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There is a thread in the D3/D4/RRS section where someone posted a statement from LRA regarding the tow ball weight which stated that every kilo of towball weight comes off the vehicle payload. I mistakenly believed that there was a 150kg 'allowance' for a better word, where only tow ball weight in addition to that 150kg came off the payload. The LR manual in this respect is confusing.
Ron
Hi Ron,Quote:
Originally Posted by IndusD4
don’t want to continue to hi jack this thread but yes, I was confused, but after reading what’s in my D4 owners handbook quoted above, I am now clear on it.
If you are towing something with a 350kg ball weight (I have to wonder why would you!!) then you must first treat your vehicle as if it has a GVM of 200kg lower, and take the 350 kg off the resulting lower payload. Doesn’t leave much payload for anything else really once the driver and fuel are in the vehicle.
maybe a Sticky for this topic would help people.
cheers
David
Here is a review from a guy who took one across America and back.
7,000 Miles in a 2020 Land Rover Defender: What Broke, What I Love, What I Hate - YouTube
well according to Drive the Defender edges the Rubicon and the Raptor in terms of overall performance..
https://youtu.be/LNTvIGPckb8
Not a review...but it is a video[thumbsupbig]
From the guys at New Defender Mods in the Glass House Mountains:
https://youtu.be/Vcq0i9eai2E
Found this interesting as it goes from the beginning of the Landrover to the new Defender 2020 and lots of concepts along the way.
The Land Rover Defender Story - YouTube
Video on the rear diff locker and side-by-side with and without
What difference does the rear locker make offroad on the New Land Rover Defender? - Part 2 - YouTube
Was waiting for that one. Definitely makes a difference.Quote:
Originally Posted by Sweetpea
Just proves the point that even with LR's fantastic ETC a positively locking rear differential is best. For the front I would prefer ETC i think.
Cheers
I spent some time in you tube whilst in lockdown and looked at a number of comparison tests against several late 4wds.
After the hype , salutations , excessive reviews...not to mention excessive cost of the Defender I expected to see it run away from the other vehicles on comparison.
Quite the opposite.....it rated poorly and as soon as the tracks got serious it was being beaten hands down.Embarrassingly so for you Defender fanatics.
It won comfort and road manners by miles , but was let down poorly by wheel/tyre combinations . Now a lot of you will protest , but this is the way Land Rover presented their vehicle straight out of the showroom , just like the others were. This is the way Land Rover intended their vehicle to be driven....no excuses.
If I had a L663 Defender and knew that at least 3 other new entrants in the 4wd category could clearly walk away in tough going I would trade it in , considering the premium price paid for the Defender.
I had been waiting to see some good comparisons , now that there are some newly released competitors, the Defender doesn't look that good .
If this was the 4wd olympics , Defender wouldn't get a bronze.