'tis a bit wet down there

[Billhook]

Land Rover V8 Sandringham 6 comes to a halt with five wheels still going round on a fairly harmless looking grass field which rather hid the terrible sticky clay which lurked beneath!

The Panda 4x4 would have romped through it!

 

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[woody paul]

Wrong tyres

[Stubby]

Engage the diff lock ?

[woody paul]

Engage the diff lock ?

 

No diff lock on series 3 landy

[s.varty]

Wrong tyres

 

Agreed, tyres make a massive difference, a bit of weight on the back would help as well

[Billhook]

Wrong tyres

 

 

Were you thinking of massive Trelleborg low ground pressure? These are proper off road tyres standard fit for series 3 and two new ones on the front.

 

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A Discovery had same problem in the same field. Once the really sticky clay has filled the tread and there is nothing underneath in the way of stone that soil will stop most things. Even the Matbro stopped and I had to use the boom to push myself out.

 

The only diff lock is the air locking centre diff which was obviously engaged. There are no locking diffs across the axle on any of the old Land Rovers unless put on as an extra, hence the one front wheel which was not turning.

 

More weight on the back is a possibilty but there is nothing under the clay but more clay to push down to ,so it may end up going down to the axles!

[Billhook]

Perhaps I should try these tyres to haul a bit of timber

 

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[TimberCutterDartmoor]

Agreed, tyres make a massive difference, a bit of weight on the back would help as well

 

I'm not convinced anymore. Once they're full o mud yer back to racing slicks and that's that.

[Billhook]

This is delightfully dated. Perhaps I should invite them over to try the grass field if they still exist!

 

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[skyhuck]

Tyre pressure is the thing, you need tyres that you can let down very low so the tyre is flexing as you drive, this lets the mud fall out.