Thread: Bogged In My Own Lawn!

pics it the law

Originally Posted by Jamo

The D3 is heavier but not that much - My HSE has a tare of around 2430kg.

The problem for the TR is if all 4 wheels are spinning evenly, then it may not know it's stuck!

Plus, as mentioned in another thread, if there's no traction on any wheel, there's no traction!

That's why I bought some maxtrax.

I think you'll find the HSE has a tare of around 2750kg. I put my S on the weighbridge and it was about 2500kg as stated in the handbook for the S. Also the standard Wranglers on the D3 are rubbish tyres even on road

Hello Garry

The tare weight in Aust/Jap/USA is a dry weight, ie sans POL, and is a basic comparo between vehicles. I only used it for comparison purposes as most folks only know this figure and the GVM.

The weight in the handbook is a European spec weight which includes all POL, a 75Kg driver and some weight in the back.

Here are some pics. I didn't take any of the recovery as the rain was coming down heavy and I didn't want to get the camera wet. Not only that, but I was soaked through to the skin and covered in mud from running about digging around wheels and attaching cables.

Yep I certainly agree (after seeing the pics) that you need more aggressive tyres if you are going to wash your car on the lawn again

That was going down! Even tractor tyres would not gain purchase in that swamp! Not with out run up anyway. I hope there was no damage.
Cheers RR.

Yep, that is well bogged. Now all you have to do is to fill in the big holes in the lawn, left by the car.

Just a thought,
Why not put in a few drains and a submersible pump and channel the outlet into the neighbors yard. (The one you don't get on with)

Originally Posted by Rangier Rover

That was going down! Even tractor tyres would not gain purchase in that swamp! Not with out run up anyway. I hope there was no damage.
Cheers RR.

It's certainly the worst it's ever been!

There doesn't appear to be any damage to the Disco. The underneath looks okay and mechanically, all seems to be in order. I have driven it to work and back, and it has been fine. The only worry I have is that when we were trying to drive the vehicle out, we had TR set to mud ruts and in low-range, but when we gave up and the wife shifted back into park, there was an unpleasant mechanical sound, as if something was straining. Odd mechanical noises were also heard when applying drive, but I don't know if that was to do with the electronics that govern traction. I couldn't hear the sounds from outside, but the wife the could hear them in the cabin. Once the vehicle was free, all the noises stopped.

As the underside at the back wheels was resting on the ground, could any drive components have been getting fouled, or are they tucked well out of the way?