T6.1 2wd off road .....amazing

[marmite monster]

I’ve had my t6.1 a few months months now and quite amazed how well it handles the off road driving. Wanted a 4 motion but couldn’t wait for a factory order and no dealers had any in stock at the time. Something about the traction control on these new vans it pretty much gets up anything.

All I’ve done is added general grabber at3 tyres. We did a trip to Cumbria last week and got up parkmoor green lane (you tube it) much to the surprise of the landrover guys coming down. Been out in the snow stopping on hills etc trying to get stuck but it just refuses.
Even parked on a steep near Keswick with one wheel in deep mud and the other wheel on the road as a test and it just climbed straight out. It’s like it’s got some kind of electronic lsd.

I’ve been doing all these adventure with my mate in his 4 motion and we haven’t had to use the tow rope yet.
So if you need your van to go off road you might not actually need a 4motion.

 

[DXX]

Fantastic photos of a very beautiful part of the country.
Good to hear that the van will cope with slippery conditions but IMO those tracks are a vital requirement for the people who need to access their property and work. It’s much the same situation where I live, we have plenty of recreational 4WD drivers ripping up the tracks and leaving it for the landowners / volunteers to repair so they can access their homes and land.

 

[marmite monster]

Fantastic photos of a very beautiful part of the country.
Good to hear that the van will cope with slippery conditions but IMO those tracks are a vital requirement for the people who need to access their property and work. It’s much the same situation where I live, we have plenty of recreational 4WD drivers ripping up the tracks and leaving it for the landowners / volunteers to repair so they can access their homes and land.

That track in particular is a dead end track that goes to a view point. No harm in using legal green lanes, if they don’t get used the get lost forever.

 

[DXX]

That track in particular is a dead end track that goes to a view point. No harm in using legal green lanes, if they don’t get used the get lost forever.

Those sheep on the left of the track don’t look after themselves, farmers need access. While it maybe legal the recent increase in access with recreational vehicles is likely to push landowners to change this. Many of these tracks are ‘permitted access’ with landowners permission. If they are closed it affects walkers, horse riders and cyclists, none of which cause the level of degradation that a vehicle does.
Having seen firsthand how farmers remove stuck vehicles you really don’t want to be that person.

 

[VanDamMan]

Tyres Can make a difference and help you to get about ....but the land/countryside is for everyone to enjoy and respect...my way of thinking if its not listed on a map for general use as a vehicle access I won’t go up it......yes there are some really challenging roads that we can drive on without going off the beaten track..but we also need to remember that some tracks created by farmers are for work/access not generally members of the public...

 

[foggy3061]

Those sheep on the left of the track don’t look after themselves, farmers need access. While it maybe legal the recent increase in access with recreational vehicles is likely to push landowners to change this. Many of these tracks are ‘permitted access’ with landowners permission. If they are closed it affects walkers, horse riders and cyclists, none of which cause the level of degradation that a vehicle does.
Having seen firsthand how farmers remove stuck vehicles you really don’t want to be that person.

The 'track' as you call it is a UCR, so is a road!

As of March 2020, the Parkamoor Green lane was repaired extensively, yet before this farmers were accessing their stock ok. Before then, these 2 transporters would have probably destroyed themselves attempting to get to where they were.......not just the damaged sil one recieved.

As for as the sheep up on the top, they're more than likely accessed from the top side, via the Grizedale forest gate just beyond the dead end signage (which used to be where the green lane ran pre NERC bill closeure).

 

[marmite monster]

The 'track' as you call it is a UCR, so is a road!

As of March 2020, the Parkamoor Green lane was repaired extensively, yet before this farmers were accessing their stock ok. Before then, these 2 transporters would have probably destroyed themselves attempting to get to where they were.......not just the damaged sil one recieved.

As for as the sheep up on the top, they're more than like accessed from the top side, via the Grizedale forest gate just beyond the dead end signage (which used to be where the green lane ran pre NERC bill closeure).

I think your probably wasting your time trying to explain to this guy

 

[DXX]

I think your probably wasting your time trying to explain to this guy

Thanks the the assumption.

 

[Skyliner33]

Yep, got to keep using all our roads or else they end up looking like this (or worse):

 

[Kev_]

That's just how roads in Lancashire look all the time

 

[JOG]

The 'track' as you call it is a UCR, so is a road!

As of March 2020, the Parkamoor Green lane was repaired extensively, yet before this farmers were accessing their stock ok. Before then, these 2 transporters would have probably destroyed themselves attempting to get to where they were.......not just the damaged sil one recieved.

As for as the sheep up on the top, they're more than likely accessed from the top side, via the Grizedale forest gate just beyond the dead end signage (which used to be where the green lane ran pre NERC bill closeure).

I really don’t think @DXX is objecting to green-laning but just asking that it is done considerately. Besides the local and farmer access, there are many others who require it.....and rarely on bright, sunny days...especially utility companies.

 

[foggy3061]

I really don’t think @DXX is objecting to green-laning but just asking that it is done considerately. Besides the local and farmer access, there are many others who require it.....and rarely on bright, sunny days...especially utility companies.

While i don't disagree about green laning responsibly, we're talking about a specific road here. The condition of which has recently been improved immensely, how would that negatively impact utilities companies' access?

Also, which utilities companies do you suppose need access to Parkamoor and how have they done so until now?

 

[JOG]

While i don't disagree about green laning responsibly, we're talking about a specific road here. The condition of which has recently been improved immensely, how would that negatively impact utilities companies' access?

Also, which utilities companies do you suppose need access to Parkamoor and how have they done so until now?

I wasn’t talking about a specific area but green-laning in general. No objection to responsible green-laning either.

 

[marmite monster]

Anyway.... anyone els had any 2wd adventures ?

 

[JOG]

Anyway.... anyone els had any 2wd adventures ?

Yep! Took the kids out on their bikes....jeez, they are noisy gits!!!

 

[Tsixty]

It's all about the tyres........always is.

 

[Shaun Witts]

The most adventurous I’ve been was driving into Walna Scar car park once. Managed to scrape the underside slightly just doing that on standard suspension (I’ve now got VB air with an off-road mode, but have not been back yet).

I have winter tyres (Goodyear Ultragrip Cargo) on my Devonports but have still had them spin in the snow, once in the lakes and again parking at Glencoe one night (both last winter, so pre-Covid). Never got totally stuck though.

I am intending to retrofit both the traction control off button and the hill descent assist when I can get the parts. Might never be needed, but it seems a relatively simple upgrade to do.

 

[Big Al]

It's all about the tyres........always is.

Absolutely! My T6 when it was on standard 16" rims and tyres couldn`t reverse up a slight soft grassy gradient!

 

[Another planet]

I’ve had my t6.1 a few months months now and quite amazed how well it handles the off road driving. Wanted a 4 motion but couldn’t wait for a factory order and no dealers had any in stock at the time. Something about the traction control on these new vans it pretty much gets up anything.

All I’ve done is added general grabber at3 tyres. We did a trip to Cumbria last week and got up parkmoor green lane (you tube it) much to the surprise of the landrover guys coming down. Been out in the snow stopping on hills etc trying to get stuck but it just refuses.
Even parked on a steep near Keswick with one wheel in deep mud and the other wheel on the road as a test and it just climbed straight out. It’s like it’s got some kind of electronic lsd.

I’ve been doing all these adventure with my mate in his 4 motion and we haven’t had to use the tow rope yet.
So if you need your van to go off road you might not actually need a 4motion.
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What size tyres did you go for please?

 

[cgtmiles]

Anyway.... anyone els had any 2wd adventures ?

I pulled onto a grass pitch in the lakes last summer a foot off the road and that was about as far as I’d risk taking it. I’m lowered so not much chance of me getting anywhere like those photos and even if I wasn’t low and had the right tyres I’d be bricking it and would only get a few yards before I’d turn around