Also the weight of the boat, plus the load in the back, plus the load of dragging a big boat through soft sand = this. But you would think that if it says you are allowed to carry that amount of wiehgt (3tonne) towing capicaty, you would think it would do it okay.
That doesnt sound fun at all rooboy 98!!! Thats the problem with chassi's. The second hand ones are already bent from accidents or they are rusted out. I hope its all behind you now.
And looking at that picture of the cruiser. They would have lengthened the chassi to put that tray on there. But you wouldnt think it would bend so easily running coil springs and rubber bump stops in the rear of that cruiser. Even with a big trailer on it.
I did see one tear itself in half one day snigging a tree stump!Originally Posted by ozscott
At least Land Rovers dont bend or crack...Right behind the front wheels , the engine front wheels and gear box kept going and the rest sprang back toward the stump. I have never laughed so much! my ribs ached for days!
Yep landies panels dont rust, but there chasies sure do !
YOU SHOULD HAVE SEEN TO LOOK ON THE DRIVERS FACE AS HE WAS DUMPED ON THE GROUND!!! Ouch the ribs again!
Ian
Alcohol doesn't agree with me, but i sure do enjoy the argument!!!
Must have been an old one/mistreated. My 2 discos have been on the beach many times and always properly washed and not one ounce of rust....but lets face it the LR would have to have been rusted to break
Cheers
PS. Good yarn though!
I worked with a guy who got pinned between the steering wheel and the seat right in the middle of his chest in his old series 2 landy chassis let go internally rusted out.
Jack.
Fair enough - we are talking 40 year old vehicles here...series II! The Navara was what - new, couple of years old...lets see any chassis in 40 years time
That's right Ian, everyone knows in the recent landies the shaft splines would have let go long before enough torque was put through them to spin a tyre let alone rip it in half.
oh the great landy debate again.
GBC hates landys - he is always thanking people who have a go at them. Good to see your own comments rather than just a thanks for others doing the leg work. Im not going to comment further, as I smirk my way off to Fraser in my Disco...
Cheers
Ohhh don't get me wrong, I really really want to like them. I think that the 130 would be the ultimate vehicle for me - I even test drove the latest one recently with a view to buying one - then a 4wd mag tried to drive one from Sydney to Darwin and it broke down three times on the road - not my idea of a reliable work vehicle.
I must admit the splines joke has to go as I see they are running rangie forged axles now on the defenders. Perhaps they'll finish ironing out the bugs just in time for the end of model run in 18 months?
Have fun on Fraser - I just got back.
Just a question , I havent read all the posts but did it have air bags in it .
No sempre, you can see by the pictures there are no aids on the leafsprings. But it wouldnt have mattered anyway. As the chassi would have still bent. Its just not strong enough to withstand the down weight and leverage.
Bendover , i didnt mean that it would have helpt it .
I heard that the air bags from a particular manufacturer can be part of the cause .
Mate - I didnt see the article. Dont know what broke - assume it had diesel engine troubles. Both my Discos are V8s and have never broken a component in the drive train despite one doing 255,000k and the other 135,000 (heavy towing and off roading included) - my 21 foot Vagabond isnt light. The 02 has full German Bosch Motronic engine managment so its a delight there.
My 95 Disco has hollow axles and my 02 model has the range rover axles (solids). You would have to be doing something very wrong to snap one on either vehicle. The point I made was about chassis - the biggest in that line up (and I only made the jibe because someone had made a comment that at least Patrol's dont snap, just bend....which I cannot immagine anyone really thinking is acceptable).
Fraser should be fun. I have done Straddie many times, including towing a 2 tonn dual axle van in the soft sand to Flinders with the Disco.
Cheers
Ozscott
You cant really be defending a Landy's reliability can you? I read a article in a 4x4 mag a year or to ago on vehicle reliability, the stats were compiled from a company offering extended and warranties on new and used vehicles, now you think they would know there stuff otherwise they'll go broke. They rate the most unreliable 4x4 brand the landrover closly followed buy the Jeep.
Like all brands there a lemons in every run of vehicles but landy's just seem to have many more.
Ian
Ps. i get my Nissan serviced at FWD motors ( landy ,range rover specialists ) as i know the owner and mechanic very well, niether drive a landy and wouldn't for the above reasons, there at the coal face and see to many issues! Great for business though!
Alcohol doesn't agree with me, but i sure do enjoy the argument!!!
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