MrKev Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Well, I did tow a Frontera up Snowdon... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landroversforever Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Well, I did tow a Frontera up Snowdon... Brilliant Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JJB Serenity Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Well, I did tow a Frontera up Snowdon... Ha ha ha I did suspect it didn't get up there by itself! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmiebrumie Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 Well, I did tow a Frontera up Snowdon... & you did the best thing with it --------- you left it there Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barmiebrumie Posted September 5, 2011 Share Posted September 5, 2011 used my old 90 (2 1/4 petrol) to tow a fuel tanker out of our car park at work as he couldnt quite get in to deliver all the fuel to us, was on frozen snow & he said he wieghed 21.5 tons, his boss wouldnt believe that a 90 could do it till he seen the photos (owns a Land Rover him self now) will try to find & load up the photos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jai_landrover Posted September 9, 2011 Share Posted September 9, 2011 Rescued the rescue service Myself and Phil black 90 each got a nice letter after pulling 2 fire engines and an ambulance out of trouble. I think 2007/8. Uploaded with ImageShack.us Uploaded with ImageShack.us Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tacr2man Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Where to start ? This last winter, towed 5 artics to clear 37 trapped cars , towed blood transfusion courier to rendevous with a range rover to handover consignment Towed ambulance. In Australia towed Mack semi low loader just over mile to place of safety off road 54 tons , push started two trailer Volvo road train . Towed satellite tracking dish Liverpool to Naples for fitting to Russian ship refitting in Italy ! Moved 50ft radio mast section for radio ham mate . Winched dumped cars from old quarry to clear nature reserve. and so on they arn't called the most versatile vehicle for nothing ! Trouble is when you need to make full use of them you dont often have time for pics Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JeffR Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Power sliding uphill on the Kirkstone Pass (The Struggle) to get round the hairpins one summer. Mind you about two days later the recovery truck driver did a better job with the 110 on the back after the stater shorted out and torched most of under bonnet wiring.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted September 13, 2011 Share Posted September 13, 2011 Towed a 9 meter RIB ( Cowes inshore lifeboat ) to Southampton boat show, it was so big I had a police escort, Dragged/recovered a removals lorry that had slipped and lent itself against the house it was delivering too..... Get called out regulary to recover stuck 4x4's all over the island, when it snowed 2010 I assisted / towed about 60 cars / vans etc in 24 hours, including a ambulance and hearse who both needed towing in the snow to the local crematorium - with 'cargo' on-board! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pete3000 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Towed a 9 meter RIB ( Cowes inshore lifeboat ) to Southampton boat show, it was so big I had a police escort, Dragged/recovered a removals lorry that had slipped and lent itself against the house it was delivering too..... Get called out regulary to recover stuck 4x4's all over the island, when it snowed 2010 I assisted / towed about 60 cars / vans etc in 24 hours, including a ambulance and hearse who both needed towing in the snow to the local crematorium - with 'cargo' on-board! noooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, the ambulance should have gone to the hospital unless of course you live in Jamaica. (old lenny henry joke, so laid back there, ambulance takes so long to get there it turns up at the funeral etc...) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 It was a 'private' ambulance with a deceased onboard.....................well i think they were?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
landrover598 Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 Nothing as cool as the others, but i've towed a stuck Pinzgauer, and posed in front of a famous waterfall in Iceland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phantom Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 My Ski looks cool on the back Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted September 14, 2011 Author Share Posted September 14, 2011 thats a really nice pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted September 14, 2011 Share Posted September 14, 2011 My Ski looks cool on the back thats a very nice lookin landy!!!!! thats a really nice pic. i'd agree with that! it's a professional shot! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tweetyduck Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 Drove about 5 miles on the East Coast main line (at Leeds) with one wheel in the 4 foot (between the rails) and the other in the cess (side of the track) during an RMT strike day when there were no trains. Driving 6300 miles in 3 weeks to Morroco (and back) and not having any trouble with the car. Spending about 600 days on my drive making the car good enought for the above trip. The coolest thing my wife and i have done in the landrover.......thats another thread all together. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lrfarmer Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 ive seen a few landys tow wagons out of ditches in the snow. poeple dont believe its possible. but it it a video, i havent got the pics of driving over the cars yet: not mine but some one i know #! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 i saw that, unfortunately no one was actually silaging, my mate also has a 200TDI series 3 project so when there both back up and running we plan to fit a PTO to one, and chop (pick up grass, condition and blow into trailer) with it and use th eother to cart. the one carting will need to have a standalone hydraulic pump in th back for the tip function. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 i saw that, unfortunately no one was actually silaging, my mate also has a 200TDI series 3 project so when there both back up and running we plan to fit a PTO to one, and chop (pick up grass, condition and blow into trailer) with it and use th eother to cart. the one carting will need to have a standalone hydraulic pump in th back for the tip function. Will a 200tdi have enough power to drive a silage harvester? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 for one of these, it should so, you can chop with 100hp tractors, and if the grass isnt too thick on i cant see any problems, it will probably have to be a first cut or a light cut though as there would be less grass to chop Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 my concerns would be the forward speed might be a bit high, but it might be alright as 1st low is pretty slow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted September 16, 2011 Author Share Posted September 16, 2011 and heres a 101 chopping and carting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CwazyWabbit Posted September 16, 2011 Share Posted September 16, 2011 You have me convinced So we'll see the resurrection of this thread sometime next year? or is it a longer term project? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discomikey Posted September 17, 2011 Author Share Posted September 17, 2011 well ive got to rebuild brain first, but as my course at Uni is off road vehicle design and build, it may be turned into a uni project, if im allowed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Landy-Novice Posted September 17, 2011 Share Posted September 17, 2011 whats the hp of the pto, 35 i think?? what does the topper and forage harvester need? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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