Pasture of grazing Haflingers

Jim LaGuardia · Post by **Jim LaGuardia** » Sun Jul 06, 2008 10:16 pm

Got a few pictures to share

It is rare to find 3 in one place

EuroPinz · Post by **EuroPinz** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 9:40 am

Hi Jim,

Or you've found a nest of them or you must be breeding them!

Regards

Jacques

P.S. Any news about your 8" wide rims with access holes for the brakes?

Erik712m · Post by **Erik712m** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 10:13 am

Nice pic's Jim is yours shorter?

milesdzyn · Post by **milesdzyn** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 12:13 pm

Erik712m wrote:Nice pic's Jim is yours shorter?

Damn......You never ask another man that.

Nice haffy's but they must have been there a while, they done ate up all your grass.

Miles

Jim LaGuardia · Post by **Jim LaGuardia** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 2:17 pm

The red one has me writing an article for my next website update

And yes, the blue one is a long wheel base AP703 and by engine number is 2nd vehicle made after the red one, mine is the newest of the three with engine number 417 newer and production date of 11/71
The part that is interesting is while mine (with DOT label)has breakers, the other two have fuses which I interpret as Canadian build(no DOT label)
As for the grass, it does disappear rapidly if the Haffy's get restless

Erik712m · Post by **Erik712m** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:48 pm

Miles i could have phrased it a little better.

Jim, I think i like the looks of the shorter wheel base better. are the tranny and engine the same between the two. would the model of yours be 417, or would it start with AP417

Erik712m · Post by **Erik712m** » Mon Jul 07, 2008 5:48 pm

Miles i could have phrased it a little better.

Jim, I think i like the looks of the shorter wheel base better. are the tranny and engine the same between the two. would the model of yours be 417, or would it start with AP417. With gas prices what they are right now i imagine the haffy goes to the grocery store more than the pinz these days.

Jim LaGuardia · Post by **Jim LaGuardia** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 7:53 pm

Tranny and engine are the same, the central tube is longer on the 703.
I was suprised at how close the engine numbers were given the rarity of the NA models.

Profpinz · Post by **Profpinz** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:07 pm

I really like LWB Haffy's!
I used to do trips in the 70's and 80's with a mate in his LWB and my SWB and we never came across a situation where the 703 couldn't go because of the additional 300 mm in the wheelbase.....and it slightly more stable in various situations.
The real hoot is when you have them fully loaded up with six adults and they just keep going the same as any Haffy!
I now own that 703 and along with my 700 I hope to start restoring them both in the not too distant future!

Jim LaGuardia · Post by **Jim LaGuardia** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 9:57 pm

OK Peter, now we need to see some pic's

Erik712m · Post by **Erik712m** » Wed Jul 09, 2008 10:11 pm

Peter, I was just repling on looks alone the longer wheel base. To me looks lanky, Yes more pic's please the last pic i remeber you posted of your heffy i beleave you were setting on the ground next to it. some what remided me of the song, went to the desert with a horse with no name.

Profpinz · Post by **Profpinz** » Thu Jul 10, 2008 2:56 am

Pics... Hmmm OK, not quite as easy as my Pinny trips.
I have boxes of slides and plenty of 8mm X 3 minute movie (there were no digital camera's in the 70's and 80's and I never really took a lot of photographs because the slides were much better to show at Haflinger Club meetings etc) but I'II see what I can find.
My old scanner was meant to accept slides but I always got lousey results and I don't think my new one does them at all, but maybe I'II see what the camera shop can do!

In the meantime, this is my 700

...and this is my 703