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Offline muddyjames

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would my disco have managed it?
« on: April 09, 2009, 21:01:56 »
If I had taken my disco into work today I would have been the challenge of towing a 32 tonne refuse lorry off a roundabout and maybe back to the yard about a mile away. It's gearbox went in the middle of the roundabout. oops.

So if I had my disco in low range, do you reckon it would have towed it to safety?

Unfortunately I took the wrong car to work!  :roll: :doh:
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #1 on: April 09, 2009, 21:43:00 »
Land Rovers have been used to move artics many a time.
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #2 on: April 09, 2009, 21:45:54 »
I was going to take the disco in but decided not to. grrr.
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #3 on: April 09, 2009, 21:54:15 »
 I used my disco to move a dust cart that was parked in the way of my lock up, only moved it a dozen or so yards but no worries at all,

 As long as it was flatt (ish) terrain i reckon it would ave done the job, Using suitable  straps of course  :)
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #4 on: April 09, 2009, 21:57:09 »
Youd be fine to tow it, the weight is not too important, it is the resistive force of trying to move it.
Ive towed a full grain lorry out of some ruts before......39.8t  :dance:
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #5 on: April 09, 2009, 21:57:24 »
Quote from: Rich_P on April 09, 2009, 21:43:00
Land Rovers have been used to move artics many a time.


Indeed they can!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0jhuKLrjJLg
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #6 on: April 09, 2009, 22:36:52 »
wow , that is pretty impressive  !. towed a 7.5 tonne out the floods without any trouble but nothing like that ..
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #7 on: April 09, 2009, 23:32:37 »
Fair play, that anti stall technology is good init?? :clap:
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #8 on: April 10, 2009, 09:34:46 »
this is the best one ive seen :lol: apparentley the beep from the horn you hear is the driver hitting his head on the steering wheel from the recoil! HA!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0DON9cZdWz8&feature=player_embedded
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #9 on: April 10, 2009, 17:05:47 »
who was driving?  :D
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #10 on: April 10, 2009, 18:49:53 »
Looks like jakes motor that one?
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #11 on: April 10, 2009, 20:03:04 »
Quote from: BadgersRover on April 10, 2009, 18:49:53
Looks like jakes motor that one?

It's on his Youtube account. How's your head Jake?
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #12 on: April 10, 2009, 20:55:57 »
i belive the bloke driving was called marv and ist not jakes, its a blue D2
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Re: would my disco have managed it?
« Reply #13 on: April 11, 2009, 00:03:22 »
Answering the original question, yes, I think you would have. Yours is an automatic which does help when trying to get outsize loads moving as you just put it in drive and gently increase power until it moves. No clutch to burn out!
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