I have a 3.5 EFi Range Rover, and live at the bottom of a steep winding hill, at a guess i would say the hill is about 1 in 4. I also have a large heavy trailer (maybe 2 ton) that i have to pull up this hill once or twice a week. At the bottom of the hill there is a cattle grid, in order to get the trailer across the cattle grid i have to drive the range rover over, stop, place wooden boards across the grid and then pull away. If i dont do this the back of the trailer scrapes along the road, once across the grid there is no scraping, it is just as i cross the grid. In other words there is no way i can take any sort of a run at the hill.
Problem is even in wet weather the RR has problems getting a grip (we have wagons dumping soil most days, they tend to leave a muddy residue), so with winter coming along i am getting concerned, and i MUST be able to climb the hill at 6 AM, my livelehood depends on it. When icy (the road will not get gritted) i think i am going to have huge problems, can anyone suggest a better tyre to fit ?, will studded tyres work, what about chains?.
Once up the hill, i join the main road, and am able to hook the trailer up to a different vehicle, so i dont actually have to drive on the main road with the Range Rover.
All ideas and suggestions gratefully recieved.