Off Road Basics

Hi, I definately am a newby here. Currently own a 90 300tdi '94 and have had it about 4 months.

I'm really looking forward to trying a bit of Green Laning but wanted to prep my landy before hand as it's my only form of transport.

Question is what are the basics I should do before taking it out ie diff guards etc

Also I've tried searching for a thread coving wheels and tyres but how big should I try and go when I need to replace mine (which could be fairly soon)?

Thanks for your time hopefully I'll be on the lanes before I know it....

Andy

look in the general q's and answers bit..,....



and welcome to Looneyzone

yer wanna put where yer based in yer profile where it says location; then yer might find some folk local that might be willing to take yer along and show yer what to and what not to do

Wow, that's a bit of an upgrade, what happened to the petrol one?! Sounds like a neat motor, like Daft says post where you are and there'll be some lioke mindeds along with loadsa info! There is a mass on info on here about tyre sizes, there was a fred a coupla weeks ago about what to take when off roading and generally a wealth of useful info (and a wealth of useless too!)

Welcome to LZ (sorry, 6 months late with that one!)

Your 90 is more than capable of going green laning exactly as it came from the factory. A lot of "offroad" kit is for fashion victims and serves very little useful purpose. Get yourself a decent set of all terrain tyres if yours need replacing and off you go.

odenne said:

Wow, that's a bit of an upgrade, what happened to the petrol one?! Sounds like a neat motor, like Daft says post where you are and there'll be some lioke mindeds along with loadsa info! There is a mass on info on here about tyre sizes, there was a fred a coupla weeks ago about what to take when off roading and generally a wealth of useful info (and a wealth of useless too!)

Welcome to LZ (sorry, 6 months late with that one!)

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who you calling Daft?

People drove series 1's out of the factory to Singapore in the 1950's.... I think a 90 will easily do any green lanes without any mods.

I run my 110 as it came out of the factory until the tyres died. Now it has a set of Runway Enduro AT's and it hasn't become stuck on any green lane yet. If it ever does, then I shouldn't have been using that green lane in the first place, excepting mechanical failure.

Puddle dodger

slob said:

who you calling Daft?

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Consider yoself honoured .

am afronted! thats wot I is

slob said:

who you calling Daft?

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Oops sorry slob, i meant ya, musta red it n not taken it all in! Worri meant to say woz do what Slob says! (not that you shouldn;t do what Daft sez, only in this instance do more of wot Slob sez!)

...gaah shurrup...i'll get me coat

Thanks for the info chaps, I def update my profile and hopefully give it a whirl!!

andy, some good lanes over your way. namely the Fosse way. will take you out when i find my new 90!

Sounds good, I've heard of the Fose Way before, I think a bit of investigating is called for!!