Tyres

MAER IS WELL KNOWN for its galvanised chassis, but the Polish company also makes heavy-duty axle casings for a variety of Land Rovers. These were developed in response to the needs of the mining industry, which is a good indication of what they’re going to be like. Hint: if you like breaking things, don’t get one. ‘They also do their job perfectly in heavily loaded trucks or race cars,’ says Maer.

The axles are made with 8.8mm wall tube and have heavy-duty spring seats and swivel mounting plates as well as a 6mm front diff pan. No need to have a bolt-on diff protector slowly gathering a toxic mixture of mud and water behind it with one of these bad boys.

Maer’s front axles fit all Defenders, Discovery Is and Range Rover Classics. Rears are available in two forms: long-nose, to fit all 90s, Discovery Is and Range Rover Classics, and short-nose for non-Salisbury 110s and 130s with TDCi and late Td5 engines.

New tool stoage options from Machine Mart

Prices: £167.98-£359.98

Available from: www.machinemart.co.uk

MACHINE MART HAS ADDED a variety of new items to its Clarke range of tool storage options. These include two chests and a cabinet, the latter with a choice of optional side lockers, so you’re unlikely to be left wondering what’s in it for you.

First up is the CBB205C HD Plus 5 Drawer Tool Chest. This has four drawers measuring 575×261×49mm and a fifth at 575×261×64mm, all of them with a capacity of 35kg, as well as a lift-out tote tray.

Then there’s the CBB312C 12 Drawer Tool Chest, which also comes with a tote tray. This time you get nine smaller drawers measuring 170×361×49mm, two at 575×361×49mm and one at 575×361×64mm. Again, the drawers’ weight capacity is 35kg in each case.

All drawers run on ball bearings and have full-width aluminium pull handles as well as protective anti-slip liners. Both chests have full-width

Dirt Monkey launches Stealth Winch Bumper for Disco 3 and 4

Price: TBC

Available from: www.dirtmonkeyoffroadltd.co.uk

DIRT spent a large part of 2022 working on its biggest new product of the year – this Stealth Winch Bumper for the Land Rover Discovery 3 and 4. piano hinges which are welded and riveted on to the top lid. The drawers on both units lock simultaneously when the lid is closed; this is then secured by a single tumbler style lock.

Developed from cardboard concept to CAD and finally brought to life as a finished product, the bumper promises to be like nothing else currently on the market. ‘Our winch bumper is designed to offer a rugged but “OEM+” appearance and integrates the factory wheelarches for a subtle look while remaining EXTREMELY strong,’ says Dirt Monkey. It incorporates an independent hidden winch tray of the company’s own design and is fixed using no less than 12 mounting points.

The bumper comes without a fairlead (these are available as an extra to suit your choice of rope or cable) and can be supplied painted to match the colour of your vehicle. Dirt Monkey is currently taking pre-orders for the unit, with prices to be confirmed.

Another feature of both chests is that they can be paired up with Machine Mart’s new Clarke CBB213C HD Plus 3 Drawer Tool Cabinet. This has two drawers measuring 584×380×73mm and another measuring 584×380×152mm and comes on castors to let you wheel it around the workshop.

As if all this is still not enough, the cabinet can be augmented with wither the SL41C 8 Drawer Side Locker or the SL26C Cabinet and 2 Drawer Side Locker. The former has one drawer at 260x380x75mm, six drawers at 260x380x57mm and two at 260x380x133mm, each with a 20kg capacity, while the latter has a large cabinet and two drawers of 230x380x60mm, again with a capacity of 20kg each. Again, you get ball-bearing action, full-width aluminium handles and protective liners.