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leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8580

Why don't some drivers use Mk1 eyeballs and engage brain?

Today woke up and yes there was snow in our area. It had drifted to top of the field dry stone walls. Opened the door and there was a 2ft+ drift there..

Dug snow off red 110 bonnet and winscreen. Drove to end of drive and dug snow away so could open the gate.

Drove down local road and could see car blocking road. Ford fiesta, local woman driver beached on the approach to a snow drift! "We have dug both wheels clear!" FFS it is beached from front bumper underneath engine and front/drive wheels are off ground!

Found a small shackle to go through the rear 'recovery' eye and pulled it off snow drift.

Told them to reverse about 400 metres to their driveway. Was entertaining to watch as they went into the drift at the side, they dug it out. Tried to do a three point turn and failed. Made another 50 metres and off into another drift at the side.

Got bored and towed them the last 100 metres to their drive way.

The first drift was shall we say interesting in 110, next one come under the heading of entertaining and the 110 nearly beached on top of the snow drift. Two more drifts and was back to where the road was relatively clear.

Now why the hell did she take her eurobox out in the first place?

Brendan

4th Apr 2012 7:47pm

Buzz

Member Since: 11 Oct 2011
Location: Inverness
Posts: 235

2010 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 DCPU Tonga Green

So you could laugh and feel superior?

4th Apr 2012 8:14pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2109

2010 Defender 130 Puma 2.4 HCPU Rimini Red

I had similar trouble Brendan it I thought bollix to em should av got a Defender and half of these cars won't know where the towing eye is

4th Apr 2012 8:20pm

Zagato
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Member Since: 08 Jan 2011
Location: Billingshurst West Sussex
Posts: 5009

I wonder how many cars are wrecked when people use the recovery eye as a longer distance towing point

It says in my SAAB manual this pont should not be used for towing. They should make them a standard fit and just give the eyes to recovery trucks to fix in.....maybe!

4th Apr 2012 8:27pm

LandRoverAnorak

Member Since: 17 Jul 2011
Location: Surrey
Posts: 11324

How many cars do you actually see being towed on a rope these days?? (apart from out of snow drifts, of course) Darren

110 USW BUILD THREAD - EXPEDITION TRAILER - 200tdi 90 BUILD THREAD - SANKEY TRAILER - IG@landroveranorak

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4th Apr 2012 8:31pm

leeds

Member Since: 28 Dec 2009
Location: West Yorkshire
Posts: 8580

If I said Bal cocks to them the road I wanted to drive down would have been blocked to me. Apparently the other end was blocked by abandoned cars!

Was by the local cricket ground Mick.

Brendan

4th Apr 2012 8:31pm

22900013A

Member Since: 23 Dec 2010
Location: Oxfordshire
Posts: 3149

2011 Defender 110 Puma 2.4 USW Keswick Green

Most car drivers can't drive on a nice dry sunny day, nevermind in snow. How they can miss me in a 14 tonne lorry I don't know, it big enough to be seen from quite some way, yet they keep missing it...

4th Apr 2012 8:39pm

mick

Member Since: 08 Feb 2010
Location: Yorkshire
Posts: 2109

It is a bit narrow up that lane if I remember supposed to be up on the top above you tomoz but they have just can canceled the track is completely blown in for 200 yds wall top high.

4th Apr 2012 9:40pm

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