Off road caravaning

elty001 · 29-12-2018, 10:20

Had a call yesterday morning from a friend that had broken down while moving a caravan in his field he keeps his feed in for the horses.
He had managed to burn his clutch out and was stuck in a bog.
Had great fun winching his terrano out of the way up to solid ground and tugging the caravan across the wet,muddy fields to the lane.
Had a couple of arse clenching moments moving it as the field slopes down to a stream so had to drive across the incline and i was being dragged sideways at times towards the boggy flooded areas.

I then went back and towed the terrano up to the lane where we started it in gear and my mate limped it home.
I'm expecting another phone call today as he was borrowing his brothers shogun and trailer to fetch the rest of his gear from the same field

Barrbeast · 29-12-2018, 11:09

Love these pics, looks like you had great fun mate

solarman216 · 29-12-2018, 11:55

Oh yes great fun, love it, Rick

elty001 · 29-12-2018, 12:53

Was great fun

Not long had a message asking if i could go and pull the horsebox off of his yard as the shogun wont do it on road tyres

He said he is leaving the shogun and trailer on the lane and carrying all the gear to it

Wallace · 30-12-2018, 18:36

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Originally Posted by elty001

Not long had a message asking if i could go and pull the horsebox off of his yard as the shogun wont do it on road tyres

I would have messaged back "Use the horse to pull the horsebox"!

elty001 · 30-12-2018, 18:46

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Originally Posted by Wallace

I would have messaged back "Use the horse to pull the horsebox"!

Horse box was at his house a few miles away from the field.
Ended up getting it off for him then towed it to the top of the lane at the field.
Found myself in the mud again this morning helping out.
They had chanced getting a small trailer with all the gear on out of the bottom field but bottled it half way.
Was pretty uneventful for me.
I drove to it,hitched it on and drove it back.
Also had to drive the shogun down the field and through the bog as he wouldn't

Its got diff locks but crap tyres so relied on speed and momentum to get me through.
Terrano is in serious need of pressure washing now.IMG-20181230-WA0004.jpg

29-12-2018, 10:20	#1
elty001 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Aflreton,Derbyshire. Vehicle: 2000se+ 2.7tdi terrano II Posts: 6,832	Off road caravaning Had a call yesterday morning from a friend that had broken down while moving a caravan in his field he keeps his feed in for the horses. He had managed to burn his clutch out and was stuck in a bog. Had great fun winching his terrano out of the way up to solid ground and tugging the caravan across the wet,muddy fields to the lane. Had a couple of arse clenching moments moving it as the field slopes down to a stream so had to drive across the incline and i was being dragged sideways at times towards the boggy flooded areas. I then went back and towed the terrano up to the lane where we started it in gear and my mate limped it home. I'm expecting another phone call today as he was borrowing his brothers shogun and trailer to fetch the rest of his gear from the same field

29-12-2018, 11:55	#3
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,431	Oh yes great fun, love it, Rick __________________ Ex banger racer now off road maniac Lokka on the front with manual hubs Diff lock on rear 3 inch SS straight through exhaust Manly winch bumper with 13000 lb winch 10 spike ground anchor, with multiple straps and blocks Super strong body cills capped with scaffold pole 20% stronger springs all round aggressive off road tyres on wheels so just swap. Aim to get stuck and be completely self sufficient in extraction, love getting muddy, 2ft deep is good but rare.

29-12-2018, 11:09	#2
Barrbeast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dundee, Scotland Vehicle: 1990 4.2 SWB Safari Posts: 2,615	Love these pics, looks like you had great fun mate

29-12-2018, 12:53	#4
elty001 Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Aflreton,Derbyshire. Vehicle: 2000se+ 2.7tdi terrano II Posts: 6,832	Was great fun Not long had a message asking if i could go and pull the horsebox off of his yard as the shogun wont do it on road tyres He said he is leaving the shogun and trailer on the lane and carrying all the gear to it