sure seems to. You don't seem to have many issue with your LR do you. How is that radiator working you had fixed?

If you try taking your constant trolling of US vs UK into tech threads I will ban you....this is not AG
 
And ice is ice, no matter how thin or thick.
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 :eek: 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:)
 
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.
 
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 :)
 
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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!
 
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
 
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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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.
 
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!
 

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