Member Since: 09 Mar 2015
Location: Dorset
Posts: 117
Wiltshire Weekend....
Have just had a fantastic couple of days over Wiltshire Way... Learn't a lot and had fun too.
Have ATR's fitted and he went every where the Defenders went, with a couple of recoveries to his name as well...
OK - so I did get stuck here - but so did a modified 110.
It turned out we didn't go that way
Only have a bit of under rear bumper trim to refit, after jet washing the underside tomorrow and a bit of greasing has been done.
The shopping list has grown though.
28th Mar 2016 5:06 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23873
Great pics.
I regularly go out on Salisbury Plain. It's been very muddy in parts in this winter, the Pirelli ATR's cope exceedingly well considering the relatively tame tread pattern that they have.
Several times I've had people comment on the wisdom of using "that shiny new truck, with those tyres" . It always satisfying to disappoint them. 2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
28th Mar 2016 5:34 pm
nestu
Member Since: 12 Sep 2011
Location: Lancashire
Posts: 392
Great pics ...and looks like you had a fabulous time
28th Mar 2016 6:19 pm
doodahoops
Member Since: 09 Mar 2015
Location: Dorset
Posts: 117
Thanks. There will hopefully be some more when we have done the sharing thing.
Back to tyres, my goal is to do the Pyrenees thing in two years and one question is how well the ATR's would hold up. I think it may be wise to pick up some old 17" wheels and put BFG AT's or Cooper Discoverer ST/Maxx on them for that.
And then is how much under body protection is prudently vital...
28th Mar 2016 6:33 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
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I've done three trips (i think) to Pyrenees with ATRs, always been excellent. Only had to chicken out once, and whatever tyres I had on at the time I would have still ended up in real trouble. I've never seen conditions like above in the Pyrenees in several trips.
And she does like frequently cocking a wheel to show her tyres.
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28th Mar 2016 6:42 pm
LT
Member Since: 31 Dec 2005
Location: South West
Posts: 23873
In my experience, less aggressive tyres, such as the ATRs, grip better on rocky terrain in comparison to the Goodyear Wrangler MTR's that I used to use off-road. More tread surface area in contact I guess.2006 D3 HSE (Original & still the best)-GONE
2010 D4 HSE (A bit bling)-GONE
2014 D4 HSE (Almost too bling)-GONE
2015 D4 HSE (A heated what?)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Written Off)-GONE
2016 D4 Landmark (Surely the last!) PD1881 rims-GONE
2017 FFRR SDV8 Autobiography (now semi-retired)
28th Mar 2016 7:32 pm
doodahoops
Member Since: 09 Mar 2015
Location: Dorset
Posts: 117
Interesting. Will save me a few £££ not needing new boots.
DSL - looking at your undercarriage it looks like you only have a front sump guard....
28th Mar 2016 7:47 pm
DSL Keeper of the wheelie bin
Member Since: 11 May 2006
Location: Off again! :-)
Posts: 73149
Yep. Though exhaust pipes are no longer round.
28th Mar 2016 7:50 pm
Hairy Dan
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Good pics, looks like a great time Cheers Ian
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28th Mar 2016 8:52 pm
doodahoops
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Location: Dorset
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Gratuitous recovery shots...
28th Mar 2016 10:01 pm
dirtylillandy
Member Since: 11 Dec 2012
Location: Salisbury
Posts: 17
That looks fun, give me a shout for the next one.
28th Mar 2016 10:30 pm
RandomKamikaze
Member Since: 10 Dec 2014
Location: Berkshire
Posts: 448
Great photos.
Indeed, any future trips put a post up as you would get quite a few interested membersDisco gone
29th Mar 2016 12:10 pm
Sandor
Member Since: 28 Dec 2014
Location: Csikszereda
Posts: 53
Great photos! The one with the DANGER sign, truly, my favorite one.
EGR blanked.
Silicone hose done!
FBH controller: TC3
IID Tool BT
29th Mar 2016 2:01 pm
doodahoops
Member Since: 09 Mar 2015
Location: Dorset
Posts: 117
Thanks.
Thankfully as it was easter weekend no red flags! It was was organised by Protrax, great fun. I do have the route recorded so plan to do it again at some stage.
29th Mar 2016 2:10 pm
EMcC
Member Since: 10 Jul 2015
Location: Wiltshire
Posts: 536
The picture at No 8 looks like the track from the Centre Range Road at Prospect Clump to the Greenlands/Westdown Camp Road at the Round O.
It certainly looks like it and I am sure it is.
If so, I took that route, including the 'puddles' closely followed by a Freelander, but as we approached the 'puddle' the driver of the Freelander chickened out and went onto the grass and struggled !
He didn't get stuck but made hard work of following me because his ground was very soggy and soft whereas my ground, below the water, was a built up track of chippings.
After I got home that night I found that my Sat Nav had lost it's way, luckily it was in for a servicing this morning so they put that right for me.
It has been working OK up until then so perhaps it was the deep water telling me not to do that again.
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it looks like you only have a front sump guard....
