" and before
that ancient Norse "Tjald" - tent or curtain. ( Says Google) .
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Re: TILT
DIR By: clunk
Date: July 30, 2013, 5:14 am
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Really used to puzzle me, way back when Exchange & Mart was
essential reading many of the LR adverts made a reference to a
tilt. Land-Rover 1949, good tyres, new tilt, £175 ono phone: _
I sort of imagined some sort of tipper arrangement. :haha:
Oxford English Dictionary gives it right back to 1440 meaning
a tent or cover, earliest use as regards transport as in Don
Quixote in 1620 'the wagon was open without tilt'.
Another quote 1656 - They covered the Cart with a base dirty
tilt made of skins. sounds like the one on mine more patch
than tilt. rofl
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