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238kirk



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Dont get stuck in the snow this year!
nothing to do with me but pretty cool Thumbs Up

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Land-Rover-Defen...2ec3de9fa2
Post #188830 27th Nov 2012 11:12am
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Go Beyond



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This was up for sale same time last year
Post #188833 27th Nov 2012 11:18am
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Martin
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Bet it's actually not that good in the snow Confused Does the benefit come from reduced ground pressure?  1988 90 Td5 NAS soft top
2015 D90 XS SW

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Interestingly, did you see LRO the other month where a 110 had these and the track flipped and took the front wing out Embarassed

2 thoughts there...

1. does that not need wheel arches to go out as far as the tracks do as you would with a tyre?
2. when you look through the photo's, why do some of the vehicles still have spare tyres on the vehicles rather than just spare tracks?? Russell
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Go Beyond



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I think they are actually the business in the snow but rubbish on anything else (mud etc)

I guess you don't need to cover the tracks if it is used in it's intended environment and not on the road
Post #188837 27th Nov 2012 11:28am
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dnorrishill



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Would have lower ground pressure - the weight of the vehicle would be spread-out over a greater surface area.
Post #188847 27th Nov 2012 12:40pm
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Supacat



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Seen a few tracked Landrovers but not this design before - if they work then that seems a relatively cheap price for them - at least compared to the costs of some of the others.

Shame seller has not posted any video.
Post #188917 27th Nov 2012 4:41pm
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LandRoverAnorak



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Have a search on Youtube for 'mattrack'. Darren

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Post #188949 27th Nov 2012 5:42pm
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ericvv



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BigRuss wrote:
Interestingly, did you see LRO the other month where a 110 had these and the track flipped and took the front wing out Embarassed

2 thoughts there...

1. does that not need wheel arches to go out as far as the tracks do as you would with a tyre?
2. when you look through the photo's, why do some of the vehicles still have spare tyres on the vehicles rather than just spare tracks??


Have seen it and especially noticed that those sticking out tracks had covered the entire car with thick mud layers, including the front window which had real mudballs all over it!
So lesson learned, with the rather poor window washers we have on our Defenders, those tracks just are not a good idea. Unless you install some after market Kärcher high pressure window wash system Whistle You never actually own a Defender. You merely look after it for the next generation.
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RLD



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seen these before and met the man that makes them Whistle RLD fabricator of Hidden Winch Mount for D3/4 roof racks jerry can holders CB aerial mounts and much more and agent for Helsport Tents and gear
Post #188997 27th Nov 2012 7:00pm
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me@td5.org



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Can you pass the MOT with these on? are tracks allowed to exceed the extremities of the arches where wheels are not?

Oh and do they have CE marks and can you use them without self levelling headlights and washers Wink
Post #189004 27th Nov 2012 7:12pm
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Supacat



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RLD wrote:
seen these before and met the man that makes them Whistle


any more details?
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Supacat



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LandRoverAnorak wrote:
Have a search on Youtube for 'mattrack'.


they don't look like mattracks to me?
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MartinK



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"Cuthbertson Tracked" original, apparently.

I've driven past one of these for years at LIX TOLL garage in Scotland:


More info here: http://www.lr-mad.co.uk/en/cuthbertson-tracked Defender "Puma" 2.4 110 County Utility (possibly the last of the 2.4's)

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Post #189221 28th Nov 2012 2:12pm
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LandRoverAnorak



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Supacat wrote:
they don't look like mattracks to me?

Maybe not, but seeing a video of a mattrack equipped vehicle in action will give a good idea of what they look like, regardless.

I'm not particularly aware of any other manufacturers, but they aren't something I've ever had a great need to research either.

Just for the porn value, here's a matttrack equipped vehicle known as 'Goldilocks' that was originally part of Sir Ranulph Fiennes' 'Global Expedition' in 1998:


Click image to enlarge Darren

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