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First Recovery - 10ton in the mud - Video
Well here is my first recovery with the D4, i got the usual "that'll never pull it out" but obviously it did!
Shame i was on loose gravel which caused the wheels to slip a bit to start
Footage from rear Blackvue
21st Apr 2013 4:34 pm
Robbie
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Excellent work!
Yet to recover anything with my D4, which is a shame as I updated my kit after the workout it got in that daft winter we had a few years ago so it is all very clean still.
I have a mix of straps and a rope, but the rope is so much smoother to pull with as per your footage.
How did you keep the reverse camera on whilst driving forward?
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21st Apr 2013 4:41 pm
mcsimmo
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Man with no D3 anymore, but cant leave the forum....how sad.
21st Apr 2013 4:43 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
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Nice rope, but I would say that having 4 of them.
21st Apr 2013 4:50 pm
slim68
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excellent work
21st Apr 2013 5:23 pm
relikade
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Robbie wrote:
How did you keep the reverse camera on whilst driving forward?
I just put it in reverse for a second then drive, parking sensors and reverse camera stay on until you reach about 10mph I believe.
I reverse out a space in a multi storey the cam stays on until I'm out the car park usually
21st Apr 2013 5:27 pm
relikade
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DSL wrote:
Nice rope, but I would say that having 4 of them.
Yep they are good, even used it to round up a loose horse last week
21st Apr 2013 5:29 pm
Hairy Dan
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Great job Are you using a Blackvue as a reverse camera?Cheers Ian
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21st Apr 2013 6:07 pm
relikade
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Hairy Dan wrote:
Great job Are you using a Blackvue as a reverse camera?
No, factory reverse camera. Blackvue is at the top of the window, provides a nice view but you can see the heater element.
21st Apr 2013 6:11 pm
Robbie
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relikade wrote:
Robbie wrote:
How did you keep the reverse camera on whilst driving forward?
I just put it in reverse for a second then drive, parking sensors and reverse camera stay on until you reach about 10mph I believe.
I reverse out a space in a multi storey the cam stays on until I'm out the car park usually
Ah I see. The reverse cam on my MY13 D4 goes off quite quickly to be replaced by the overhead graphic of a D4 with parking sensor distances; the graphic stays on until about 10 mph and goes off at the same time as the parking sensors.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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Keep meaning to put something on the wiki about tow recovery for D3/D4. I'm far from experienced at it (military trained but I don't do much off-roading) but I am sure the collective could add content and tips once it was posted.Land Rover - Turning Drivers into Mechanics Since 1948
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relikade wrote:
Blackvue is at the top of the window, provides a nice view but you can see the heater element.
You can barely see the heater element on my rear blackvue camera (its mounted top centre of the rear window) - just the occasional slight shadow depending on the light. I have factory privacy glass is that the same as yours?
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