You can't beat some good snow...and a 4x4!

[PHaTGRoB]

Took the Exploder up into the nearby Clocaenog Forest today.
In excess of 8 inches of fresh snow and it was terrific.
I've previously had a 1976 Landrover 110 2.25 petrol and a 1998 3.5 Range Rover and this was the equal of them as far as I'm concerned.
I stayed on the public road and in the deepest stuff, switched to permanent 4WD and nothing was going to stop it, in spite of some pretty long, steep hills (1:5ish) with bends and and no run-ups.
Going down was slightly more nerve wracking but once I'd locked it in Low it was fine. However, there was one left hand bend on about a 1:6 with an adverse camber which worried me a bit...since there was an open drop on the right!
Anyway, I'm not a serious off-roader and I'm now satisfied it will not really experience worse than it did today.
With the Exploder's capability now proven, I am totally converted.
I'm also convinced that I live in one of the best and most beautiful places in the world!
Now to sort that rattling.

 

[corkey]

share it up,, what kind of rattling, under neath or while under power, ???

 

[PHaTGRoB]

Timing chains...to be sorted very soon (see my other posting). Also the catalyst has an intermittent rattle. But other than those, it's rattle and clunk free.

 

[SB98UKexplorer]

thats great to hear, wish i could i go in on some deep snow over here, the cats have heat shields on them, check them as they could be loose. did you get any pics or vids of the snow?

 

[PHaTGRoB]

Hi SB98UKexplorer. Thanks for the advice, I'll have a look. Would be good if that's what it was. Only had it a month or so, so still not fully checked everything over.
You've had some decent snow down there too this year - for once we're not keeping it to ourselves! Although it snowed in the last 24 hours, a lot of it has gone already - still a bit higher up.

 

[Scotty J.]

Anyway, I'm not a serious off-roader and I'm now satisfied it will not really experience worse than it did today.
With the Exploder's capability now proven, I am totally converted.

And plus, snow cleans off a heck of a lot easier than mud