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arsi
 


Member Since: 01 Jun 2005
Location: Tampere
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Finland 2005 LR3 TDV6 SE Auto Zambezi SilverLR3
Can not get through 40cm of crusted snow

Yesterday I was heading to my cottage and I find out that there was still 40cm of snow that had a thick and
hard crust on top.




After some effort I realized that D3 is not an icebreaker. I did managed to drive about 20 meters though.




Problem was not the depth of the snow but the crust.

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So I left her alone and walked the rest of the way.




Some places the crust was so hard that it carried my weight easily.





Today, reversing back to the street was not easy as the temperature raised during the night and
the snow was more slippery.  
Post #14172022nd Mar 2007 5:33 pm
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craig
 


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The UK would stop if we had anything approaching a 1/5 of that amount.

Looks absolutely beautiful Thumbs Up  
Post #14172322nd Mar 2007 5:52 pm
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simon
  


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You need a heavier car mate Wink  
Post #14172522nd Mar 2007 5:55 pm
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scolliss
 


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simon wrote:
You need a heavier car mate Wink


Or a Mantec plate and some momentum! Shocked

On second thoughts maybe not - it may just slide up on top of the crust and be stuck on its belly then. Big Cry

Curiously though, did you set it to the Mud Ruts setting. Snow Grass and Gravel setting doesn't work in deeper snow, something to do with gear ratios used in that setting I think. Life is what you make it.  
Post #14176822nd Mar 2007 8:05 pm
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simon
  


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A reduction in throttle response... ie less power to start with.

Might have worked setting it to Sand and flooring it... doubt the crust would have held the D3 if you rose over it.  
Post #14179422nd Mar 2007 9:21 pm
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LeighW
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If you can't find a suitable Terrain Response setting arsi, maybe this item will help.






















Might be a wee bit chillier then the D3 though!!

Leigh LeighW

The old girl is on her third engine...
* first ran a bearing (design failure in original engine)
* second had a failure of the water outlet on top of the engine (pls check yours)  
Post #14198623rd Mar 2007 6:55 am
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arsi
 


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I tried Snow/Grass and Gravel first and then Mud and Ruts and even Rock Crawl. With Snow/Grass and Gravel I was able to steer, with the other settings the car was unsteerable in deep snow when the difflocks engaged.

I should have had snowchains. Standard studded wintertyres were not the best in that conditions.  
Post #14201923rd Mar 2007 10:30 am
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