Defender traction
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With my 110 300 Tdi Landrover, traction is frankly c*ap. This is my first landrover and I am unimpressed in the extreme.
I have Avon Rangemaster 750x16 tyres with almost new wear. Today on a flat field in (low range first/second gear with diff lock engaged) which was wettish but not watterlogged, and the remains of summer cut wheat stubble the defender was struggling to cross it. It didn't make it up one very, very mild incline - really just crossing a rutted track into a field which had been rained on. When I tried to go up a slight slope, it stopped at the top and had to be backed down. Pathetic. What's wrong?
I have Avon Rangemaster 750x16 tyres with almost new wear. Today on a flat field in (low range first/second gear with diff lock engaged) which was wettish but not watterlogged, and the remains of summer cut wheat stubble the defender was struggling to cross it. It didn't make it up one very, very mild incline - really just crossing a rutted track into a field which had been rained on. When I tried to go up a slight slope, it stopped at the top and had to be backed down. Pathetic. What's wrong?
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Well for starters the diff lock is actually only a center locking differential, as opposed to F/R lockers. Second it would have probably been better in high range (low range is too much torque). Third, does your model have trac control? Fourth, they come with tires that turn into slicks in the mud. Hope this helps.
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ORIGINAL: trini defender
Well for starters the diff lock is actually only a center locking differential, as opposed to F/R lockers. Second it would have probably been better in high range (low range is too much torque). Third, does your model have trac control? Fourth, they come with tires that turn into slicks in the mud. Hope this helps.
Well for starters the diff lock is actually only a center locking differential, as opposed to F/R lockers. Second it would have probably been better in high range (low range is too much torque). Third, does your model have trac control? Fourth, they come with tires that turn into slicks in the mud. Hope this helps.
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Traction is the point where you tyres meet the ground. That has noothing to do with your Land Rover. Check tyres, tyre pressures, momentum and your driving. In the mud, momentum is inversely proportional to traction. Less traction you have, the faster you will need to go to get through.
With all due respenct mastering 4 wheel driving is about the driving skills first, then the tyres, then last the vehicle.
With all due respenct mastering 4 wheel driving is about the driving skills first, then the tyres, then last the vehicle.
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