ow often ya usin difflock, low range??

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hey guys, once again good work on the useful tips. i dont generally kiss ass on LZ but this is pretty good advice to a novice anyway!now back to normal LZ etiquette, FOOK OFF!
 
odenne said:
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FFS do that at night time and tell im to leave yer alone when yer on the pooter, fink am gona be sick, dunt even think about tellun me what position yer were in, "oh me sides" must be a big boy eh.
 
CaptainChaos said:
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i am NEVER gung ho...

but i have been stuck on a lane on my own and with no other vehicles.....

i stick by what i said thou.....if you think some thing looks dodgy or beyond your limits, dont drive it....

trying to drag a knackered 90 back down a narrow lane is not allways easy....

i am a nice gentle offroad driver...:)
 
OK I am no expert... in fact I know little but I do know this. When green laning the max speed is said to be 20mph. For the most part 10 mph is more realistic, remebering that cyclists, horses and small children may be about. Of course ramblers may be there too but we just award extra points for them!

With this in mind I find that 2nd and 3rd gear low ratio give me a very definite degree of control over the vehicle and a very quick response if I find it doing something i don't like, a steep side slope or something. At the same time a tap on the throttle when climbing out of a wet spot will give me all the torque I need without spinning the wheels any more than necessary.

The very best way to learn what is the best for you and your vehicle is to go out laning with someone who

i. knows more than you do ( in my case thats pretty much anyone)

ii. Will not leave you if you get stuck (inspires confidence)

iii. Whose advice you trust (because from time to time their advice will conflict with your instinct to brake.)

YOu will have great fun and learn more in a day than anyone on here could teach you in a month.
 
Ryder said:
OK I am no expert... in fact I know little but I do know this. When green laning the max speed is said to be 20mph. For the most part 10 mph is more realistic, remebering that cyclists, horses and small children may be about. Of course ramblers may be there too but we just award extra points for them!

With this in mind I find that 2nd and 3rd gear low ratio give me a very definite degree of control over the vehicle and a very quick response if I find it doing something i don't like, a steep side slope or something. At the same time a tap on the throttle when climbing out of a wet spot will give me all the torque I need without spinning the wheels any more than necessary.

The very best way to learn what is the best for you and your vehicle is to go out laning with someone who

i. knows more than you do ( in my case thats pretty much anyone)

ii. Will not leave you if you get stuck (inspires confidence)

iii. Whose advice you trust (because from time to time their advice will conflict with your instinct to brake.)

YOu will have great fun and learn more in a day than anyone on here could teach you in a month.
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Well put!
 
Regarding gear selection (admittedly I'm a newb to 4x4, but have done a fair bit of greenlaning on two wheels!), I've always been in the 'the higher the revs the less the revs can rise when you lose traction' camp.

The thinking is that should you need a hefty dose of throttle, with a high gear the wheel will spin upto the max. speed of that gear. With a lower gear selected the wheels speed when spinning will be lower and will take less time to regain traction - especially important on a bike as any lean will send the rear wheel out in the opposite direction.

Are there also two trains of thought regarding this with 4x4's or is this purely a motorbike sort of thing??
 
Higher the gear the less likely you are to spin the wheels. There is a often a tendancy to automatically engage low range when it starts to get slippery. when engaging difflock and staying in high range will often get you out of trouble more easily.
 
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