how did u get on with ur hippo , surprising how well they do , i loved mine but just wished to step up , only restriction i found with the hippo was the ground clearance
great u had a good day
how did u get on with ur hippo , surprising how well they do , i loved mine but just wished to step up , only restriction i found with the hippo was the ground clearance
great u had a good day
rob_bell
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Really really well - I was very happy with it. The only difficulty encountered was, as you say, ground clearance. I managed to rip off the plastic section of the under-tray. Nuts. It sheared off from plastic brackets - which I presume are sacrificial? Time to replace it with some alloy plate I think. If this is a recurring theme, I may think about larger tyres and a lift kit...
ShaunPDisco
Active Member
Very good day out. I bottled out of the puddle in the video above then very stupidly followed him into a deeper one that came over the bonnet of the Disco!!! Got away with it by the skin of my teeth and will be adding a snorkel and breathers in the very near future!!!
that looks really good
trouble is with an auto i can't keep up the revs for deep water
will just cheat and go round, lol
looking forward to the next trip
better make sure u check my tent , will be really good to also have a good evening and catching up with other members
have done all my breathers
but will just chicken out the deeper water ones
looked at some snorkels for mine and there around 4-500 quid , so will look out for a second hand one , but in the spring summer they should have dried up but hopefully the mud will still be there
be good to test out mine to see how it handles off road
private penguin
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I might be wrong, but... I thought with the Auto D3s you could lock them into low range 1st or 2nd?
dooohhhh , so u can
bloody idiot i am, got to get use to the systems this now has
will go and bang my head against the wall for 5 x mins , lol
private penguin
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So last weekend's trip went well... mostly on and around the ranges as Bulford was open, but we did head off around the Bourne Valley and Figheldean Down which, whilst within the SP Training Area is off the ranges and open 24/7
A couple of videos:
Neil wading (as shown in his video above) - the view from the shore
Front view of Rob's Freelander getting stuck
A couple of videos:
Neil wading (as shown in his video above) - the view from the shore
Front view of Rob's Freelander getting stuck
private penguin
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Early in the day, discovering that the D2's traction control (and rubbish tyres) could keep up with Neil's 90 on mud tyres!
The convoy fairly early on in the day - not looking *too* muddy yet
A spectacular view to end the day, parked up on a byway just off the A303 at Stonehenge, watching the mugs... sorry... tourists... who'd paid a fortune to use the park and ride and get a bit closer to the stones than we could get with our own cars for free
The convoy fairly early on in the day - not looking *too* muddy yet
A spectacular view to end the day, parked up on a byway just off the A303 at Stonehenge, watching the mugs... sorry... tourists... who'd paid a fortune to use the park and ride and get a bit closer to the stones than we could get with our own cars for free
better hide the one where the hippo gets stuck
wonder how much rubber was left in the production of this video, lol
doubt i will do any better
But not properly stuck. The hippo had a think about it and eventually scrambled out
i did see that
also not a tow rope in sight so u saved urself
neilly
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You did give yourself some more ground clearance during the day.......................
Cheers
