Found this in Facebook

[Kizzeh]

Don't know if anyone has seen this before, but I thought the Freelander did pretty good with ruts like that and road tyres!

http://youtu.be/IKJ2NeiE2Ks

http://youtu.be/yHrGrZc7P9U

 

[Skynet]

TC and VCU working wonders

 

[pardec]

Freebie Done Well

 

[Hippo]

It was good of them to move the crocodile out of the way during the river crossing.

 

[Ian jones]

Outstanding , one for the tratter and disco crew to watch

 

[flat]

Getting all excited are we hippos? Tratters do that every day, all day

 

[yellow90]

theres a big question here ......why the hell was he on road tyres when you look at the other trucks ......?

 

[Hippo]

Good video to watch on a bank holiday weekend.

 

[Hippo]

theres a big question here ......why the hell was he on road tyres when you look at the other trucks ......?

Freelanders tend to rely on being light and using traction control. Not many have AT tyres due to the drone created at speed. Especially when they don't spend much time oft road.

Nice to see you visiting the Freelander section.

 

[yellow90]

Freelanders tend to rely on being light and using traction control. Not many have AT tyres due to the drone created at speed. Especially when they don't spend much time oft road.

Nice to see you visiting the Freelander section.

I run insa turbos and I don't find those very terribly awfully bad ....? of course freelanders need to drive like a car

if I had been him though I defo would have fitted at's and balls to the noise

 

[Hippo]

I run insa turbos and I don't find those very terribly awfully bad ....? of course freelanders need to drive like a car

if I had been him though I defo would have fitted at's and balls to the noise

I don't think Freelander suspension can soak up all the additional vibrations from AT tyres. From my eggpericnes this was the case. I guess tratterers don't notice it so much due to additional engine noise and everything else rattling. May even be the case the tyres help to cancel out some of the other rattles.

 

[yellow90]

I don't think Freelander suspension can soak up all the additional vibrations from AT tyres. From my eggpericnes this was the case. I guess tratterers don't notice it so much due to additional engine noise and everything else rattling. May even be the case the tyres help to cancel out some of the other rattles.

ah you have owned a tratter before !

im surprised that the suspension on a "land rover " cant cope with a slightly different tread though that is worrying

 

[Hippo]

ah you have owned a tratter before !

im surprised that the suspension on a "land rover " cant cope with a slightly different tread though that is worrying

Me dad had a tratter. Newer AT's are betterer than the GG AT2 I had previously. Newer ones have improved so drone is less but we like our creature comforts. The Freelander in the video did quite well regardless of the tyres.

 

[yellow90]

Me dad had a tratter. Newer AT's are betterer than the GG AT2 I had previously. Newer ones have improved so drone is less but we like our creature comforts. The Freelander in the video did quite well regardless of the tyres.

ahh that's why you don't offroad

I own/drive 2 tratters and to be fair they are not that bad

it did do well that's where traction control makes a difference !

 

[Hippo]

ahh that's why you don't offroad
...

Some of us go oft road but you have to remember most Freelander owners use their Freelander as the main family car and the daily drive to work so we have to be careful what we do to them. that said you can still have fun oft road with them but you also have to pick yer route carefully or trash it. I suppose that applies to all vehicles. Freelanderers prefer less extreme oft roading.

 

[Epicuser]

I have fitted GGA/T's to my Freelander. They are slightly noisier than my previous UHP's. But as the aspect ratio is larger, they give me more ground clearance and are more comfortable.

 

[PlattyR56]

I quite like the hum more aggressive AT tyres make.

 

[teddywood1]

well done that freelander man pity the marshals were useless and fancy pulling the freelander with that massive long rope no wonder he nearly went of the road .if that had been a tratter the doors would have fell of LOL

 

[flat]

well done that freelander man pity the marshals were useless and fancy pulling the freelander with that massive long rope no wonder he nearly went of the road .if that had been a tratter the doors would have fell of LOL

Tratter wouldn't have needed the pull in the first place

 

[AlbertM89]

Very interesting videos You don't see everyday a Freelander coping with that kind of rough stuff