I have produced a lot of content explaining how towing works; what the weights are, what causes sway, offroad driving and much more. There's also a calculator to give you an idea of likely weights for your rig.
But nothing will replace…
BRAKE TRACTION CONTROL is a wonderful invention, braking individual wheels so vehicles can keep moving forwards. Toyota, VW and Land Rover have it down to a fine art, to the point where a conventional cross-axle locking differential ("locker") is becoming less and…
The last few years has seen a lot of turmoil in the RV industry through the COVID years and now into 2024 with a cost of living crisis. Demand for RVs soared as travel restrictions bit, but now there's a slackening…
Worried about your roofrack load limit, or your car's roof load limit?
Every vehicle has a roof load limit, which for modern 4X4s is around 50-150kg - but that's very much dependent on the specific make and model of the vehicle, so…
NEVER WINCH AND DRIVE! LET THE WINCH DO THE WORK! YOU WILL OVERRUN THE CABLE! SHOCK LOAD! SHOCK LOAD!
Sound familiar? It's old-school 4x4 advice, handed down through the ages. Now old advice isn't necessarily bad advice, but…
This is the support blog post for the videos covering how Adaptive Terrain Systems work. I'm including here clarifications and extra information. The video explaining Terrain Response and other ATSes is at the end, this is just supplementary information.
Below are the…
How does a Tatra 8x8 truck work? Eight wheels, four axles and how many differentials or power dividers? And what about its suspension design, not the usual beam axles and leaf springs?
There's a video below, but I'm going to…
It's my view everyone should own an OBD scanner. My readers by and large are of the same view, as you can see here:
Michael Haworth I run one and use it on most trips to monitor transmission temp, exhaust gas temp,…
In 2024, I think Land Rover is more than a little confused. In 2003, it wasn't confused. But I think the roots of the confusion began in 1948.
Back when the Series 1 Land Rover was created by Rover it was just…
No matter how well prepared you are for your travels, you may well need help sooner or later. And then you need communications. In the video below I go through all the options, but in this article I want to…