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markymoan · Posted: Wed Jan 24, 2007 22:44 Post subject:

Ive been moving fallen trees with my old 2.8, to clear the track to the allotments.
So i can well believe the power of the newer motors Very Happy

siweb tows a trooper on a trailer and that must be 3+ tons so dont worry about it Wink

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Hard1 · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 0:56 Post subject:

Hey Fleur mon ami! Not dissing you man, just incredulous! Shocked

It's pulling power is not in doubt, but tell me, what stops you falling off the 1 in 3 "slope" ?

That's not only steep it's near vertical! Remember, we are pulling 4 tons up a near vertical slope here. Even a tracked vehicle or a winch would have "issues". That's for every 3' of slope, it rises 1'. Blimey......

Well, I'd love to see a photo of that....and so probably would Jeremy Clarkson, he had enough trouble getting a "bare" Disco 3 up a small mountain with much lesser slopes than that.......
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markymoan · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 1:54 Post subject:

I wouldnt call a 1 in 3 anything near steep, Rolling Eyes

http://www.medical-reports.com/Roadgradients.html
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Hard1 · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 7:45 Post subject:

Well, that's a great page and illustrates gradients properly. I was going on the premise that 1 in 1 was vertical (up one unit, along 1 unit) but acording to them, it's 45 degrees so yes, 1 in 3 is just "steep".
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crocket · **** Joined: 14 Sep 2005 Posts: 315 Location: Midlands

Yes it's a good page as long as the sound is turned off! Blimey, doesn't that get on yer t**ts?
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Hard1 · Posted: Thu Jan 25, 2007 15:51 Post subject:

Still an impressive performer eh?

What an irritating noise. I turned it down and ripped off the knob!
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Webby · ***** Joined: 08 Feb 2005 Posts: 536 Location: Suffolk

Think you are all missing the point...the slope of the track isn't the question, the clutch smelling is!
If you feel it needs 4wd, then i would suggest using low ratio as well. Try it and see if it still makes the same smell.
Living in Suffolk we have very few hills so cannot help there but am used to towing heavy loads. I too move alot of wood with an Ifor williams and when i feel it needs 4wd to get out of the woods then i use low ratio. One side of the wood is served with a private road so i am not limited to 3.5t Wink

and even with that weight on don't get too many complaints from the trooper.
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