I got a Freelander. A couple of years ago we had the worst winter I can remember and it just snowed and snowed for months. It was the first time I had a 4X4 and it was absolutely great in the snow.
In the clip where it struggles ,it was on its belly and the traction controle etc was out of action due to two dead sensors. it could probably out do the disco I dont think youle be disapointed. But beware their are a lot of freelanders out their with the prop shaft removed have a look underneath
I've actually wondered about that myself, so I looked it up... due to some EU regulation, a lot of SUVs had to have their lights moved to the bumper in the nineties. It's due to regulation having to do with being able to see both rear lights from a certain angle, which on cars with one wheel hanging off the hatch like that doesn't work.
I was using Goodrich General Grabbers. the traction controle etc wasnt working and it still kept going, great cars Ive since baught another one. Cheerz mate
@maxsterslandrovermad They are briliant cars we have nearly 2ft of snow here and I have been driving around quite efortlesly. Only when it bellies out ot needs some persuasion Goodrich general grabbers make quite a diference. Cheerz mate
Why O why did L R position the brake lights so low down.. I get fed up with people helpfully informing me I don't have any brake lights when the middle one is flashing at them and they missed the lower ones.. Brake lights should be above the bumper.. and why o why use vertical clamp bolt n nut battery terminal connections.. craziness..
@@squirmyrouter "facelift"? FR 2? There is a way to do it. An electrician on a Land Rover owners site on FB a year or so ago described to me how a few cross over wirings would resolve the problem. Ill try to look out for it to copy and paste if I ever get time.. It's very annoying and potentially unsafe..
up to your thighs surely the technical term for that is ba' deep !! nice video ive just bought a td4 and have noticed when in mud the front wheels spin quite a lot but the rears not as much is this normal and how the 4wd works on these. i noticed yours doing it in this video as well,cheers matty
Check the propshaft is there some times they are removed. There is a limited slip diff on the prop, if the front wheels spin the back should push you out, there are sensors on all four wheels so that if any start spinning the power goes to the others.If any of the sensors fail like in this video they all fail and its just 2 diffs with limited slip in between and because off the limited slip less power goes to the back wheels than the front but all 4 wheels will still drive and get you out of the mud or snow, like in the vid where it was baw high, give or take a baw hair or 2.
Cheers had mine on ice today and front wheels spun quite a bit with trailer attached then it felt like rear wheel s engaged so think its working ok .and yes prop shaft is there. Lol
I like these type of Freelanders. I have also driven in snow like this with both of my RAV4's (97 and 04) Lots of fun. Also like that there are no "normal" cars on roads like this in the winter. The freedom that light SUV's can give a person...priceless!
hi landrover fans ace video ime from rotherham weve had alot of snow this is my 1st freelander ive always had discos but after my much loved disco was wrote off i fancied a change so bought my freelander 3dr diesel t reg and she has supprised me so much and never got stuck once
oh no i have bought one for this wjnter ,usually i get a discovery and it went up a very steep hill in snow to the top of the wheels ,the freelander does not look like it would
@philbinks Thank you for watching it was great fun.We ran out of ground clearence a couple of times, but with the General Grabbers it was almost unstopable. pity about the malfunctional Hill decent TC & ABS
@Burghbhoy1 I know, it was on its belly much of the time and the traction controle was gubed but with a bit gentle persuasion it just kept going. Cheerz.
Most important: STAY ON THE GAS when the wheels spin. These electronic AWDs need spinning wheels to distribute the torque to the wheels that have traction.
@Gordy90LPG Pleased to meet yi Gordy I didny realize you were a Land rover & video fananic til I saw your chanel. I was using goodrich general grabbers, I think you had the mud terane jobs. Cheerz
If one wheel looses traction and spins the electronics would stop that wheel from spinning and the power would normaly go to the other 3 wheels to pull you out. Due to a wheel sensor fault non of the electronics were working which means that when one wheel spins it takes virtually all the power away from the 3 that have grip. also the snow was up to 2' deep in places and the car was at times on its belly with the wheels dangling but I still got up and over that hill.
I got a Freelander. A couple of years ago we had the worst winter I can remember and it just snowed and snowed for months. It was the first time I had a 4X4 and it was absolutely great in the snow.
finaly! A video without music !!
Couldn't agree more !!
"I've just fallen into the snow upto ma arse" lol :) Great video guys, thanks for posting it. Two of my favourite things, Scotland and Freelanders!
In the clip where it struggles ,it was on its belly and the traction controle etc was out of action due to two dead sensors. it could probably out do the disco I dont think youle be disapointed. But beware their are a lot of freelanders out their with the prop shaft removed have a look underneath
Looks like traction control does not work )
Correct . Traction control not working, Hill decent not working, and ABS not working
I've actually wondered about that myself, so I looked it up... due to some EU regulation, a lot of SUVs had to have their lights moved to the bumper in the nineties. It's due to regulation having to do with being able to see both rear lights from a certain angle, which on cars with one wheel hanging off the hatch like that doesn't work.
I was using Goodrich General Grabbers. the traction controle etc wasnt working and it still kept going, great cars Ive since baught another one. Cheerz mate
@maxsterslandrovermad They are briliant cars we have nearly 2ft of snow here and I have been driving around quite efortlesly. Only when it bellies out ot needs some persuasion Goodrich general grabbers make quite a diference.
Cheerz mate
Thanks for the great video Ragnail. I pickup my 2004 Freelander in a couple of days. Can't wait to try it in the snow in Herefordshire :-)
LR was LR back then. LR is no longer LR today.
I live on snowdon and have had it deeper than that. Secret is tyres and driving as the freelander is great kit and won the camel.
Why O why did L R position the brake lights so low down.. I get fed up with people helpfully informing me I don't have any brake lights when the middle one is flashing at them and they missed the lower ones.. Brake lights should be above the bumper.. and why o why use vertical clamp bolt n nut battery terminal connections.. craziness..
Yea,they are the same on the Facelift.I'm gonna look into re-wiring mine,they would be better as convensional Fogs
@@squirmyrouter "facelift"? FR 2? There is a way to do it. An electrician on a Land Rover owners site on FB a year or so ago described to me how a few cross over wirings would resolve the problem. Ill try to look out for it to copy and paste if I ever get time.. It's very annoying and potentially unsafe..
@@Keepingitrespectfulmostly. Na, FR 1 facelift,2004-2006 i have TD4 Sport ;-)
Very impressive - an amazing car. Did you have regular or snow tyres on?
up to your thighs surely the technical term for that is ba' deep !! nice video ive just bought a td4 and have noticed when in mud the front wheels spin quite a lot but the rears not as much is this normal and how the 4wd works on these. i noticed yours doing it in this video as well,cheers matty
Check the propshaft is there some times they are removed. There is a limited slip diff on the prop, if the front wheels spin the back should push you out, there are sensors on all four wheels so that if any start spinning the power goes to the others.If any of the sensors fail like in this video they all fail and its just 2 diffs with limited slip in between and because off the limited slip less power goes to the back wheels than the front but all 4 wheels will still drive and get you out of the mud or snow, like in the vid where it was baw high, give or take a baw hair or 2.
Cheers had mine on ice today and front wheels spun quite a bit with trailer attached then it felt like rear wheel s engaged so think its working ok .and yes prop shaft is there. Lol
Apreciez! 👍
I like these type of Freelanders. I have also driven in snow like this with both of my RAV4's (97 and 04) Lots of fun. Also like that there are no "normal" cars on roads like this in the winter. The freedom that light SUV's can give a person...priceless!
coolest accent ever!
IMO, a great, cheap way to get into 4x4 off-roading is to get yourself a Freelander and get some proper chunky off-road tyres for it.
hi landrover fans ace video ime from rotherham weve had alot of snow this is my 1st freelander ive always had discos but after my much loved disco was wrote off i fancied a change so bought my freelander 3dr diesel t reg and she has supprised me so much and never got stuck once
oh no i have bought one for this wjnter ,usually i get a discovery and it went up a very steep hill in snow to the top of the wheels ,the freelander does not look like it would
Believe it or not, I did this in a Nissan Sunny in 1994.
Only I didny get stuck!
@philbinks Thank you for watching it was great fun.We ran out of ground clearence a couple of times, but with the General Grabbers it was almost unstopable. pity about the malfunctional Hill decent TC & ABS
УАЗ патриот там бы прошел ходом. даже не заметил бы. но я хочу ленд ровер.
Я купил! Восторга мало!
@Burghbhoy1 I know, it was on its belly much of the time and the traction controle was gubed but with a bit gentle persuasion it just kept going. Cheerz.
@Burghbhoy1 Yep then through the caron valley and back over the crow road the vid ends in the Campsies car park. Cheerz
Why on earth would you put a stop light on the bumper and leave unused the normal placed ones?
Two off the wheel sensors failed causing the ABS TC & Hill decent to fail , quite acommon fault.Cheerz
Cheerz mate. You dont need to do anything ,just drive them. The traction controle wasnt working in mine at that time.
good going to get a freelander up that road even with the lack of ground clearance
Most important: STAY ON THE GAS when the wheels spin. These electronic AWDs need spinning wheels to distribute the torque to the wheels that have traction.
You are right, with TC light on when wheels spinning
VCU is not an electronic awd system.
What tiers you got on it? Are they just road or winter?
But it looks awfull.Good thing that doesn't apply today ...
Have the same SUV, what year is yours? How many milage?
That was magic up there today I was driving the v8 discovery , your freelander done really well , what kind of tyres were u running ?
Try doing that before it's ploughed
That's a braw wee video there lads, thanks for sharing.
Is that the Tak ma doon road? Looks like it I'm up there all the time. Got a td4 sport.
It shure is then the Carron Valley and the Crow road
I have just bought a 2004 td4 freelander up to now i've been axle deep in pebbles and axle deep in mud. awesome vid
nice
Goodrich general grabers Cheerz Mate
is that tak ma doon road in kilsyth ?
Any idea why the TC and ABS cut out?
Liking the freelander
Super..
Cheerz Pal
Cheerz
super
Were they AT tyres I got the same model 02 reg
Goodrich General Grabbers, now on my 04 3 door
Maybe the same as the coopers I have on mind
@Gordy90LPG Pleased to meet yi Gordy I didny realize you were a Land rover & video fananic til I saw your chanel. I was using goodrich general grabbers, I think you had the mud terane jobs. Cheerz
I think its more of a driver problem than the freelanders
If one wheel looses traction and spins the electronics would stop that wheel from spinning and the power would normaly go to the other 3 wheels to pull you out. Due to a wheel sensor fault non of the electronics were working which means that when one wheel spins it takes virtually all the power away from the 3 that have grip. also the snow was up to 2' deep in places and the car was at times on its belly with the wheels dangling but I still got up and over that hill.