Thread: D4 Weight Measured

Originally Posted by camel_landy

Those who read my posts will know that I regularly bang on about travelling light!!! If you read the Tom Shepherd book "Vehicle Dependant Expedition Guide" will also see how he also bangs on about it...

I'm right behind you with looking at this weight thing seriously, the D4 is a very heavy vehicle to begin with!! Shed as much weight as you can and pack light... Remove the 2nd & 3rd row seats and if you have a winch & bar, ditch those too (use a hand winch).

M

I'm all for travelling lite as well, but as for getting rid of an electric winch and bull bar and getting a hand winch well you can tell Tom the expert who wrote the book to jam the suggestion where the sun don't shine.

This is Australia not the UK, there are big gritters here in their millions that love jumping in front of you when your travelling at speed and they make a mess of your vehicle, sometimes even with a bull bar fitted.

And while everyone agrees that exercise is a good thing personally I have no intention of using a hand winch as heart attacks aren't high on my list of things I want to experience while four wheel driving.

D3/4's weigh well over 2.5 ton with just one person and fuel on board so they aren't lite to start off with, taking away or advising people not to fit proven and in this country often used safety features to try and keep the vehicle lite I don't believe is very good advice.

If you really want a lite 4x4 buy a Suzuki Sierra.

cheers,
Terry

The best way Terry can travel light is to get rid of Terry



Garry

Originally Posted by garrycol

The best way Terry can travel light is to get rid of Terry



Garry

Unfortunately I resemble that remark ...

cheers,
Terry

Originally Posted by TerryO

Unfortunately I resemble that remark ...

cheers,
Terry

And some

Originally Posted by Redback

And some

I was talking about how tall he is - what are you talking about

Originally Posted by garrycol

I was talking about how tall he is - what are you talking about

Same

OK ok! ...can we now get back on topic about discussing the D3/4s weight rather than mine!

cheers,
Terry

Originally Posted by TerryO

I'm all for travelling lite as well, but as for getting rid of an electric winch and bull bar and getting a hand winch well you can tell Tom the expert who wrote the book to jam the suggestion where the sun don't shine.

This is Australia not the UK, there are big gritters here in their millions that love jumping in front of you when your travelling at speed and they make a mess of your vehicle, sometimes even with a bull bar fitted.

I know, I've travelled quite a bit across Oz too.

Swapping it out could give you another 70-100kg of payload and a manual winch, not only would get you fit but probably teach you how to drive.

It all adds up.

Mind you, if you're 1up in a Disco, you should be no where near the limits. If it was me, I'd even probably board out the inside & kip in it too.

M

PS... There's a difference between travelling light and driving a light car.