Thread: Stump hit floor

One of the fairly serious design problems with Series 2/2a/3 Landrovers is that sticks thrown up by the front wheel are stopped from simply sliding away by the outrigger. If the stick is the right length and strong enough, it will do what happened in your case, or if thin enough, is likely to bend up the footwell floor and come through the gap opened between the floor and the footwell, sometimes to the detriment of the driver.

While the position looks unchanged on the 90/110/Defender, in practice I have never encountered this - I think this is because the wheel is further back, so that a stick up against the floor and behind the wheel is much more vertical and hence just tips over rather than being thrust up as with Series vehicles. (Series 1 is less of a problem due to the different outrigger position due to the need to clear the under floor pedals).

John

Tony

Glad you're O.K. sounds like a few moments you won't want to repeat too often.

Nice to hear that the SIIa is still in use though.

Diana

Sounds like a wild ride!

Pics?

Originally Posted by Shonky

Sounds like a wild ride!

Pics?

Are you saying to reinact it so I can take pics Hell no Or you want a pic of aftermath When things like this happen the last thought is pics, though I can still see it
Had a look at the ol girl and not to much damage 1 broken U bolt, 2 torn engine mounts, The floor, sheared 3 studs off back plate on hand brake. Some how the chassis and springs didn't give out. It is a 1969 88" with axle trusses. Bloody strong. Not much to show but will try to get some pics later Now verry ocupied with 70 calving heifers Cheers Tony

Originally Posted by Lotz-A-Landies

Tony

Glad you're O.K. sounds like a few moments you won't want to repeat too often.

Nice to hear that the SIIa is still in use though.

Diana

Thaks Diana, I have had a few bolt here before but this one was the worst Just can't be to carefull. Had I been a a lower gear would not have happened in the 1st place Tony

Originally Posted by JDNSW

One of the fairly serious design problems with Series 2/2a/3 Landrovers is that sticks thrown up by the front wheel are stopped from simply sliding away by the outrigger. If the stick is the right length and strong enough, it will do what happened in your case, or if thin enough, is likely to bend up the footwell floor and come through the gap opened between the floor and the footwell, sometimes to the detriment of the driver.

While the position looks unchanged on the 90/110/Defender, in practice I have never encountered this - I think this is because the wheel is further back, so that a stick up against the floor and behind the wheel is much more vertical and hence just tips over rather than being thrust up as with Series vehicles. (Series 1 is less of a problem due to the different outrigger position due to the need to clear the under floor pedals).

John

You are spot on there John. As I have 2 Ser1s here and they have only pushed the floor up as I was to lazy to bolt them domn. I just stamp on it and keep going. Have had timder fowl up the linkages under neath at times. The chance of an injury are high. AS for the S11s and S111s they all have done this but not to this extent. Tony

Where abouts are you Tony?

Originally Posted by Shonky

Where abouts are you Tony?

Near Coolah in high country