SouthEast 4x4 Responce

[Lazy-Ferret]

Originally Posted by Barrbeast

I was taught, foot on brake, clutch in and select reverse, off clutch, off brake, check all clear behind you and your wheels are straight, start ignition and guide her back down the slope... then try again

I think that may be what Lazy-Ferret is describing.

That's it... thanks, far better than me...

[firebobby]

Originally Posted by Barrbeast

I was taught, foot on brake, clutch in and select reverse, off clutch, off brake, check all clear behind you and your wheels are straight, start ignition and guide her back down the slope... then try again
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That's the way I was instructed when doing our off road driving in the fire service, I was doing it in a Unimog.

[Lazy-Ferret]

Originally Posted by firebobby

That's the way I was instructed when doing our off road driving in the fire service, I was doing it in a Unimog.

With a Unimog, being so square and tall, I would have thought any hill climb or descent would be quite scary....

I understand the idea is to stop any of the wheels from trying to lock up individually, which could cause the car to slip on one side, possibly causing it to twist round, and then roll over on the hill... basically, you are keeping the 4 wheels all connected together, and the engine is then controlling the speed of each wheel uniformly, the same as on a descent. The problem with relying on just the brakes, is they will vary from wheel to wheel, especially as you let them off, meaning you could have a point where one wheel is locked, and the other 3 are running free.

[firebobby]

Originally Posted by Lazy-Ferret

With a Unimog, being so square and tall, I would have thought any hill climb or descent would be quite scary....

Superb off road machine, we have 4 mogs in our brigade, 3 pump ladders and 1 hose layer.
The hose layer is what we have in our station, which is better off road than the pump versions, I did try to get the pictures on here, but me and computers
If you go to Bucks fire and rescue, check pictures of our fleet and then go to Stokenchurch station.
Our mog has full tyre deflation which gives it great off road capability, but it's very tall and top heavy, so you just take your time