Laning in a FreeLander....

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A mate of mine wants to drive Sarn Helen in his TD4 freelander, which is
completely standard apart from personalised number plates. My 90 has no
problem with this lane but as the freelander is basically a hairdressers car
I feel a little concerned... Should I be? I don't want to spend all
afternoon pulling him out and as yet it is dent free...

How is the free lander for steepish cobble crawling, and what depths of
muddy water will it cope with without getting the shag-pile damp? He's on
heavily road-biased tyres as well...

Basically can anyone reassure me that the free lander is capable..?

Ah well, 'spose I'd better go and find my tow rope.

Thanks,

M.


 
Let me know when you're going and I'll come and take the photos :)

Some parts of SH are quite Freelander-able but you might end up having
to retrace your steps when you get to some of the tougher bits. One or
two of the stream crossings have steep rocky slopes with large steps at
the water line ... could be interesting.

Regards
Steve G

McBad wrote:
> A mate of mine wants to drive Sarn Helen in his TD4 freelander, which is
> completely standard apart from personalised number plates. My 90 has no
> problem with this lane but as the freelander is basically a hairdressers car
> I feel a little concerned... Should I be? I don't want to spend all
> afternoon pulling him out and as yet it is dent free...
>
> How is the free lander for steepish cobble crawling, and what depths of
> muddy water will it cope with without getting the shag-pile damp? He's on
> heavily road-biased tyres as well...
>
> Basically can anyone reassure me that the free lander is capable..?
>
> Ah well, 'spose I'd better go and find my tow rope.
>
> Thanks,
>
> M.
>
>
 

"SteveG <"s.goodfellow"@blueyonder" <"dot> wrote in message
news:p[email protected]...
> Let me know when you're going and I'll come and take the photos :)
>
> Some parts of SH are quite Freelander-able but you might end up having
> to retrace your steps when you get to some of the tougher bits. One or
> two of the stream crossings have steep rocky slopes with large steps at
> the water line ... could be interesting.
>
> Regards
> Steve G
>

I'm certainly taking my own camera but not advertising when we are going;
potentially too embarasing.

Yes, I'm concerned about the steep cobble climb from the arch bridge up to
the gate on the section between Forest Lodge and the tarmac road been
Ystradfellte and Sennybridge. That bit's quite lumpy and usually generates
a few clonks and thumps. The rest of that section is no problem.

Continuing in the same southerly direction on the section beyond the
Ystradfellte road the step up out of the river at the ford might also prove
interesting... Tricky especially if there is a lot of water.

How will hill descent control or whatever it is cope..? Am I right in
thinking there is no low range in a free lander for slowly climbing rocks?

M


 
On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:15:38 -0000, "McBad"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>A mate of mine wants to drive Sarn Helen in his TD4 freelander, which is
>completely standard apart from personalised number plates. My 90 has no
>problem with this lane but as the freelander is basically a hairdressers car
>I feel a little concerned... Should I be? I don't want to spend all
>afternoon pulling him out and as yet it is dent free...
>
>How is the free lander for steepish cobble crawling, and what depths of
>muddy water will it cope with without getting the shag-pile damp? He's on
>heavily road-biased tyres as well...
>
>Basically can anyone reassure me that the free lander is capable..?
>
>Ah well, 'spose I'd better go and find my tow rope.
>
>Thanks,
>
>M.
>

Apart from limitations of ground clearance and major articulation, I
think it will amaze you...

I once bottled out of a hill climb in my Series 2 on Trac Edges. A
Freelander then wandered up without fuss, so I thought I'd better have
a go....



--

Tim Hobbs

'58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
'77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
'03 Volvo V70

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In article <[email protected]>,
[email protected] (McBad) wrote:

> Continuing in the same southerly direction on the section beyond the
> Ystradfellte road the step up out of the river at the ford might also
> prove
> interesting... Tricky especially if there is a lot of water.

My colleague drove the company stock L200 up there last year, just to
prove a point

--
Niamh
4x4 Cymru
http://www.4x4cymru.co.uk
 

"Tim Hobbs" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Thu, 6 Jan 2005 21:15:38 -0000, "McBad"
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >A mate of mine wants to drive Sarn Helen in his TD4 freelander, which is
> >completely standard apart from personalised number plates. My 90 has no
> >problem with this lane but as the freelander is basically a hairdressers
car
> >I feel a little concerned... Should I be? I don't want to spend all
> >afternoon pulling him out and as yet it is dent free...
> >
> >How is the free lander for steepish cobble crawling, and what depths of
> >muddy water will it cope with without getting the shag-pile damp? He's
on
> >heavily road-biased tyres as well...
> >
> >Basically can anyone reassure me that the free lander is capable..?
> >
> >Ah well, 'spose I'd better go and find my tow rope.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >
> >M.
> >
>
> Apart from limitations of ground clearance and major articulation, I
> think it will amaze you...
>
> I once bottled out of a hill climb in my Series 2 on Trac Edges. A
> Freelander then wandered up without fuss, so I thought I'd better have
> a go....
>
>
>
> --
>
> Tim Hobbs
>
> '58 Series 2 88" aka "Stig"
> '77 101FC Ambulance aka "Burrt"
> '03 Volvo V70
>
> My Landies? http://www.seriesii.co.uk
> Barcoding? http://www.bartec-systems.com
> Tony Luckwill web archive at http://www.luckwill.com


I'll let you know how we get on! M.


 
On or around Fri, 07 Jan 2005 14:36:23 +0000, Tim Hobbs
<[email protected]> enlightened us thusly:

>
>I once bottled out of a hill climb in my Series 2 on Trac Edges. A
>Freelander then wandered up without fuss, so I thought I'd better have
>a go....

slight deviation form the normal course today up a slippery bank, which mine
declined to ascend. Not that I was trying *that* hard, didn't want to end
up looking silly having stuck it in a ditch or something. Pirelli STs
surprisingly effective though on firm slippery mud, and with suitable
technique I reckon it would go up same. It went up a very wet and muddy
(but firm, not deep mud) grass field quite well last autumn.


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