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We have an x-trail as our “family” car and in regard to the two factory front tie-down/tow points we have replaced the all mounting bolts with high tensile ones.
Now I know that this isn’t going to make a huge improvement, but when coupled with a rated equaliser or bridle strap to spread the load they should be strong enough for a simple snatch recovery if you are careful.
Just a idea to think about. :cool:
Cheers
MOS
Not targetting you - just commenting that the point made about recovery points applies to just about all vehicles not just softroaders.
The original post does indicate that there is no low range required, so why not take a softroader. My softroader is just as capable as my "big" 4wds if I restrict the proper 4wds to high range.
A realistic assessment of the where the trip will be going and careful preparation and not overloading will be needed.
Garry
my mistake. Thought it was a comment about the vehicle not having low range. The only worry i have about it is if the xtrail has its nose angled down and the landy has its bum angled down the recovery strap will be well and truly against the xtrails bumper. If staying on "soft roads" it will determinately cream them.
Send the x trail in first;):DQuote:
Originally Posted by Mudsloth
I have one too (read: the wife has one... I have a P38) and it's a lightweight gutsy little car (the X trail:angel:) Shouldn't be too much of a trouble.
Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents Poor Performance
Lets get the quote correct :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Marshall
"Prior Preparation and Planning Prevents **** Poor Performance"
Oh come on language monitor it is a saying so is allowed - what about Wee then?
I've done things in ours the wife doesn't know about (before I got back into a land rover that is).
FL2's kick their butts anyway....Fifth Gear said so. And you only have to pay about double the price. :)
One step ahead of you Garry, I was just dodging the need to dodge the swear filter:angel::pQuote:
Originally Posted by garrycol
My wife also has an xtrail and uses it as a family wagon and farm vehicle. It is excellent in offroad situations with the only significant limitation the high first gear (and perhaps the approach angle)
There are certain situations (steep grassy slopes for eg) where it is better than my stage 1.
A friend had one and it went a lot better/further than expected. Got into Wonangatta via Rileys no dramas, but had some trouble with Herne Spur. I've also had them on 4WD training days. If low range is not required I'd give it a go, unless you know there will be clearance issues. Good driving can make a huge difference.
Also, I may be remembering wrong, but didn't they have one of those screw-in eyes where you remove a placcy panel from the front bumper and screw the eye in? If it's what I'm remembering, it was fairly sturdy. I'd be cautious with a full-on-bogged to the axles snatch recovery, but if you've got a big Landy pulling it out you shouldn't need to use a lot of momentum, more like a tow with just a little bit of oomph to get started. The things aren't too heavy. You could certainly winch off it.
If it's a manual, note that if you're on a steepish hill the regular stall stop/key start trick to reverse back down is not so good with the lack of low range. In an auto of course the old 'driving through the brakes' works fine.