Member Since: 13 Aug 2010
Location: UK
Posts: 14482
D4 HSE EU6 (Known as Jeeves)
New Defender L663 110 SE (known as Noddy!) Sold
Sold Volvo XC90 R-Design (known as Basil)
Sold - D4 HSE (Known as Gerty)
No longer the Old Buses original owner
231,000 miles and counting
05 S manual owned from March 2005
D4 Face lifted
Still original injectors and turbo
V8 Front brakes
BAS Remap, Allisport Intercooler and deCat
EGRs blanked
T-Max split charge
Hanibal Expeedition rack
Prospeed ladder
Duratrac tyres
IID BT
BAS FBH control
20th Nov 2021 12:04 am
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73130
Or strip it, flog all the bits then buy a newer one to get stuck in. Repeat until you can buy a new Defender.
20th Nov 2021 8:21 am
Barn1e D3 Decade
Member Since: 28 Aug 2006
Location: Mid-sussex
Posts: 2021
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.
20th Nov 2021 10:38 am
Discoveringcomfort
Member Since: 16 Sep 2015
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 637
Well done, good job.
Snow chains may have worked on their own without the slabs or visa versa.Series 1 V8
Series 2 Hibrid V8
Discovery 3 HSE V8
20th Nov 2021 2:19 pm
Barn1e D3 Decade
Member Since: 28 Aug 2006
Location: Mid-sussex
Posts: 2021
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.
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.
2015 Volvo V40
2014 D4 HSE
2006 RRS - C'est mort. Fin... ...It's alive! Oh no, it's not - scrapped.
2019 Suzuki Kingquad 400
2017 RamRod Taskmaster 1150
1977 John Deere 2130
20th Nov 2021 4:45 pm
nigethecat
Member Since: 11 Sep 2016
Location: Marnoch
Posts: 4252
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!
Corris Grey D4 Commercial SE 2016
Zermatt Sliver 2007 D3 SE manual (gone)
Indus Silver D4 HSE 2015 (gone)
Bonatti Grey D3 HSE 2006 (gone)
White D3 S (LHD) 2007 (gone)
Firenze Red D4 HSE 2014 (gone)
Black RRS 3.6TDV8 2008 (gone)
Rusty Green Defender 110 1997 (gone)
Black FL2 HSE 2013 (gone)
20th Nov 2021 4:59 pm
Barn1e D3 Decade
Member Since: 28 Aug 2006
Location: Mid-sussex
Posts: 2021
[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.
20th Nov 2021 5:40 pm
John P
Member Since: 12 Aug 2011
Location: West Sussex
Posts: 1286
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.
20th Nov 2021 6:39 pm
Barn1e D3 Decade
Member Since: 28 Aug 2006
Location: Mid-sussex
Posts: 2021
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.
20th Nov 2021 7:05 pm
Barn1e D3 Decade
Member Since: 28 Aug 2006
Location: Mid-sussex
Posts: 2021
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.
21st Nov 2021 12:29 pm
sarumlight
Member Since: 06 Nov 2008
Location: Off the Plain
Posts: 1594
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