flex the 101

[101 Ron]

I found these pics someone took of my 101 on another site.
It was at Wobat flat (Yalwal about 2 year ago).
It is interesting how the thing flexes up in these pics as poor as the flex of a 101 is.


I ran out of wheel travel here and had to transfer the winch cable from rear to front.


Just some more pics of the same trip

[rovercare]

Just add some diff locks, no more winching on those widdle steps

[101RRS]

These might help - and will definitely drain the bank HST Parabolic Suspension Systems

[Grover-98]

These things have got nothing on Pinzgauers

[101RRS]

These things have got nothing on Pinzgauers

Different vehicles for different tasks - the Pinzgauers replaced 101s in the UK and the MOD have found they are not up to the task that the 101s were designed for.

Both are great vehicles in their own ways.

Garry

[werdan]

These things have got nothing on Pinzgauers

Maybe but I know which one I prefer to listen too. va-va-vroom!

[101 Ron]

Pinzgauers are great vehicles.
But they lack wheel travel too.
Pinzgauers have diff locks to make up for the lack of wheel travel.
The 2.5 and 2.7 petrol motors work very hard to move a pinzgauer around.
The english ones with the diesel motor should go OK, but liquid engine cooling and extra torque of the diesel I think would push the original design to the limits.
the main feature in were the pinz beats the 101 is in the portal axles giving impressive clearence whisle the 101 has a salisbury plow just off to one side.
I am finding diff locks are not every thing as I have one in the back of the 101.
Suspension flex if done right stops a vehicle tipping over into holes and allows bounce up over rock shelfs etc, as well as the extra traction with out locking things up.
There have been a few times I have almost rolled the 101 through the suspension not following the terrain............luckly the 101 as I found out many times has a very very low centre of gravity and the phoo in the drivers seat when it happens is proof of it.

[Grover-98]

The pinzgauers lockers certainly do help! and the 2.5 petrol is a great motor in the bush plenty of down low torque and the 68:1 gear reduction and portal axles plus also an incredibly low center of gravity thanks to some smart work such as a motor laying on its side. It is also very strong and things such as drive shafts are all protected in in tube chassi.

It is a each to there own situation, but at the end of the day you 101 is very nice!

[djam1]

How much weight did you have in it??
Put a ton in the back and do it all again

[Grover-98]

How much weight did you have in it??
Put a ton in the back and do it all again

They have a center of gravity rating higher then 45 degrees even with a ton in the back! and still have 14" clearance with the ton in the back and we have had easy a ton in it and the motor worked fine Its much better with a load for traction!

They have a climb ability of 73 degrees! (no i didn't get this mixed up with %!!!) but as it says in the book depended on traction obviously and thats with a load of a ton!

James.