I did that hill, stopped a third of the way up to help my mate get back on his dirt bike while Jonathan winched then after he was clear I made my way up thru it without needind a winchQuote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
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I did that hill, stopped a third of the way up to help my mate get back on his dirt bike while Jonathan winched then after he was clear I made my way up thru it without needind a winchQuote:
Originally Posted by MudRunnerTD
Yeah, but you've got a locker Mr Ti..... LOLQuote:
Originally Posted by Alitis007
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Only rear though, not really much different to the LSDQuote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
I was too hypo on that hill that i forgot to punch the locker in. I made it though no dramas, as Mego and 2 other cars, cleared a fair bit of the loose crap on their way up.
Nice drive sir!Quote:
Originally Posted by Hodge
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I blame BA for pulling out...softcock!
And no lift! And had to regain momentum which is a pain but for those that went up and sort of know the gradient I had trouble standing on that hill and I wouldn't even think of turning around even with my lack of experienceQuote:
Originally Posted by Drewboyaus
Yeah what he said Drew!!Quote:
Originally Posted by Winnie
I'd have a locker instead of my LSD any day of the week.
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I was going to suggest this here too. For any newbie, I reckon joining a local 4wd club, even just to do the basic accredited course is worth it. It can be a bit like coming here for the manuals. You might get what you want and move on or you might make some friends and stay. Like any place with people there can be politics and crap, but that will vary from club to club and time to time.Quote:
Originally Posted by threedogs
On the course they will cover all the basics as they have to to deliver the accredited course. One thing that is definitely covered is hill stop/start techniques and when I did it years ago we went and practiced with an instructor in the car. Even nervous participants were well looked after.
I went into the day expecting most of it to be a waste of time and a lot of it was common sense that I already knew. However I had a really good instructor and there were some good tips and reminders. Also I had never touched on the hill start/stop techniques so thought that alone was worth it.
Really encourage "novices" to think about it. Club membership normally is the only cost and it is a cheap way to do the training.
I have stayed out of this for a number of reasons from being sick plus depressed and just plain pissed I was not there..
Now when I was sitting on the side of the freeway for over an hour waiting for a taxi I gave it a bit of thought and was a little worried but thought mick had the snail trail from the last time we came so should be right... did not expect them to take the wrong turn up that hill as it is a tough son of a bitch.
I received a phone call from someone who was there and they had major concerns about cars turning around on that hill..
I am concerned also that novices may have the wrong idea about a few things and I hope I can get back out to lead another group.
This time it will be no more than 8 cars total and it will be for novices that have not really been.. I will hsve one other experienced car along so that is 6 novices.
Now that hill may have changed slightly from the last time but no matter it is still tough.. I have winched 4 times and only darren winnie and George have made it unaided and about 15 cars in total that have been with me have winched.
Turning around on a hill is a big no no and there has to be huge exception to this.
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