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UK listing for drivable rivers / fords

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 14:22    Post subject: UK listing for drivable rivers / fords Reply with quote

Whilst researching on our selection of 4WD to purchase, I stumbled across a web-site detailing all the driveable rivers in the UK - hundreds of them.  It features classics such as Tarr Steps on Exmoor and also some relatively unknown "short-cuts" - some of which were hundreds of metres long and/or 1m deep!

Having now decided on a Trooper, I need to complete my research of local green lanes and other "obstacles."  Does anyone know of this really useful site, arranged by county and complete with Grid References and some pretty wicked photos!  Googling for "ford" results in millions of adverts for Fiestas and Mondeos while "Exmoor" and "Tarr Steps" finds loads of tourist sites...

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 14:34    Post subject: Reply with quote

I look forward to somebody coming up with a link. I had a quick Google and didn't get to it.
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 15:13    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would imagine it would be wet roads?

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 15:17    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's the one! Very Happy

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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 15:46    Post subject: Reply with quote

Interesting!

Anybody got a rule-of-thumb as to the maximum safe depth a 3.0 Trooper can wade through without snorkels and stuff?
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 18:15    Post subject: Reply with quote

Not sure of a safe wading depth but I think its probably NOT this Shocked ...


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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 18:27    Post subject: Reply with quote

STREWTH, Richard! That's EXTREME!

I was thinking of something a little tamer!!
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 14, 2008 20:40    Post subject: Reply with quote

safe depth?

Depends how clean the water is. Alternators don't like dirty water. round about just below headlight height i reckon, but check your breather pipes aren't blocked and are still connected, and high enough. and be prepared to strip the hubs down afterwards and regrease
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 19, 2008 22:22    Post subject: Reply with quote

I once read that safe depth was the centre of the hub  Question
I'm on 29" wheels so it would be 14" for me (in theory)  Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:43    Post subject: Reply with quote

hensoni wrote:
That's the one! Very Happy

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No problem Wink  I have done a lot of the fords in the Hertfordshire area from that website, its a very good site!

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:45    Post subject: Reply with quote

Topvaux wrote:
Interesting!

Anybody got a rule-of-thumb as to the maximum safe depth a 3.0 Trooper can wade through without snorkels and stuff?



I think Vauxhall put the standard frontera at 500MM, i would imagine a standard trooper may be a little over that but im sure many on here have been deeper Wink

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 9:54    Post subject: Reply with quote

In a mk1 I have had water just on the bonet with a good bow wave.

Seen lots of mk2s with the head lights under.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 10:08    Post subject: Reply with quote

:::Matski::: wrote:
In a mk1 I have had water just on the bonet with a good bow wave.

Seen lots of mk2s with the head lights under.


Yeah, done it in the frontera with no snorkel Shocked  Was a little buttock clenching   Embarassed  Embarassed  Embarassed

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PostPosted: Thu Mar 20, 2008 21:59    Post subject: Reply with quote

Had my mk2 pushing a wave and just lapping on the bonnet with no snorkel, so glad the air intake points backwards, i've got gear box and diff breathers extended up theh bulk head.
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