Thor1950
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Stability on ice
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West Slope Rover
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Not the same system at all. Your car works most of the time, I bet.got a expedition same system as a RRI believe
Thor1950
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Am not deliberately trying to confuse anyone ..............And I am not a muppet
I do not look like any of these.....https://www.google.com/search?q=gro....com%2Fwiki%2FThe_Muppets_(franchise);999;633
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If you try taking your constant trolling of US vs UK into tech threads I will ban you....this is not AG
blue beasty
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Final warning
West Slope Rover
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BB, please disregard post #16 and I was nowhere near this thread.
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And the only thing that works well on it is studded tires,snow chains can help.The last time I was caught out by ice from the moment I took my foot off the pedal I knew I was just a passenger on the way to an accident and bumped into my neighbors 90
Two bent bumpers,two crunched wings and a blown tire,but after a bit of pushing,pulling and kicking of parts we were both on our way
85Santana3
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Thanks guys for all the answers and help. Change of tyres and a couple of sand bags should do the job. That's after I change the door and side panel and finish paying for the damages to the other guys car that smashed into mine when I spined.
honolulujoe
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if he ran into after you span surely its his own fault or did you hit him whilst you were spinning?
85Santana3
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I spinned and truck made a 90 degree turn to right. The other car came from behind (either directly behind me or in the right lane, I did not see him till he hit my truck) and hit my passenger side door and panel bellow it.
The office said since I lost control it is my fault.
I wouldn't want to be in place of the other driver in a situation like this, I don't think it was his fault. Thank God that nobody got hurt
The office said since I lost control it is my fault.
I wouldn't want to be in place of the other driver in a situation like this, I don't think it was his fault. Thank God that nobody got hurt
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His fault for driving too close.
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+1
if you had come to a halt and he drove into you its his fault
if you had come to a halt and he drove into you its his fault
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Some on web reckon driving a series in 4hi on tarmac is ok if its wet or icy/snowy/wet, as the tyres just spin/drag a bit going round corners. The whole drivetrain wind up is obviously not a myth, but my old series im sure just mentioned excessive tyre wear. I drove mine in 4hi in snow the on to roads with no snow, but then bottled it and put it back in 2wd!
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as long as it's slippery/wet/mud/gravel/ice/snow every now and again to allow one tyre to slip, then it's fine. 4wd on dry tarmac is the killer
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Agree with trax,drove my 2a in high 4wd hundreds of times in those sort of conditions no problems and if you come to a dry area and don't want to stop to go back to 2wd put a wheel onto the grass verge now and then [you won't be going fast in bad conditions] and that will let it unwind.
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Webley1991
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When I still had my series on the road I drove it in 4wd in snow once and remember leaving it in later that day when it had turned to slush. I wasn't aware of the wind-up issue at that stage.
I also noticed that the plate in the cab only refers to tyre wear if 4wd is used on the road. I was told with another type of Japanese 4x4 with no centre diff to never drive it in 4wd on tarmac at all, even in wet conditions.
I also noticed that the plate in the cab only refers to tyre wear if 4wd is used on the road. I was told with another type of Japanese 4x4 with no centre diff to never drive it in 4wd on tarmac at all, even in wet conditions.
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When I didn't know about these things I drove about one mile in low range (towing a broken car with seized brakes) a rear half shaft let go a few days later. If there is grip you will break something...hopefully just a half shaft but maybe something more expensive!
Finally got some snow to try my new tyres out on, the old kumhos that I had before were past it and I needed 4wd on even a hint of snow, the new Vredstein classic v-grip are a lot better!
Finally got some snow to try my new tyres out on, the old kumhos that I had before were past it and I needed 4wd on even a hint of snow, the new Vredstein classic v-grip are a lot better!
