My first time out.

**Landy110** · 28th November 2007, 06:38 PM

You definately aren't the only person to do that!
But it's good when you come out, you know you bought the right car.
You should join a club or group of enthusiasts because that is the best way to learn. The car is probably capable of much more than you think.

I did it on the Bridle Track a while back. I knew there were ruins in the hills and went looking for them. I'd had a quick look at the track up the hill a few months earlier and thought "The fenda can do that easily"
I didn't even let the tyres down.
Now a Defender can take you into a lot of places, add a rear diff lock and it is near unstoppable. NEAR unstoppable!!
You can get yourself much further into trouble in such a vehicle.
Luckily I was able to feed it when needed and ease it when needed and got up the hill. The thought of reversing was quite scary!
When I got to the top I forgot about the ruins and set about finding an easier way down.
I've been 4wding for years and know better!

**discowhite** · 28th November 2007, 06:39 PM

going out by your self isnt all that bad if you know you can be self recovered/sufficent.
try and find some like minded 4x4 owners and or do a offroad driving coarse for the finer points, then have fun.

just rember your fender will get you into more trouble than you can imagine

if its anything like mine you wont want to get out of it and i'll turn around in a bit, you know just over the next hill

cheers phil

**solmanic** · 28th November 2007, 06:46 PM

Excellent!!! I must admit I never got it that dirty, and it looks good. Like a Jackson Pollock painting.

**B92 8NW** · 28th November 2007, 06:57 PM

Originally Posted by discowhite

going out by your self isnt all that bad if you know you can be self recovered/sufficent.

That's my philosophy too... I'm quite happy to go out on my own as I have my stove and soup under the passenger seat until someone rocks up

Got a hand winch buts its a POFS and an electric winch but its not installed

been like that for 2.5 years.

**953** · 28th November 2007, 08:15 PM

Originally Posted by joel_nicholson

That's my philosophy too... I'm quite happy to go out on my own as I have my stove and soup under the passenger seat until someone rocks up

Got a hand winch buts its a POFS and an electric winch but its not installed

been like that for 2.5 years.

Joel, why is your hand winch a POFS?
Cheers Dean.

**twitchy** · 28th November 2007, 08:28 PM

Originally Posted by Aaron

I came out onto tarmac thinking "I love this car" and "Thank God i didn't get the discovery"

That's it son, them there fightin words. You & me fourby's at dawn...

Mate I am glad you had fun & sounds like you might turn out to be just fine in a fourby.

You will have to come out with me after christmas as there is a couple of hills I want to show you

Glad ya had fun

McDisco · 28th November 2007, 08:36 PM

Originally Posted by Aaron

I came out onto tarmac thinking "I love this car" and "Thank God i didn't get the discovery"

What the?! hmm...I could take offence... But hey..I use mine the way its supposed too.

Good to see you getting the Deffy nice a dirty early! Make sure she gets used to it.

Angus

**B92 8NW** · 28th November 2007, 08:38 PM

Originally Posted by 953

Joel, why is your hand winch a POFS?
Cheers Dean.

I bogged my IIA down to its diffs in a seemingly innocent looking patch of swampy ground. The effective pull on the hand winch is 1 metre, using a pulley makes this a laughable 50 cm... It's also hard work and I broke so many "split pins" in the process, must be some sort of shear mechanism, that it isn't reliable enough. It also seized to kingdom come a few days later after ingress of minute amounts of dirt - never again have I bothered to pack it or rely on it.

I am adverse to spending money on a winch bar, so I think one of those frames for winches that go into the tow hitch or front recovery points may be the way to go.

**Barra1** · 28th November 2007, 08:59 PM

Aaron, I reckon it would be fair to say you did nothing that the rest of us have not done ourselves (and yep somebody will take me to task over that generalisation).

Welcome to the spirit of Land Rover. Like an old horse really, when the rider isn't quite there, the Land Rover just cuts in and gets you home.

And, mate, that is a cracking example of Solihull's finest.

Looking forward to many more of your adventures.

**Aaron** · 28th November 2007, 09:03 PM

Originally Posted by McDisco

What the?! hmm...I could take offence... But hey..I use mine the way its supposed too.

Angus

Sorry. What i meant was, driving through the track i was getting brushed by branches etc. Id have felt horrible had i been in the highly polished D2 i wanted.

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