Florida Rover's 1997 Discovery XD
Mudding
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All of this is getting me soooooo excited I start at Eckerd college in Tampa in the fall. While east TN is top notch for off-roading with rocky rivers and mountains, west TN and memphis where I am is mostly red neck mudding spots where your likely to pop a tire from the glass and nails thats mixed with the mud. This stuff in florida looks amazing.
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Rock Crawling
Joined: Aug 2016
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From: Orlando, FL
All of this is getting me soooooo excited I start at Eckerd college in Tampa in the fall. While east TN is top notch for off-roading with rocky rivers and mountains, west TN and memphis where I am is mostly red neck mudding spots where your likely to pop a tire from the glass and nails thats mixed with the mud. This stuff in florida looks amazing.
We have our share of trash and litter in the woods but most folks actually seem to make an effort since our recreational land is so valuable and under constant threat of development
Mudding
Joined: Feb 2017
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Its not the redneck side that I take issue with, its the gross neglect to our public lands that I hate. For example how hard is it to throw your damn beer cans in the bed of your truck after you finish one. Not like that beds ever used for anything else. Or people who try to make the biggest ruts they can. Some of the spots wouldn't be that bad but when the mud-holes get 5 foot deep it just becomes a car trap...
Camel Trophy
Joined: Oct 2016
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From: Michigan
Pretty awesome video. Your rover walked right out of that canal and up that sand hill pretty nicely. What tire pressure are you running to accomplish that? Encounter a sand hill of similar status while up north a few weeks ago and after four attempts...finally had to get out of the main trail and use an area that still had shod over the sand. Was running 50 psi though and the rover was loaded for bear...so the mudder just went south with each revolution.
Anyhow, great video...and nice to see someone actually wheeling their rig.
Brian.
Anyhow, great video...and nice to see someone actually wheeling their rig.
Brian.
Pro Wrench
Joined: Mar 2016
Posts: 1,992
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From: Bham
Pretty awesome video. Your rover walked right out of that canal and up that sand hill pretty nicely. What tire pressure are you running to accomplish that? Encounter a sand hill of similar status while up north a few weeks ago and after four attempts...finally had to get out of the main trail and use an area that still had shod over the sand. Was running 50 psi though and the rover was loaded for bear...so the mudder just went south with each revolution.
Anyhow, great video...and nice to see someone actually wheeling their rig.
Brian.
Anyhow, great video...and nice to see someone actually wheeling their rig.
Brian.
Mudding
Joined: Nov 2013
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From: Pasadena, CA
I got the second key cut today, It's not perfect but I'll make do for now - I don't use the locks much
This was the first official trip out to Holopaw, parked in the middle of our lot
Met a guy with an L322 out there shootin' Go Gators
Fun little spot known as "South Beach"
My dad brought the D2 out the next couple times to haul the trailer & supplies
Parked at camp, guess I found some mud
Definitely found mud
Dogs aren't so sure
Mud flats (this is drought season)
This was the 3rd or 4th trip, managed to get a group pic
Trail Rigs // Pavement Princess
Buried that b*tch
Pups went swimmin'
Then got over it
Panoramic view of camp
Sunrise cookin' breakfast
My happy place
This was the first official trip out to Holopaw, parked in the middle of our lot
Met a guy with an L322 out there shootin' Go Gators
Fun little spot known as "South Beach"
My dad brought the D2 out the next couple times to haul the trailer & supplies
Parked at camp, guess I found some mud
Definitely found mud
Dogs aren't so sure
Mud flats (this is drought season)
This was the 3rd or 4th trip, managed to get a group pic
Trail Rigs // Pavement Princess
Buried that b*tch
Pups went swimmin'
Then got over it
Panoramic view of camp
Sunrise cookin' breakfast
My happy place
Mudding
Joined: Oct 2012
Posts: 188
Likes: 11
XD
Great looking XD and action thread.can you post up some close shots of the tatical bumper and it’s mounting. I am considering one, but it’s not clear what mods are needed to mount a warn xd9000i onto it.
keep up the good work!
keep up the good work!
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Rock Crawling
Joined: Aug 2016
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From: Orlando, FL
Been a couple months since my last update, we've gone from 8 months of drought to hurricane season down here, so 90+ degree temps and rain are a daily occurrence.
I've done some small projects on the truck lately and will try to get back on track with updates in the next week or so.
For now, here are a couple videos from this past weekend, we took a day trip out to the property to see what all the rain had done
WATCH IN HD!!
Short section of the main trail, this was about 50% tamer than the previous 3 miles we just completed..
North Mud Flats following Mike in his 99' D1, deepest water crossing at 3:55
I've done some small projects on the truck lately and will try to get back on track with updates in the next week or so.
For now, here are a couple videos from this past weekend, we took a day trip out to the property to see what all the rain had done
WATCH IN HD!!
Short section of the main trail, this was about 50% tamer than the previous 3 miles we just completed..
North Mud Flats following Mike in his 99' D1, deepest water crossing at 3:55
Last edited by FloridaRover; Feb 1, 2019 at 12:54 PM.
Camel Trophy
Joined: Oct 2016
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From: Michigan
Welcome back. Was just wondering about you the other day. Glad to see the rover is still roving. Watched a bit of the videos, but will have to wait until Monday to finish...trying to watch HD on DSL is like trying to put tooth paste back in the tube...painful.
Brian.
Brian.
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Rock Crawling
Joined: Aug 2016
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From: Orlando, FL
Another belated update from the Florida Land Rover Club Spring Rally at the end of April
Thread is getting a little disorganized... I'll try to post some photos of the other trucks after this
Mom's D2 and my XD
Waiting patiently
First recovery
Small section of a 19 car trail ride!
My old man having fun
S2 Nissan Diesel monster
RRC Truggy
Senic
Thread is getting a little disorganized... I'll try to post some photos of the other trucks after this
Mom's D2 and my XD
Waiting patiently
First recovery
Small section of a 19 car trail ride!
My old man having fun
S2 Nissan Diesel monster
RRC Truggy
Senic
Last edited by FloridaRover; Jun 12, 2018 at 11:34 AM.
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