Further details on the Next Gen Ranger have emerged from Ford this morning with a seventh variation of the Next Gen Ranger to complement XL, XLS, XLT, Sport, Wildtrak and Raptor. Here's the specs for the Urban Warrior Power Ranger:
20"…
The electric vehicle (EV) revolution is here now and rapidly gathering pace. Today, EVs are absolutely a viable alternative to ICE (internal combustion engine, petrol/diesel) cars for daily-driving suburban duties. They're safe, low to almost zero maintenance, easy to drive, don't need…
Starlink, the new satellite Internet system that offers speeds of around 300Mpbs, has just released an official availability map:
https://www.starlink.com/map
This is what it looks like as of the date of this post:
The plan is, in time, to have worldwide coverage.…
Everyone runs a hawse for synthetic rope, right? Because "the rope gets stuck in the corners" and "you don't need roller fairleads with synth rope".
Both of those statements are wrong. In the video below I winch with synth rope in…
We've had snatch blocks, then came snatch rings, and now there is the Bearing Ring.
The idea is simple; take the snatch ring and add a bearing to make a snatch ring with two parts, a static outer shell and a sheave…
Modern vehicles have lots and lots of computers controlling every part of the vehicle's systems and operation. And these computers have software which can be modified, and that changes the vehicle - power, efficiency, driveability and much more. Sounds good, right? Well,…
Every tyre has a speed rating and a load rating. The speed rating is the maximum speed the tyre should be run at, and the load rating is the maximum load the tyre can take, and complying with these ratings can cause…
Here in Australia we don't really have a strong anti-4x4 sentiment, aside from a bit of a sneer at Toorak Tractors and the like. Personally, I've been told my ownership of a 4x4 "is okay" because I use it for camping and…
If you do any car control course, and you should if you're into any form of motorsport of offroading, then you'll need to learn the art and science of skid recovery.
You may be told "turn into the skid" or "countersteer" or…
I've done a lot of sand recovery of all sorts of vehicles on beaches, inland deserts and even in different countries.
There are just three bits of kit I need for any sand recovery situation, at least so far in my experience.…