Disco 3 (LR3) Wading

Gazbo · Sep 4, 2017

gstuart said:
that's what u call a bit of wading , one of the D3 members, all dry inside and no damage done

didn't realise they have double seals on the doors

deepest i would go is up to the bottom of the sill

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On the Overland Telegraph Track up here in the North of Oz, there is a creek with a large waterhole on it right where the track crosses, they call it Nolans Brook, it's deep, look up on Youtube, youll find some crackers there.
On one trip back down the track about 4 years ago, a joker in a Nissan Pootrol steamed past us just before the brook and charged on into the water which is just above the bonnet on my D1 and about 200ft wide across entry to entry.
Going too quick can make a big bow wave up over the roof, this smart ar5e hit it, forgot his front windows were down, so enormous tide inrush to the cabin.
Another thing he had not figured on, the snorkel took in a big gulp of the wave, by halfway across the Pootrol was missing 2/3 cylinders and smoking like a bushfire.
We coasted past him on the other side trying to work out where he'd gone wrong, bluddy long walk back to the next civilisation, no brains and happy without 'em.
And whist crossing this many times over the past 10 years, my D1 always fills with water quite a bit, then we stop on the other side and open the doors to drain out, but the snorkel seals well and the Disco keeps going ok.

gstuart · Sep 4, 2017

Gazbo said:
On the Overland Telegraph Track up here in the North of Oz, there is a creek with a large waterhole on it right where the track crosses, they call it Nolans Brook, it's deep, look up on Youtube, youll find some crackers there.
On one trip back down the track about 4 years ago, a joker in a Nissan Pootrol steamed past us just before the brook and charged on into the water which is just above the bonnet on my D1 and about 200ft wide across entry to entry.
Going too quick can make a big bow wave up over the roof, this smart ar5e hit it, forgot his front windows were down, so enormous tide inrush to the cabin.
Another thing he had not figured on, the snorkel took in a big gulp of the wave, by halfway across the Pootrol was missing 2/3 cylinders and smoking like a bushfire.
We coasted past him on the other side trying to work out where he'd gone wrong, bluddy long walk back to the next civilisation, no brains and happy without 'em.
And whist crossing this many times over the past 10 years, my D1 always fills with water quite a bit, then we stop on the other side and open the doors to drain out, but the snorkel seals well and the Disco keeps going ok.

bet he will think twice about plowing into water like that , of course not thinking with the kind of terrain and huge miles u have would indeed be a killer

but at least if u pass out with dehydration the wildlife will soon depose of u,

think i was around 20 x when i drove through some deep water , happened so fast for me to destroy the engine , still was one hell of a learning curve as my dad helped me rebuild the engine, after he spent weeks taking the mick me out of me

thks again and will check out the videos

gstuart · Sep 4, 2017

@Gazbo

wasn't this one was it, lol

gstuart · Sep 4, 2017

good to see the land rovers showing them how it's done,

Gazbo · Sep 4, 2017

gstuart said:
@Gazbo

wasn't this one was it, lol

The one that I was talking about was a short wheelbase Nissan jobbie, but there have been heaps drown over the years, saw a Jeep Cherokee near brand new stuck in there once, owner had only had it a few weeks, drowned it, no go at all, the water shorted out all electrics, when they towed it out as it sat at the approach just off the track the electric heated seats caught on fire, another JHeap burns to the ground, don't think their insurance company would've been too happy or understanding.

gstuart · Sep 4, 2017

Gazbo said:
The one that I was talking about was a short wheelbase Nissan jobbie, but there have been heaps drown over the years, saw a Jeep Cherokee near brand new stuck in there once, owner had only had it a few weeks, drowned it, no go at all, the water shorted out all electrics, when they towed it out as it sat at the approach just off the track the electric heated seats caught on fire, another JHeap burns to the ground, don't think their insurance company would've been too happy or understanding.

noticed that considering the amount of videos online with failed attempts , if they turned there engine off slot quicker when they knew they were in trouble they may have saved there engines

another reason i would never dream of attempting something like that , agree i wouldn't have thought any ins company would be interested ref the water damage, considering its a deliberate act to drive through deep water

u can indeed get away with more from the older vehicles , but in mine i think there's 15 x ecus , wading depth on mine is 24 inches , but for me , bottom of the doors is deep enough

Gazbo · Sep 5, 2017

gstuart said:
noticed that considering the amount of videos online with failed attempts , if they turned there engine off slot quicker when they knew they were in trouble they may have saved there engines

another reason i would never dream of attempting something like that , agree i wouldn't have thought any ins company would be interested ref the water damage, considering its a deliberate act to drive through deep water

u can indeed get away with more from the older vehicles , but in mine i think there's 15 x ecus , wading depth on mine is 24 inches , but for me , bottom of the doors is deep enough

Yes mate, like the mechanic up at Seisia, (it's the nearest place for assistance to Nolans, little settlement about 150klm North), he gets to recover, at great expense to the owners, many of these drowned vehicles, in his country drawl he says, "silly buggers just don't understand boats are for water, cars are for tracks/roads!"
Trouble is the bottom of Nolans is in some spots like quicksand, and the best times to cross are after a night, first in the morning, as the day goes on multiple crossings stir up the bottom and "fluidise" the sand, late comers have to hope for the best, many don't make the cut.
Your policy is wisest but lots of young guns just love the challenge, for me, my first crossing was in a Suzuki Jimny about 13 years ago, it was watertight but the rear end was floating, luckily the front wheels managed to scrabble through.

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