OKoffroad.com — 4x4 Article |
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Courtesy of LRO |
reprinted with permission |
Tonight we put a bunch of the Project LROI Range Rover's parts to a
true test. A friend called from about 100 miles away, saying he was
stuck and needed extraction. This happened to be a Camel Trophy
Defender 90, by the way. So we loaded up the Project RRC and headed
out.
Upon arrival, we realized that the ground was EXTREMELY soft and
treacherous. Water was pouring into the holes as fast as we were
digging them out, and even though we had sand ladders, it was tough. We
were there six hours, all in the dead of night. The D90 was buried, and
it was literally crucial to reconnoiter EVERY step before driving into
position. The photos show the D90 and a Chevy 4x4 truck, also stuck
(left side tires)! The Project Range Rover was the only one to stay
unstuck.
We used the ARB Air Lockers on several occasions--both navigating to
and from the site, as well as when attempting a kinetic pull. A
must-have item. The Superwinch, of course, as well, along with the
OKoffroad Amsteel Blue winch rope, Hawse and snatch blocks. The Pro Comp Mud
Terrain tires were a HUGE help! Not to mention the dual Optima
batteries on the Hellroaring system which both worked great, as they
kept us in power for hours using IPF lights! We also used the Hannibal
rack for the first time.
On the way home, in the middle of the night, the radiator fan belt
snapped on the Rover. It started to overheat almost immediately. We
stopped the car, and on the side of the 405, pulled the air con belt
over to fit on the fan belt pulleys. Had to loosen and reposition an
idler pulley, but it got us home. Gotta love it.
Big thanks to Scotsman J.R. who joined us and was a huge help in all
ways!
Dave Zartman Land Rover Owner International
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Fourwheeling for me:
"Twenty-five years ago, it struck me that I'd rather be at 2mph on a rocky
trail, with half a tire hanging over a 2,000 foot drop, than in a sports car
on asphalt, cornering at 80 mph at the edge of tire adhesion."
Jim Allen
Author of "Jeep," "Chevy and GMC Pickup Performance Handbook,"
"Illustrated Jeep Buyers Guide," "Jeep 4x4 Performance Handbook," "Classic
4x4s Buyers Guide," and about a thousand magazine articles on four-wheel
drive topics since 1982. (Thank you from OKoffroad.com)
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Froading for me:
"Pushing your truck to the absolute limit and hoping in hell that
everything holds together."
Al Bogoni
Perth, Australia |
Froading for me:
"...Once I'm outdoors & offroad I get my 'calming effect' thats better than any
pill, or drug can possibly offer. The effects last so much longer, plus no hang over. I'm not
living life until I get my rig completely off road and away from people & problems. It all goes
away. This is my type of therapy."
Alexander Wood Inglis
Sebastian, FL |
Froading for me:
"The greatest fun there is. I'm diggin' it!!!"
Froading for me:
"Getting in contact with people from another country, who all have the same idea."
Henrik Strasser
Bavaria, Germany |
Froading for me:
"A means to get to an out of the way place and find some seclusion so that I can just kick
back and watch nature do what nature does, undisturbed..."
Froading for me:
"A way to see the country at less than 70mph without a semi on my ass."
Froading for me:
"A legal escape from reality!"
Cathi Alberts (1979 CJ7)
Cuttingsville, VT |
"Its cool to build something and see how it works on the trails."
Gray Jeeper
Temple, Texas |
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