Towing on ice :-|

Landie_Man · Dec 21, 2009

Yesterday I attempted to tow my stuck mate from his house, which is in a valley, up a fairly steep farm drive, in the ice. I first tried halfway up in reverse, but got absolutley nout, I just could not get the traction, then I tried with a run up, straight in 2nd Low, but we looked in our mirrors and discovered we had pulled the towing eye out of his 5 series BMW....

How easy would a 2.25 derv tug a car up an icy hill? He gave up after the towing eye incident. I understand from halfway up i wouldnt get traction or grip.

Dent · Dec 21, 2009

I lower me tyre pressure a bit in the ice, makes a big difference to the disco .

goonarmy · Dec 21, 2009

A landy wont grip when theres no grip to have.Towing in snow is helped by tyres- mt or at seem good in the white stuff.Ice is slippery and theres no tyre pattern for it.Studs or chains might help but arent a gareunte of grip.

Spyderman · Dec 21, 2009

I fortunately got a set of Pirelli Ice & Snow tyres on Disco rims for my Series, my Muds are hopeless in ice or compacted snow. Winter Tyres are fantastic in anything under 7C. I've got them on my Espace too, no problem driving anywhere.

Oddie · Dec 21, 2009

Did you have diff lock on? Makes a mahooOOOOooosive difference!

Davec · Dec 21, 2009

On a Series III?

The Mad Hat Man · Dec 21, 2009

yu have to excuse OD - he's a bit simple

.

Series71 · Dec 21, 2009

fook just spent an hour in me series lookin fer me difflock coz of oddy

Oddie · Dec 21, 2009

well put it in the fookin series section then ffs

(or get a proper landy

)

Tervueren · Dec 21, 2009

Spyderman said:
my Muds are hopeless in ice or compacted snow.

So are mine as I discovered earlier, bit of a squeaky moment but recovered it, just

vivnap · Dec 21, 2009

Landie_Man said:
Yesterday I attempted to tow my stuck mate from his house, which is in a valley, up a fairly steep farm drive, in the ice. I first tried halfway up in reverse, but got absolutley nout, I just could not get the traction, then I tried with a run up, straight in 2nd Low, but we looked in our mirrors and discovered we had pulled the towing eye out of his 5 series BMW....
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is your mate that fat he got stuck inside his house ? should have phoned the fire brigade they have got stuck fat people out of all sorts of sticky situations

Oddie · Dec 21, 2009

better than attempting to suck his mate's toe though

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