emergency wading depth

IamRobbie · Dec 12, 2013

trax said:
depends on the emergency for wading depth doesn't it?

if it was a volcano erupting behind me and I had to try and wade through 6 ft waters, then I'd attempt it

Would you go down with your landy like a captain with his ship or would you get out and swim?... lol

trax · Dec 12, 2013

IamRobbie said:
Would you go down with your landy like a captain with his ship or would you get out and swim?... lol

i'd do a kate winslet on the bonnet and finish with an arnie thumbs up

Grimmer · Dec 12, 2013

Where's Paul D, he knows all about deep wading http://www.landyzone.co.uk/lz/f16/ooops-lost-me-landy-238692.html

goonarmy · Dec 12, 2013

The wading depth is the wading depth. You might get away with deeper 9 times out of ten but the tenth time you might blow the engine block apart. I did. Bastid!!!!!

The Mad Hat Man · Dec 12, 2013

goonarmy said:
The wading depth is the wading depth. You might get away with deeper 9 times out of ten but the tenth time you might blow the engine block apart. I did. stoopid Bastid!!!!!

edited for the sake of accuracy

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goonarmy · Dec 12, 2013

The Mad Hat Man said:
edited for the sake of accuracy .

More unfortunate id say...

IamRobbie · Dec 12, 2013

goonarmy said:
The wading depth is the wading depth. You might get away with deeper 9 times out of ten but the tenth time you might blow the engine block apart. I did. Bastid!!!!!

we off road a lot on pay and play days, and we have 1 friend who has a disco 300 tdi, who is always more than happy to be the first into unknown water depth... once he feels his truck start to float that spit second before it goes glug glug glug into the river he will turn it off and let it sink, we then pull him out, he opens the bonnet, takes out the injectors cleans them out and off he goes again... yes he does have a few screws loose but i think its pretty clever he has never killed his...

or just plain stupid haha...

neilly · Dec 13, 2013

Just as a matter of interest,

has anyone ever seen anything written down about how the Royal Marines set their Landies up for deep wading?

Cheers

Neil

flat · Dec 13, 2013

neilly said:
Just as a matter of interest,

has anyone ever seen anything written down about how the Royal Marines set their Landies up for deep wading?

Cheers

Neil

not written down but i saw an RM wader at withams when i went, well part of one, and i have seen another privately owned.

long snorkel and breathers, dash is a compeltely different unit with all the instruments in waterproof housings and connected in with large water proof connectors. escape hatch on the cab roof. not sure about under the bonnet re: alternator etc as i didnt look

here is the kit
WPG9404 - Kit Water Proofing - (90 /110) - WPG9404

photos here
Wolf Snorkels - Military Forum - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

trax · Dec 13, 2013

flat said:
not written down but i saw an RM wader at withams when i went, well part of one, and i have seen another privately owned.

long snorkel and breathers, dash is a compeltely different unit with all the instruments in waterproof housings and connected in with large water proof connectors. escape hatch on the cab roof. not sure about under the bonnet re: alternator etc as i didnt look

here is the kit
WPG9404 - Kit Water Proofing - (90 /110) - WPG9404

photos here
Wolf Snorkels - Military Forum - LR4x4 - The Land Rover Forum

doesn't look like the right kit to me

Grimmer · Dec 13, 2013

neilly said:
Just as a matter of interest,

has anyone ever seen anything written down about how the Royal Marines set their Landies up for deep wading?

Cheers

Neil

Not sure about the exact kit, but here's a video

Shore to Ship and Back again - by Land Rover! - YouTube

flat · Dec 13, 2013

trax said:
doesn't look like the right kit to me

the snorkel is the 2.5na one that goes in the heater intake vent. i dont know if its a complete kit and for 400 sheets am not about to buy it, certainly there are some dash component there.

trax · Dec 13, 2013

flat said:
the snorkel is the 2.5na one that goes in the heater intake vent. i dont know if its a complete kit and for 400 sheets am not about to buy it, certainly there are some dash component there.

haha yeah for 400 i'd pass anyway. i was thinking more of the 300tdi's? like these

Marine Deep Wading Defenders

they do look nice :>

edit: yup like those in grimmers vid

flat · Dec 13, 2013

trax said:
haha yeah for 400 i'd pass anyway. i was thinking more of the 300tdi's? like these

Marine Deep Wading Defenders

they do look nice :>

edit: yup like those in grimmers vid

huh cool, similar principal i suppose but tdi snorkel mounted the normal way

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