Carternm31

Carternm31

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This is me sh***ing myself going down a slope in the Landy for the first time.

[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oo3y-SPv29Q"]YouTube - Going down - in a Landy[/ame]

(I realise now its not half as steep as some of you have done on this forum) :cool:
 
brakes??? fook that use the engine to slow your decent on a hill, brakes will make the back end go light and you could end up going down the hill sideways then rolling!
 
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y58n6KDc2hU"]YouTube - DEFENDER 90 ROLL OVER[/ame]

all because he hit the brakes at the end if the tyres were turning it would have been fine
 
I was full on the brakes at the beginning (because I was terrified), but did listen to him and took it off when we were going down the hill. That video is scary though!

Surely he fell over because he turned sharply when going to fast though?
 
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i was looking for one of a yellow(i think it was expedition prep'd anyway) 101 on salisbury but i couldn't find it
 
found it
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWAdgu7NTL4"]YouTube - Land rover 101 CRASH[/ame]
 
Video's and photo's never seem to do justice, i quite often go out offroading or greenlaning and take alot of pic's and video, when you get home and watch it back it never looks as impressive as in real life for some reason.
 
SO wot did he do wrong there (asks someone who has never been offroad)? Did he touch the brakes or is a 101 just too top heavy for that terrain in those conditions?
 
The Mad Hat Man said:
still think the 90 was going miles too fast - shud have crept down.
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Yup, too fast, then braked. If he'd let off the brakes he'd probably not have flipped it. Down a hill like that you really need low box 1st (occasionally 2nd if it's smooth is OK) then don't touch the pedals on the way down unless the wheels lock up, in which case a good dab on the throttle usually sorts it out (BTDTGTTS).

Trying to brake is a big no-no as all the weight is low down and the back-end is so light it just pirouettes round and you lose it.

Sounds odd but you also, (mostly) on a hill like that with a raised centre, or ruts, don't need to steer much if at all, and only need extremely light pressure on the steering to maintain direction. Adding steering input just compunds the lightness of the back-end and allows movement sideways as the front wheels dig in and seem to magnify the steering input, hence why you also get over-correction with the vehicle slewing from side to side.
 
Carternm31 said:
Yeah I know that now, was my first time remember!! :p
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that hill looks tiny more like a long slope

heres some hills
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eybeuCmYswE"]YouTube - X Games XIII - Moto X Freestyle[/ame]
 
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Paul D said:
Yup, too fast, then braked. If he'd let off the brakes he'd probably not have flipped it. Down a hill like that you really need low box 1st (occasionally 2nd if it's smooth is OK) then don't touch the pedals on the way down unless the wheels lock up, in which case a good dab on the throttle usually sorts it out (BTDTGTTS).
side.
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wot like this?:doh:
[ame="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=maV9Pr-mtZQ"]YouTube - Land Rover CRASH[/ame]
 
Exactly .. text-book manouvre that .. ;)

A dab is usually a squirt of power and straight off it again, just gets the wheels turning together.
 
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