Glad I've got my winch bumper...

Barrbeast · 23-12-2014, 02:23

Took my mate with me to the offroad site on Sunday - he had a great time, even let him drive the Trol for a bit

Found having someone else my size (16 stone +) sitting in the passenger seat was a big help! With the extra weight on the passenger side I was able to get up that steep crossaxle slop that had been giving me bother

Was very glad of the winch bumper at one point though

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Came up the opposite side of the slope on the left of the pic, a short but quite steep and very muddy slope turning to the left (towards the centre of the pic)

As I crested the slope you had to do a sharp right turn towards where I was standing to take the pic... except the Trol decided not to!

Not enough grip on the mud to overcome the momentum of coming over the slope and she slid straight into the bank to the right of the above pic

Bit of a solid thud and I just about embedded the nearside wing of the bumper in the bank

This was the imprint in the bank

Bumper after backing up

If that had been my stock plastic bumper I'd now be looking for a new one... love my Safari Bumper

23-12-2014, 02:23	#1
Barrbeast Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2013 Location: Dundee, Scotland Vehicle: 1990 4.2 SWB Safari Posts: 2,615	Glad I've got my winch bumper... Took my mate with me to the offroad site on Sunday - he had a great time, even let him drive the Trol for a bit Found having someone else my size (16 stone +) sitting in the passenger seat was a big help! With the extra weight on the passenger side I was able to get up that steep crossaxle slop that had been giving me bother Was very glad of the winch bumper at one point though ... Came up the opposite side of the slope on the left of the pic, a short but quite steep and very muddy slope turning to the left (towards the centre of the pic) As I crested the slope you had to do a sharp right turn towards where I was standing to take the pic... except the Trol decided not to! Not enough grip on the mud to overcome the momentum of coming over the slope and she slid straight into the bank to the right of the above pic Bit of a solid thud and I just about embedded the nearside wing of the bumper in the bank This was the imprint in the bank Bumper after backing up If that had been my stock plastic bumper I'd now be looking for a new one... love my Safari Bumper