Impressive Defender Towing

[djam1]

http://www.spikemail.co.nz/clients/roverland/feb08/trucktow.wmv

Takes a while to load but worth it

[Pedro_The_Swift]

11mg,, if you are wondering---;)

[ciapek]

Here is the Proper way of doing it...............

YouTube - Defender 2007 in Poland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ57E6ZayLo)

:p

[camel_landy]

...filmed in April '07 at the Defender launch.

That little stunt was performed in the car park at Eastnor and was one of the last things shown to the guests attending the launch event.

No matter how many times I see it, I still find it impressive. :cool:

M

[camel_landy]

Here is the Proper way of doing it...............

YouTube - Defender 2007 in Poland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ57E6ZayLo)

:p

Actually... I think that's a video taken at one of the venues on the European tour that was done to launch the Defender. British car, on British plates and although the resolution is poor, I think it's the British guys doing it.

:D

M

[Blknight.aus]

the initial truck tow one doesnt impress me, you can do parts 1 + 2 with a series rover....

however part 3 and the subsequent video....

lets see ya do that with a pootrol or cruiser.

[Captain_Rightfoot]

I must say a lot of people around here don't like TC but it works pretty well....

[ciapek]

Actually... I think that's a video taken at one of the venues on the European tour that was done to launch the Defender. British car, on British plates and although the resolution is poor, I think it's the British guys doing it.

:D

M
I think you are right there, about the venue, although I can hear clear Polish Dialogue in the Background......:D...All in alll...a good clip by any standards........................

[LRHybrid100]

I can hear clear Polish Dialogue in the Background......:D

So it was somewhere in England then :p

[Diego Luego]

When I first saw this clip a few months ago it was labelled as being in Poland

[datifsimp]

I heard a story of a Land Cruiser that pulled a truck out of a bog up north, the driver was sa impressed with the vehicle he sent a letter to Toyota saying how good the car was:). They then sent a letter back saying his warranty was void because he had excedded the max towing capacity:wasntme:. But obviolsly Land Rover are encouraging this kind of use for their cars.:):)

[Ruslan]

I must say a lot of people around here don't like TC but it works pretty well....
Not me, I like TC :cool:

Anti-stall also good thing, I used it several times (low range no driver). Once when I bogged by myself, so had to "assist" to my Landy to get out. I must tell manual winching very hard exercise for one person, the anti-stall came to help. Other time just for show off :angel: Our clubbers were very impressed when Landy got up the hill in quarry without me on driver seat.

[TwoUp]

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Regards,
PeterW

[Pedro_The_Swift]

Not me, I like TC :cool:

Anti-stall also good thing, I used it several times (low range no driver). Once when I bogged by myself, so had to "assist" to my Landy to get out. I must tell manual winching very hard exercise for one person, the anti-stall came to help. Other time just for show off :angel: Our clubbers were very impressed when Landy got up the hill in quarry without me on driver seat.


C"MON RUSLAN!!!

wheres the vid !!!!

even a few pics of their jaws on the ground would do---:D

[carjunkieanon]

the initial truck tow one doesnt impress me, you can do parts 1 + 2 with a series rover....

however part 3 and the subsequent video....

lets see ya do that with a pootrol or cruiser.


where are they? - can you put them up?
r

[D3Jon]

So it was somewhere in England then :p

:D:D:D :Rolling::Rolling: Very good :D

[George130]

I heard a story of a Land Cruiser that pulled a truck out of a bog up north, the driver was sa impressed with the vehicle he sent a letter to Toyota saying how good the car was:). They then sent a letter back saying his warranty was void because he had excedded the max towing capacity:wasntme:. But obviolsly Land Rover are encouraging this kind of use for their cars.:):)

Isn't there a bit in one of the manuals about using low range and don't exceep 20km/h to tow 20tons short distances?

[Ruslan]

C"MON RUSLAN!!!

wheres the vid !!!!

even a few pics of their jaws on the ground would do---:D
You are right, can't happen without pics/footage. I promise, Pedro
will see how it go, might be this weekend do something :)

[camel_landy]

Isn't there a bit in one of the manuals about using low range and don't exceep 20km/h to tow 20tons short distances?

So it's not just me...

I thought there was something like that too. I went to look it up but I couldn't find it. I suspect the lawyers got twitchy about having it in writing so it's been taken out.

Over here, Range Rovers are used a lot by the motorway traffic cops, if there's a broken down truck blocking the carriage way, they'll use the RaRo to tow it off. They've also been known to use their RaRos to drag tractor trailer rigs out of snow drifts. :eek:

M

[Studio54]

impressive indeed, although I would like to see it done on other 4WD's to compare

[camel_landy]

BTW - That vid shows it being done in 1st low... It did also work in 2nd low. However, in 2nd it wasn't quite as smooth so they just stuck to using 1st.

M

[disco2hse]

Damn I wanna go find a truck somewhere and tow it!! :D:D:D

I know, I'll have a look around the motorway. Should be plenty there :p

[Defender=1st]

Thanks for posting that vid, very impressive.... saved it !

[George130]

Damn I wanna go find a truck somewhere and tow it!! :D:D:D

I know, I'll have a look around the motorway. Should be plenty there :p
I have pulled a 12ton pantec with tripple axel carravan on the back out of the grassy island on the freeway. He tried to do a uturn but bottomed out so his rear wheels were off the ground.

[hiline]

Damn I wanna go find a truck somewhere and tow it!! :D:D:D

I know, I'll have a look around the motorway. Should be plenty there :p


just you be careful playing on them roads,you might get run over

[mcrover]

Geez and I thought my Disco was impressive pulling an 8 tonne 4wd Isuzu truck at the back of the golf course which was bogged in some nice greasy black soil.:(....Thats damn impressive and so is the road train photo's :D

Ive posted the pics up before and I dont know how to find them and it wont let me add them again.....Im not very good at this computer stuff.:p

[disco2hse]

just you be careful playing on them roads,you might get run over

Aww jeez Hiline. Spoil all me fun.

Anyway, its not the being run over bit thats the worry, its the drivers who get upset with me towing their big trucks around :D

[disco2hse]

Here is the Proper way of doing it...............

YouTube - Defender 2007 in Poland (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EZ57E6ZayLo)

:p

Bang :eek::eek:
What was that??? :(:(

Oh that was the diff/axel :mad:




:angel::wasntme:

[sclarke]

As a Female who i went for a 4wd with at Wandin would Say..... "IMPRESSIVE"

[rangieman]

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PeterW
Very impressive indeed , but a snatch strap x2 on a roadtrain with 3 trailers :eek:

It was,nt bogged so i guess it was all safe with in the limits of breaking strains:cool:

Good to see two landys to the rescue :D