MMMMMMMMMMMM looooockers!

[long stroke]

Well we fitted front and rear air lockers to the county yesterday (second hand thanks to DiscoSteve:))
What a difference they make:o yes it is amazing:p
The hill in the first vid, was very hard without lockers, very near impossible for the county;)
Didn't spin a wheel this time:twisted:
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1426.jpg (http://s476.photobucket.com/albums/rr128/longstroke_rover_TIM/?action=view&current=Newlockers001.flv)
Next one is of a very slipery steep red clay/rock hill which we couldn't get up before without lockers, once again hardly spun a wheel with lockers:D
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1427.jpg (http://s476.photobucket.com/albums/rr128/longstroke_rover_TIM/?action=view&current=Newlockers002.flv)

Then dad turned around at the top and came back down to give me a go to see what lockers are like:cool:
To bad i couldn't get up after numerouse attemps:eek: as soon as the surface has been touched it turns into a mud slide:(
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1428.jpg (http://s476.photobucket.com/albums/rr128/longstroke_rover_TIM/?action=view&current=Newlockers006.flv)

And dad had afew more go's after i couldn't get up, still no go:D
https://www.aulro.com/afvb/images/imported/2009/02/1429.jpg (http://s476.photobucket.com/albums/rr128/longstroke_rover_TIM/?action=view&current=Newlockers010.flv)

In the end we turned around in the creek and drove out the other way which is also very challenging and would not have driven it without lockers.

CHEERS TIM.

[Psimpson7]

Nice one Tim:)

That video on the muddy wet hill looks familiar. I remeber that.... pretty much revlimiter, both lockers, and 2nd low when we were there!!

[long stroke]

Yep same hill, it's not as wet as it was when you drove it but still it never dryes out:eek:
One of our favourite ones:cool:

TIM.

[Camo]

Welcome to the locker club! Best mod I have ever done to my rangie:D..wish I did it earlier but eh..

[long stroke]

Yeah first thing we said was why didn't we get these years ago:D

[DeeJay]

Probably the ones I sold to Steve last year.
Good to see them get used as they should. That front diff is pretty much all new.
I guess it was all too hard to fit into his rangie.

[long stroke]

He had them fitted, but needed money for his mountain biking, so he had to sell them;)
Good to know the front ones almost new:cool:

CHEERS TIM.

[V8Landy]

Yep lockers are amazing. It is all about traction if you loose it with or without lockers you arent going far;)

[Camo]

Yep lockers are amazing. It is all about traction if you loose it with or without lockers you arent going far;)

Very true.. can still get stuck with lockers!

[Jock The Rock]

Videos are good, geez those Isuzus sounds nice :eek:

One day when I have the money and the use for it, Ill get a front locker :)

[Grover-98]

Nice clips!

You sounded puffed did your old man make you walk all the tracks :p

I cant wait to get lockers they make tracks so much easier and you don't need as much momentum so less chance of stupid mistakes and breakages

James.

[DirtyDawg]

Problem with lockers..once you own them there is no going back..every 4wd from now on must have them...;)

[long stroke]

Nice clips!

You sounded puffed did your old man make you walk all the tracks :p

I cant wait to get lockers they make tracks so much easier and you don't need as much momentum so less chance of stupid mistakes and breakages

James.


Yeah bloody steep some of these hills:D glad we didn't get stuck i would have hand to hand winch him out;)
They are worth it without a doubt, that was the first time we came back without anything broken:cool:

CHEERS TIM.

[Matman]

This is taken from down the hill with my phone.One is Rod having a go the other is Tim.
01022009003.flv video by matman351 - Photobucket (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/matman351/?action=view&current=01022009003.flv)
01022009002.flv video by matman351 - Photobucket (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/matman351/?action=view&current=01022009002.flv)

[long stroke]

Not bad vids for a phone Mat:)
The sounds abit behind though:D

TIM.

[matt39788]

Just wondering if they were arb lockers you fitted?

[V8Landy]

Yeh nice vids there. It looks very slippery what tyres were you running.

[dungarover]

The best investment on any 4WD after goods tyres is the faitful diff lock, front and rear always preferable :D.

Blokes who brag they can tackle any terrain without them are just plain idiotic and cause more damge to the track than need be but then you shouldn't let your 4WD experience/judgement be overtaken by the magic button(s) :eek: As camo said, can get you into a lot of **** too :(

Have fun with the added buttons :D

Trav

[long stroke]

Yeh nice vids there. It looks very slippery what tyres were you running.

32/11.5/15s Goodyear MTR'S (half tread), that was our downfall i think the tyres:(
After some 33/10.5/15'' simex's or silverstones now:twisted:

TIM.

[long stroke]

Just wondering if they were arb lockers you fitted?

Yep:)

[long stroke]

The best investment on any 4WD after goods tyres is the faitful diff lock, front and rear always preferable :D.

Blokes who brag they can tackle any terrain without them are just plain idiotic and cause more damge to the track than need be but then you shouldn't let your 4WD experience/judgement be overtaken by the magic button(s) :eek: As camo said, can get you into a lot of **** too :(

Have fun with the added buttons :D

Trav

Yes i agree, we can now crawl so many more tracks without the risk of car and track damage:cool:
And yes i'm guessing we will probably get more into strife, but the winch is going on in the next month or so:D

TIM.

[DeeJay]

This is taken from down the hill with my phone.One is Rod having a go the other is Tim.
01022009003.flv video by matman351 - Photobucket (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/matman351/?action=view&current=01022009003.flv)
01022009002.flv video by matman351 - Photobucket (http://s43.photobucket.com/albums/e394/matman351/?action=view&current=01022009002.flv)

Wow, what a side slope. What are your tyres made of, blowfly feet???:D

[DRanged]

Great work Guys

Now your in the locked Isuzu club nothing crawls like it:cool:

Justin

[long stroke]

Great work Guys

Now your in the locked Isuzu club nothing crawls like it:cool:

Justin

Thats all the county wants to do (crawl):D

TIM.

[101 Ron]

The 4WD Action mag which is about to hit the streets has a VId with it showing a pootrol and toyota climbing some of the same hills with lockers .

[long stroke]

The 4WD Action mag which is about to hit the streets has a VId with it showing a pootrol and toyota climbing some of the same hills with lockers .

That should be interesting.

TIM.