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From: Norheimsund, Norway
Happy
Have just installed new superwinch manual hubs instead of my autumatic ones.
Seems to work fine! Very easy to install. Gonna do some more testing tomorrow.
(The snow is falling right now)
Seems to work fine! Very easy to install. Gonna do some more testing tomorrow.
(The snow is falling right now)
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From: Nutter Fort, WV
I think you will be very happy with manual hubs.
Just a little adjusting on your driving methods like hubs locked in before you get stuck.
Are you far from Oslo if I remember the name right?
Just a little adjusting on your driving methods like hubs locked in before you get stuck.
Are you far from Oslo if I remember the name right?
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From: Norheimsund, Norway
I live at a place called Norheimsund, by the Hardangerfjord. A small place with about 3000 people living here. It is at the westcoast of Norway, close to the second biggest city in Norway; Bergen. It is about 40 miles to Oslo.
I think I am going to drive with the hubs locked during the winter.
I think I am going to drive with the hubs locked during the winter.
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I found Bergen but not Norheimsund.
What road leaves Bergen going in your direction?
I never realized how much water you have there and how many ferries you also have.
Hardangerfjord is not named on the map I am looking at, none of the fjords are.
I did find a 7 day stay in Oslo, Bergen and Ulvic for 9065 NOK with a couple ferry rides, one of which was a tour of Hardangerfjord, and train rides included and several tours of each city.
Given the latitude and longitude of Bergen 60 North and 5 East, you are well north of me, I am at 39 North and 80 West.
Do you have a lot of snow in the winter?
I assume if you live on a fjord, your elevation is rather low, I am at about 1500 feet at my house.
Here our roads are normally clear between storms, so I unlock my hubs whenI know the roads will be clear.
But if it is snowing when I go up to my truck, the hubs are locked before I leave the driveway.
Every way I can leave my house is up a rather steep hill, looking at the pictures around Bergen I think you have some of those as well.
What road leaves Bergen going in your direction?
I never realized how much water you have there and how many ferries you also have.
Hardangerfjord is not named on the map I am looking at, none of the fjords are.
I did find a 7 day stay in Oslo, Bergen and Ulvic for 9065 NOK with a couple ferry rides, one of which was a tour of Hardangerfjord, and train rides included and several tours of each city.
Given the latitude and longitude of Bergen 60 North and 5 East, you are well north of me, I am at 39 North and 80 West.
Do you have a lot of snow in the winter?
I assume if you live on a fjord, your elevation is rather low, I am at about 1500 feet at my house.
Here our roads are normally clear between storms, so I unlock my hubs whenI know the roads will be clear.
But if it is snowing when I go up to my truck, the hubs are locked before I leave the driveway.
Every way I can leave my house is up a rather steep hill, looking at the pictures around Bergen I think you have some of those as well.
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Norheimsund is located 5 miles east of Bergen. on E16, after a couple of miles you leave E16 and go onto Rv7.
My house is 15 feet above sea level. But I can`t see the fjord from here.
It hasn`t been much snow the last winters. But it snows often. Snow-rain-snow-rain..... Yes it is a lot of mountans around here. Fishing and hunting are my hobbies. so I am often driving on small mountan-roads up to 1100 meters(about 3300 feet)
A lot of ferries, yes. Actually I work as chief-engineer on one of them; M/F Olen
between Tørvikbyd and Jondal.
My house is 15 feet above sea level. But I can`t see the fjord from here.
It hasn`t been much snow the last winters. But it snows often. Snow-rain-snow-rain..... Yes it is a lot of mountans around here. Fishing and hunting are my hobbies. so I am often driving on small mountan-roads up to 1100 meters(about 3300 feet)
A lot of ferries, yes. Actually I work as chief-engineer on one of them; M/F Olen
between Tørvikbyd and Jondal.
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Sounds like a very cool job.
Never did find Norheimsund, but I did find Jondal and Torvikbyd, 550 and 49.
So instead of coming home to dinner, I guess we do lunch at work.
That would be great though, I have never been on a boat big enough to drive my truck on.
That looks to be about 6 or 7 miles for the ferry ride?
I wish I was in a position to travel, I really would like to see north western Europe.
3000 feet is less that an hour from my house
5000 feet is about 2 hours or less
But a 6+ mile stretch of water, well Lake Erie is probably the closest at six+ hours away.
Never did find Norheimsund, but I did find Jondal and Torvikbyd, 550 and 49.
So instead of coming home to dinner, I guess we do lunch at work.
That would be great though, I have never been on a boat big enough to drive my truck on.
That looks to be about 6 or 7 miles for the ferry ride?
I wish I was in a position to travel, I really would like to see north western Europe.
3000 feet is less that an hour from my house
5000 feet is about 2 hours or less
But a 6+ mile stretch of water, well Lake Erie is probably the closest at six+ hours away.
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