I will try that. Thanks Yep low gear locked every time and the slip is *really* steep, on sand, covered with pebbles. It took 2 Discos and loads of rope last time. Trailer wheels and axle sunk in the sand, jockey wheel buried with the tow hitch, tide going out fast in a fast flowing estuary, you know, the usual delights of a Saturday afternoon's boating when everything's going just dandy.
Steve
On or around Wed, 25 Jun 2003 13:20:22 +0000 (UTC), "Steve Lomax"
> enlightened us thusly:
>
> >Thanks folks
> >
> >I didnt think about clutch. It has had a bit of a hammering in recent months
> >recovering the boat on steep slipways. What would be a reasonable price to
> >pay for a new one (fitted)?
> >Gearbox is original but seems positive and dosen't jump or whine. a Wotsit
> >splash thingy sounds like a must have accessory. Nothing came up on Google.
> >have you got the spelling correct ? ;-) (actually it does!, but you have to
> >register with some domain provider to get the page)
>
> Steve Parker is the man you're looking for. google for that and land
> rovers, you should get it.
>
> re: recovering boat - I trust you use low box for this, and if not, why not?
> 's what it's there for, partly. The clutch shouldn't get hammering if
> you're in low-1, unless it's *really* steep. Also, low-1 and low-R are both
> excellent gears for manoeuvring trailers in tight spaces. a TDi should push
> the average thing around at idle in these gears on the flat. Takes slightly
> longer, but much safer and easier.
>
> 'course, if you know all that and do it already, then that's fine. >
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