Finland Calling
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Hello everyone. Entirely new to Land Rovers and off-roading, I have an embarrassingly basic question: How and where do I use that other gear stick? (I think it says Diff Lock on it? It's old and worn!)
I understand that 'proper' 4x4s have these different gearings for off-road use. My brief ownership of a Ford Explorer (bought as an investment, never properly off-roaded) taught me that. That was an automatic and I never really understood it even in that.
So in this manual 1990 Discovery, it seems to need to be in the back position. That's where it was when I bought it and putting it in neutral position when I tried meant it didn't go anywhere. Is the forward position for very slow off-roading? With the Explorer, it said in the driver's handbook to use the other ranges also for things like pulling big boat trailers out of the water and stuff. It didn't go into much detail, especially considering that it was from the US and they felt the need to tell people the most obvious things, like not to drive when your head has fallen off or something. (Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear... err, yes, thanks for telling me. Next you'll be telling me they're behind me)
As my excuse for buying this (the missus needed a bit of persuading) was large building projects, there is a likelihood that heavy trailers up the slope in our garden might be involved, would that give better traction or something?
Thanks!
Steve
I understand that 'proper' 4x4s have these different gearings for off-road use. My brief ownership of a Ford Explorer (bought as an investment, never properly off-roaded) taught me that. That was an automatic and I never really understood it even in that.
So in this manual 1990 Discovery, it seems to need to be in the back position. That's where it was when I bought it and putting it in neutral position when I tried meant it didn't go anywhere. Is the forward position for very slow off-roading? With the Explorer, it said in the driver's handbook to use the other ranges also for things like pulling big boat trailers out of the water and stuff. It didn't go into much detail, especially considering that it was from the US and they felt the need to tell people the most obvious things, like not to drive when your head has fallen off or something. (Objects in the mirror are closer than they appear... err, yes, thanks for telling me. Next you'll be telling me they're behind me)
As my excuse for buying this (the missus needed a bit of persuading) was large building projects, there is a likelihood that heavy trailers up the slope in our garden might be involved, would that give better traction or something?
Thanks!
Steve