Laning in a FreeLander....

Let me know when you're going and I'll come and take the photos :-)

Some parts of SH are quite Freelander-able but you might end up having to retrace your steps when you get to some of the tougher bits. One or two of the stream crossings have steep rocky slopes with large steps at the water line ... could be interesting.

Regards Steve G

McBad wrote:

I'm certainly taking my own camera but not advertising when we are going; potentially too embarasing.

Yes, I'm concerned about the steep cobble climb from the arch bridge up to the gate on the section between Forest Lodge and the tarmac road been Ystradfellte and Sennybridge. That bit's quite lumpy and usually generates a few clonks and thumps. The rest of that section is no problem.

Continuing in the same southerly direction on the section beyond the Ystradfellte road the step up out of the river at the ford might also prove interesting... Tricky especially if there is a lot of water.

How will hill descent control or whatever it is cope..? Am I right in thinking there is no low range in a free lander for slowly climbing rocks?

Standard wading depth for a freelander is 400mm.

the road bias tyres may cause problems though if you have traction control it will help alot.

can't help beyond that.

Regards. Mark.(AKA, Mr.Nice.)

Apart from limitations of ground clearance and major articulation, I think it will amaze you...

I once bottled out of a hill climb in my Series 2 on Trac Edges. A Freelander then wandered up without fuss, so I thought I'd better have a go....

I'll let you know how we get on! M.

On or around Fri, 07 Jan 2005 14:36:23 +0000, Tim Hobbs enlightened us thusly:

slight deviation form the normal course today up a slippery bank, which mine declined to ascend. Not that I was trying *that* hard, didn't want to end up looking silly having stuck it in a ditch or something. Pirelli STs surprisingly effective though on firm slippery mud, and with suitable technique I reckon it would go up same. It went up a very wet and muddy (but firm, not deep mud) grass field quite well last autumn.

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