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| dm_td5 Member Since: 20 Jul 2008 Location: Arnhem Land Posts: 609   
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Yes they are, but there are also longer ones available if you have a lift. 110 2.4TDCi 110 300Tdi 
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21st Dec 2009 6:47am |
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| CapeLandy Member Since: 21 Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town Posts: 558 
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crest of the dune was a little sharp for the 110 ramp over angle.
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21st Dec 2009 8:37am |
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| lrdxb110 Member Since: 09 Jul 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 224  
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@CapyLandy - I presume you went into the desert? How does the 110 tackle the dunes, especially going upwards on steep dunes? I see you have BFG MT's. Going this friday into the desert, not the first time but the last few times it was some light offroading etc so it was pretty easy, this time going deep into the arabian desert. Im sure any desert is pretty much the same. What psi do you run on?
Was the undercarriage touching the sand when you reached the top? Cheers. '08 LR Defender 110 '08 Mini Cooper S - Sidewalk '86 MB 500 SL '79 MB 450SEL 6.9 |
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21st Dec 2009 11:56am |
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| CapeLandy Member Since: 21 Jul 2008 Location: Cape Town Posts: 558
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Good luck and let us know how it goes. I will post a video clip when I get home so you can see how she fares in the sand. |
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21st Dec 2009 2:29pm |
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| Chunk Member Since: 19 Oct 2009 Location: County Durham Posts: 154  
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Had a great day out laning in the snow yesterday. Pics uploading.
http://gallery.me.com/chunk#100053 Last edited by Chunk on 21st Dec 2009 3:16pm. Edited 1 time in total |
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21st Dec 2009 2:51pm |
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| PDH Member Since: 03 Dec 2009 Location: Shropshire Posts: 179 
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Had fun in the snow with chunk and guys
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21st Dec 2009 2:53pm |
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| lrdxb110 Member Since: 09 Jul 2009 Location: Dubai Posts: 224
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@CapeLandy - Sorry for all the questions and cheers for replying.
 Must have been some really soft sand which got you stuck, same applies for the desert thats why they always say point your car downhill when in a stationary position. In a defender you know when your stuck in the desert when you can smell the clutch roasting  I run on the standard general grabbers and usually bring the tyres down to 20psi which is more than enough. Only problem with the defender is the height you can not see anything when your just about to go down a dune, you don't know whats below or how steep it is but the ground clearance is fantastic. Its going to be family and friends, toyota landcrusiers, lexus jeeps (rebadged toyota's landcrusiers), jeep wrangler, mitsubshi pajero, and my land rover  Defenders are very hard to come across here in middle east, its more the luxury ranger rovers, rr sports and discoverys. Definetly let you all know what happens with pictures too
@Chunk and PDH - Fantastic pictures, wish it snowed here. Hope you guys are enjoying early christmas showers. '08 LR Defender 110
'08 Mini Cooper S - Sidewalk '86 MB 500 SL '79 MB 450SEL 6.9 |
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21st Dec 2009 4:47pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513 
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Took my son to see where it all began - HUE 166 at Gaydon Heritage Motor Museum!
He loved it! One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
+ New Defender 110 First Edition |
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21st Dec 2009 5:05pm |
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| alantd Member Since: 14 Dec 2008 Location: Northamptonshire Posts: 1513
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Chunk - how did the tyres perform? It looks like you had a 110 on General grabbers, another on BFG MT and a 90 on BFG AT. Was there a significant difference between them in the snow? Fabulous pics by the way. Our snow was rubbish by comparison (and we don't have anywhere to really exploit it and enjoy it). One that started out as a 2.4 TDCi 110 XS
+ New Defender 110 First Edition |
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21st Dec 2009 5:20pm |
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| discocuzzy Member Since: 16 Jul 2008 Location: surrey Posts: 1200 
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current sat in the office blocked in as all the clowns in their euro boxes are sliding down the slight incline both ways out of the office.
I think its gonna be a long night!! You cannot teach stupid people to do clever things |
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21st Dec 2009 5:41pm |
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| Cibit Member Since: 26 Oct 2009 Location: Northumberland Posts: 424 
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Nice pics guys
Only one thing missing............................................a black utility  59 2.4 110 XS Utility
55 TD5 110 CSW Special Vehicle |
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21st Dec 2009 7:30pm |
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| Chunk Member Since: 19 Oct 2009 Location: County Durham Posts: 154
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Alan, only had 1 bit of wheel spin pulling away on an uphill gradient, otherwise the tyres were absolutely fine all day. A couple of the guys were struggling on a the odd section and at one point ended up coming down backwards far too quickly for comfort, but that was probably the track conditions as opposed to the tyres. 
' I can't really put into words how impressed I was with my 110's showing, it's awesome and I love it. |
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22nd Dec 2009 10:02am |
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| Forest of Dean 90 Member Since: 29 Apr 2009 Location: Forest of Dean Posts: 68 
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Well last night and early this morning the 90 was truly the right bit of kit to be in, it managed everything asked from it (pulling a couple of cars off verges etc) it behaved on the snow and ice without any trouble Diff lock worked a treat.
Almost sorry its melting now!! |
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24th Dec 2009 2:59pm |
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| willy eckerslike Member Since: 15 Jun 2009 Location: North yorks Posts: 1789 
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Went out hunting, a[nd had a play in the snow, got well and truly stuck in a drift, had to thread my winch wire under the Land rover out the back and up to the only gate post for miles
Original Member Pie n Pea Club.
110 HCPU Tipper |
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26th Dec 2009 5:47pm |
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