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Moo
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Ukraine 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Manual Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

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Or strip it, flog all the bits then buy a newer one to get stuck in. Repeat until you can buy a new Defender. Thumbs Up Laughing Laughing
   
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Barn1e
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I seem to have a plan that is working. The slabs I went down the garden to get to break and put in base of new carport have worked. Probably don’t need snow chains now. 40 yards to go!
Irony is I wanted a carport to provide cover whilst I maintain the Disco !!!!
 2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.  
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Discoveringcomfort
 


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England 2005 Discovery 3 4.4 V8 HSE Auto Zambezi SilverDiscovery 3

Well done, good job.
Snow chains may have worked on their own without the slabs or visa versa.
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Barn1e
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Without the slabs under all wheels, those on grass would spin. I presume a locking diff would have been useful.
 2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.  
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Aired-down tyres (grip), low-ratio (control) and Terrain Response in rock-crawl (minimising slip and locking the ctr diff) would have been my attempt.

If not, taking out the plugs and using the starter-handle worked for John Mills and Anthony Quayle. Laughing
 
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nigethecat
 


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Also driving backwards up the hill would be even better as reverse is a lower ratio than first!
 I want to see the sweets before I get into your windowless van... I'm not stupid!

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Barn1e
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[quote="HWN"]Aired-down tyres (grip), low-ratio (control) and Terrain Response in rock-crawl (minimising slip and locking the ctr diff) would have been my attempt.

I really should have done more off roading. I have it in mud and snow mode. Tomorrow with family around to move the rubble in front of tyres I will use the rock crawl option. Thanks HWN.

I think this has convinced me to think about taking it off road at a local venue. I last took it off-road on a D3 event about 15 years ago when the D3 was 6m old! I still have a small dent in a side step. As it’s now approaching 16 years old, I won’t be quite as precious.
 2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.  
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John P
 


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Hi just picked this up. I’m about an hour away from you in West Sussex. I have 4 50mm waffle boards and a winch with all the recovery gear. If you need help post here and I’ll come round.
  
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Barn1e
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Thank you John. My sons are lending a hand tomorrow morning. I will post on here the outcome.
 2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.  
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Barn1e
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United Kingdom 2005 Discovery 3 TDV6 S Auto Tonga GreenDiscovery 3

Pleased to say we extracted the Disco with benefit of my snow chains and some rubble. Learned a lot. Thank you for advice above. Rock crawl was better that grass mode. Snow chains work well when tread on tyres is clogged up. Don’t do it again!
 2005, TDV6 S, Auto, 190k miles, owned from new, V8 Brake Upgrade, Nancom Evo, RLD protector, BAS EGR blanking & Remap, separate ATF cooler, changing all the fluids ahead of time.  
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Glad you made it!
  
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