Slindon 27-12-23

solarman216 · 27-12-2023, 23:17

Had to do the last one of the year, turned out to be absolutely cracking, pulled a couple of guys out on first arrival, one of them standing on the roof with a rope in his hand in impossibly deep water, he came out with a simple pull, sadly no dashcam footage as it had not fired up, it does this sometimes, just turn it off then on again and all is well.

Then I found some sticky stuff, the front wheels were were the back wheels are and could not climb up, the time is one hour advance

solarman216 · 27-12-2023, 23:18

2nd winch of the day

solarman216 · 27-12-2023, 23:24

No did not take on water, broader picture of the terrain

solarman216 · 27-12-2023, 23:33

3rd winch, bellied out and nothing to winch to so out comes the ground anchor, these are stills from dash cam as far to busy to be faffing with cameras

solarman216 · 27-12-2023, 23:35

With 5 pins in pulled it a treat, at this point driveable

solarman216 · 27-12-2023, 23:45

Marshal turned up to watch, we met earlier and he knew me from old that I am self sufficient, now to extract the pins, I have a crane on the front for this purpose but in this case was not needed, they came out easy, hope you enjoyed it certainly did, Rick

ps next meet is Piccadilly Wood 7th Jan will be going

jims-terrano · 28-12-2023, 13:53

Looks like a fun day out for you Rick. I find it incredible that your Patrol will do all these off road places and then happily drive home without any problems at all. Even when we went to the meet up weekend in Wales back in 2018 and those were some rough tracks up in the woods and your Patrol drove admirably and then towed the caravan home several hundred miles without missing a beat.
I do miss my Terranos and the Mav but I know I’m better off without them.

solarman216 · 28-12-2023, 17:58

Yes Jim, best motor I have ever owned, does everything I ask of it and more, built in 1997 it is a true go anywhere motor, happy new year to you and yours Jim and anyone else looking in, Rick

28-12-2023, 17:58	#8
solarman216 Off road maniac Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: Bexhill on Sea Vehicle: Y60 Patrol Me, 3 ltr Mrs Posts: 17,430	Yes Jim, best motor I have ever owned, does everything I ask of it and more, built in 1997 it is a true go anywhere motor, happy new year to you and yours Jim and anyone else looking in, 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.

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28-12-2023, 13:53	#7
jims-terrano Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: UK Posts: 12,965	Looks like a fun day out for you Rick. I find it incredible that your Patrol will do all these off road places and then happily drive home without any problems at all. Even when we went to the meet up weekend in Wales back in 2018 and those were some rough tracks up in the woods and your Patrol drove admirably and then towed the caravan home several hundred miles without missing a beat. I do miss my Terranos and the Mav but I know I’m better off without them.