@Moosemuir ??? When it snows they are the only cars out and about. So on that score they are 100% reliable. Landrovers are working vehicles, on a daily basis they put up with more abuse than anything you can mention. I don’t see many other near 20 year old cars pulling that lorry in the dry let alone in the snow. Think on old chum.
A couple things I noticed, the tractor-trailer driver did not put on chains, the load is improperly loaded on the truck there is extra material at the far end of the flatbed this would make the back heavier making it difficult for the drive wheels to achieve traction.
@RudeMcNasty the more weight over the trailer axles is most likely to keep within the axle weight limits we have in the UK but if you can tell each axle weight from the clip your good
I agree, I've done loads of towing out with my disco 300tdi last two winters. But before we all get too carried away, this artic has the lazy axle up in the air, so it's not fully laden by any measure.
@MStanleyRoss another reason to pull up the 3rd axle is even if you are near the top end of your max weight, you would still pull her up in these conditions.
It is not a driven axle so all it does is take weight (and traction) off the rear axle :)
@craigw121 If I had to guess I'd say it's a 300Tdi. For our American friends thats a 2.5 litre turbo diesel puting out 111bhp. This isn't about horsepower it's about traction. I'm guessing from the speed of the wheels he was in low box with the engine at about 1500rpm. And I'll bet that Disco was on standard tyres, which are pretty good in the snow.
I think any Land Rover (except a Freelander) could have done this, right back to a 1948 Series 1. Its traction that counts, not power.
I've just come back from working in Poland, in November most people change from their summer tyres to winter tyres, so when it snows, they just drive a little slower, but trucks don't change their tyres, so when there is a slight incline, the truck gets stuck, and the cars get stuck behind them, a no win situation.
@deliow The reason they didnt lower the other axle was because lowering it only spreads the weight and weight = grip the more weight on one set the more grip sharing weight only makes it lighter on the axle therefore losing traction
Never seen this happen to an American truck.... Maybe if he put his second set of axles down and was using chains, which is a requirement for trucks here in the winter with steep grades, then he would never have got stuck. Especially with that little bit of snow, ice under it or not. I live where we can get over a foot of snow overnight and still can drive around. I would also love to see that little land rover pull that fully loaded truck without the driver spinning his wheels in the truck too.
@andy49093 we dont get enough snow over here for chains and they would only ruin our crap roads even more one bit of road could be ice and snow the next bit could be very clear so chains are useless in these conditions you muppet!
What is that all about? Where did I put my strap for towing, this in the vid is not me. someone elses credit not mine. Oh and don't get offended about the four track thing, I didn't even slate the vehicle. Just some folk get a little jelouse that's all I was stating. This discovery has done really really well. I was merly explaining a fact, that land rover are the best 4x4 by far. You only have to look this info up on the net it's all there.
thats why i will only have landrovers got a disco1 and a td5 just putting a 300tdi into my 90 and they all do anything asked of them good job with the vid mate next time i see an artic struggling mite even give it ago myself ha ha ha
Who slated the Fourtrak??? Landybandy1.............It has the same towing capacity as a Disco of 3.5tonne anyways...it may not be as heavy but they are VERY capable vehicles with there bulletpoof 2.8 Litre Diesel engines.......plenty of pulling power.
Would also love to know where you attached the recovery strap on your Disco?
@recallUK82 disco has a tow limit of 3.5 tonne?...guess you never saw the press release for the discovery in 1989 then..they pulled a combined 157 tonnes of train from a siding to the platform, the only conversion was a set of track follower wheels.
i have used my disco(1989 200tdi) to pull artics, cars, vans even other non landy type four wheel drives and never once as it failed to do the job required ;)
tow strap will be on the tow bar or towing eyes on the chassie.
Suprising how jelouse some folk are about land rovers doing well. Oh and your fourtrack probably can tow them both in that snow/ice, but coming down the other way pal. Jog on and go and buy yourself a land rover If you can afford one. Otherwise put up and shut up landys are awsome, BEST IN THE WORLD.
woohoooo!!! i love Land Rover!!! they are little tractors. all you needed was a set of chains and you would have towed this thing across the field. mine has gone where the snowplows wouldn't tackle the hills of St. John's, Newfoundland.
that thing couldnt pull that truck and all on that road even if it was dry. as someone said all it did was help the truck get some traction but still pretty decent
@thef250rednek thats where your wrong. iv seen a 300 tdi disco pull a FULLY loaded articulated tipper up a steeper hill than that, but not in the snow. and very slowly in low 1st
Certainly not that impressive. All the Land Rover did was add a little extra traction to the larger truck's spinning tyres (tires), not actually pull the load of that truck alone. In other words, the equivalent of one or two people pushing a much heavier car stuck in snow or mud. Any SUV or 4x4 could have done the same, in either case.
smiles, i am an ordinary person, without editing skills or the technology to CGI stuff, my sons and I went out in the snow we caught this moment on a little digital camera, the ice was so thick with snow on top this road which has an adverse camber on it, its a local road & NEVER gritted. It was entertaining to watch but Im afraid, its not, as you put it, false. I was in the right place, at the right time. . Safe driving DJ. Regards - chrissie.
@chrissie117 These Discoveries are more ballsy than most people think. I am a die hard big Chevy pickup owner, but these LR's are very off-road capable and quite ballsy. If I ever owned another vehicle besides a pickup truck, it would be a land rover
this is why the police use landrovers because they can pull 30-40 ton no problem my dad pulled an actic out of a snow drift with a series 2 and that only has a 2/2.5 litre engine
@spliffthedog Oh come on dude, you really believe that small little engine and vehicle is actually PULLING that thing? it's prolly just taking the edge off enough to help the truck get some momentum
did you not read my comment i have seen them doing this sort of stuff many times you should check out landrover themselves they demonstrate a defender pulling arctics with no driver on gravel
that "little" engine is very capable of doing things you don't think of. and if you dont believe its pulling it just look at how the disco slides and the tires spin if the truck was helping the disco im sure the disco wouldnt be sliding over the place
@djtechsupport don't be an arsehole, this is clearly taken from a cheap camera and the footage speaks for itself, the extra power stops the truck sliding back and when it throttles it moves up
That's gonna do a great deal for shocks on the landrover isn't it. People worry about them towing little trailers. So a wagon weighing 18+ tonnes is gonna do a lot of good for that landrover.
The driver of the Land Rover is our friend Mark...he loves this kind of weather and has helped so many people when they have got stuck in the snow! We borrowed his Land Rover for 6 months after he did this and my husband didn't want to give him it back!! A true convert!!
IF fully loaded the truck will weigh in at about 40 tons. True the Disco may well not have been pulling in the normal sense but it certainly helped the truck to move. Note the truck jump when the Disco snatches the line? Land Rover's are rated as capable of moving 12 tons anyway. And they're ON RECORD as having held a 200 ton ab. load in North East England. Don't ever misjudge what a Rover is capable of!!!
You do realize that he wasn't "pulling" that truck, right? I mean, yes, he was pulling it a little bit, but it's not like he was pulling the truck like it was dead weight. He was just providing enough of a pull to allow the truck to get enough traction to propel itself on the slippery road. Still, pretty cool video.
i pulled a transit pick up with a burntout clutch up a snowy hill with my disco auto,quite easily after the owner of the company tried and tried with his new shogun and he had better tyres and all his little lights on! im not saying the disco is a nicer car but when it really counts it IS
"disco" is a nickname for a Land Rover Discovery (the car pulling the big truck in the video above). A shogun is a Mitsubishi 4x4 (called something like Pajero in other markets - shogun is the name in the UK)
i have heard of land rover but never heard it called that before.
mitsubishi made a few pickup trucks to that they discontinued i think they called it the maxx truck in the u.s. lol they make better sports cars than trucks imho.
discos are around 2 tons, they are meant to have a 3.5ton tow limit in the uk.......although thats the limit on paper lol. they can manage a few pounds more weight.....if you need it
lol!!! thats a big 10-4 white truck, awaiting snow coming from wales and I will be out there again with a news update, till then its a big T-U (thumbs up) - over and out - 117.
My old defender has done that - ok, not a big truck, but has saved a few cars that were stuck. I also once pulled a fallen tree off the road (well, my landie did, not me)
isnt that extra wheel in the air on that truck another drive wheel for situations like this. correct me if im wrong but im sure thats what its for and they pull them up in the air when its not needed to save on fuel.
no its just a extra lift axle, its used for to put the w8 per axel down, if you got a heavy lood, they use it on the road, but now its up to get extra w8 on the rear tire's to get more grip
sorry for my bad english (A) hope you get it on some point :Phaha
so in the case where his drive wheels needed more traction and if he were to put more weight on the drive wheels which may or may not create traction but he could have tried =P
Flipster1325, That extra wheel is a tag axle and isn't driven. It's only used when the total weight exceeds 38Ton, then whith the axle down the total weight can be 44Ton. You are correct that they save fuel though as when they are lifted up they lower the rolling resistance. HTH
i too saw this in lrm mag i think it was and just had to check it out! top stuff! this is just testament as to how good landys - any landys - are. the best 4x4xfar as it was said! as for anyone who thinks land rovers are crap, theyre one of three things - jealous, naive, or very, very thick.
Hi amy, glad you have fun in your discoverys - this was a fantastic thing to watch and it still amazes me to this day that he pulled that truck up the hill on all that ice.
Lets face it all the landrover is doing is sat there spinning it's wheels. The truck is taking and moving all the weight and would get up there on it's own at around the same pace as it slowly eats throught the snow. Lorrys aint as bad as some make out in the snow. Mine didnt get stuck once over the snowy period up and down the wreking
Emmm SP - try telling all owners of Land Rovers they rarely complete what they started. Believe me - he succeeded. You are allowed to think that LR's are crap - just dont think you will be in the majority of thinking on that one!!!
Td5 Disco's can punch well over their weight.. I know I've got one! 7.5 tonner was the biggest I've pulled though.
Bet the front brakes were stinking after that because the traction control was probably on overtime.
Remember the truck was probably only just stuck and the help from the Disco was just enough.
BTW buy a decent kinetic rope, used wisely it will stop the shock when the slack takes up and will help you get a heavy vehicle moving.
ShaunieDale 1 day ago
For the countless noobs watching this, the last 3-4 seconds explains every thing.
First, the truck is a piece of Euro crap with out duel drive axles. Hence, no diff lock capability.
Second, In spite of the trailer being loaded, the load extends so far back, it over hangs the trailer. This takes the weight off the drive axle
kanukster 1 week ago
their pulling power is astonishing......fabulous vehicles
gjmsox 1 month ago
PITY ABOUT THEIR RELIABILITY THOUGH
Moosemuir 1 month ago
@Moosemuir ??? When it snows they are the only cars out and about. So on that score they are 100% reliable. Landrovers are working vehicles, on a daily basis they put up with more abuse than anything you can mention. I don’t see many other near 20 year old cars pulling that lorry in the dry let alone in the snow. Think on old chum.
ExigeGT3 1 month ago
land rover...................never gives up
tractorboydavidbrown 2 months ago
He's very generous to offer to bend his chassis trying to yank it up. Deffo no rust in that crossmember!
arenalife 3 months ago
A couple things I noticed, the tractor-trailer driver did not put on chains, the load is improperly loaded on the truck there is extra material at the far end of the flatbed this would make the back heavier making it difficult for the drive wheels to achieve traction.
RudeMcNasty 3 months ago
@RudeMcNasty the more weight over the trailer axles is most likely to keep within the axle weight limits we have in the UK but if you can tell each axle weight from the clip your good
d4c24a 2 months ago
nothing pulls like a landy eyy lads :P ONE LIFE LIVE IT !!!!!
MrMotojunkie 3 months ago
I agree, I've done loads of towing out with my disco 300tdi last two winters. But before we all get too carried away, this artic has the lazy axle up in the air, so it's not fully laden by any measure.
Best car I've ever owned though by a mile.
MStanleyRoss 3 months ago
@MStanleyRoss another reason to pull up the 3rd axle is even if you are near the top end of your max weight, you would still pull her up in these conditions.
It is not a driven axle so all it does is take weight (and traction) off the rear axle :)
J30YLK 2 months ago
Hey, everytime it snows me and my dad go out in our land rover and tow vans etc out of ditches last year we towed a lorry!
Toytoytoyt 4 months ago
Brilliant !
Dad's Army all the Way....;)
Thanks for Posting.
flashart 5 months ago
97% truck + 3% Disco = movement.
hiyadroogs 5 months ago
to majstore star radi discovery kad je u pravim rukama
brankoivanka 6 months ago
bravo maestro molto bene complimenti!!!
brankoivanka 6 months ago
Plucky Little Landie =) Good Old 4x4s
Cardiff1992 7 months ago
i pulled a artic the other day in the mud with my Defender 90
MrBarefootwaterski 7 months ago
@216StealthSS Not if it was in low range.
farmallcf12 10 months ago
what engine
craigw121 10 months ago
@craigw121 If I had to guess I'd say it's a 300Tdi. For our American friends thats a 2.5 litre turbo diesel puting out 111bhp. This isn't about horsepower it's about traction. I'm guessing from the speed of the wheels he was in low box with the engine at about 1500rpm. And I'll bet that Disco was on standard tyres, which are pretty good in the snow.
I think any Land Rover (except a Freelander) could have done this, right back to a 1948 Series 1. Its traction that counts, not power.
marklandynut 8 months ago
@marklandynut and tourqe*
BanginnTUNESx 7 months ago
lol the little disco that could =]
akaAlexthekid 10 months ago
turcker should have had a bag of road salt handy, bit of that jammed in your wheel grooves and that hill wouldn't've been a problem eh
MeesterFeely 11 months ago
BEAST!!!
nuocmat 1 year ago
pusher sucks! thats why they dont get any grip at all....
dGshadow 1 year ago
pusher sucks on the trucks. thats why they dont get any grip.
dGshadow 1 year ago
I've just come back from working in Poland, in November most people change from their summer tyres to winter tyres, so when it snows, they just drive a little slower, but trucks don't change their tyres, so when there is a slight incline, the truck gets stuck, and the cars get stuck behind them, a no win situation.
derekrevell 1 year ago
Is it me, why didnt the truck driver lower the other axles? or are they not driving wheels?
deliow 1 year ago
@deliow The reason they didnt lower the other axle was because lowering it only spreads the weight and weight = grip the more weight on one set the more grip sharing weight only makes it lighter on the axle therefore losing traction
the69gringo 10 months ago
@the69gringo But double the footprint = double the grip.
juzzlookin 10 months ago
@juzzlookin
Coulda maybe just been a 6x2 truck, therefore lowering the middle set would have just caused more unwanted friction to act against the hill?
cl998 10 months ago
@juzzlookin i first thought that but as a trucker i can tell you the weight distribution would be greater therefore making the grip less
the69gringo 9 months ago
Fuck ye
greg3039 1 year ago
sometimes it just takes a little help
MrPerry61 1 year ago
woulda been faster with a Subaru. :p
/watch?v=U9bhus_1Oos
l337pwnage 1 year ago
only a landy eh!
lecrapauddejerri9 1 year ago
Never seen this happen to an American truck.... Maybe if he put his second set of axles down and was using chains, which is a requirement for trucks here in the winter with steep grades, then he would never have got stuck. Especially with that little bit of snow, ice under it or not. I live where we can get over a foot of snow overnight and still can drive around. I would also love to see that little land rover pull that fully loaded truck without the driver spinning his wheels in the truck too.
andy49093 1 year ago
@andy49093 we dont get enough snow over here for chains and they would only ruin our crap roads even more one bit of road could be ice and snow the next bit could be very clear so chains are useless in these conditions you muppet!
pissdrips 1 year ago
good advert for land rover
lambo04life 1 year ago
It's amazing how you can get stuck on FLATground with that little snow...
bliswasss 1 year ago
@bliswasss Hi Blis, the road in question wasnt flat, it was on a slow long bend with an adverse
camber on it, that was the problem, the lorrys could get so far but the camber was beating them.
Think ice was under a layer of snow, road not gritted. However, I do agree with you, flat surfaces
are also, a nightmare in conditions like these. Happy driving!! Chrissie x
chrissie117 1 year ago 7
It's amazing how you can get stuck on FLATground with that little snow...
bliswasss 1 year ago
good job
kolejarz82 1 year ago
disco is determined!
jamesbryan3 1 year ago 4
that things gonna need a new tranny. the steel was probably 1 ton alone.
TheDarthEmperor 1 year ago
@TheDarthEmperor I should think it is more like 30 plus with the trailer and tractor unit
maggie35x 1 year ago
thats very impressive. I thought that it was a nogo. but it wasn't. nice job... and safe driving
Templehawk 1 year ago
wow... amazing. dont think my mercedes can do that lol but who knows :o
projustintime 1 year ago
I had to do that in my landrover series 3 :) up hill aswell might i add
GiveJeffSomeBeef 1 year ago
Recaluk82
What is that all about? Where did I put my strap for towing, this in the vid is not me. someone elses credit not mine. Oh and don't get offended about the four track thing, I didn't even slate the vehicle. Just some folk get a little jelouse that's all I was stating. This discovery has done really really well. I was merly explaining a fact, that land rover are the best 4x4 by far. You only have to look this info up on the net it's all there.
Landybandy1 1 year ago
am can you say COMMERCIAL!!!!!!!
DESZ1ER 1 year ago
Thats why they are "The best 4x4xfar"
russ2903 1 year ago
thats why i will only have landrovers got a disco1 and a td5 just putting a 300tdi into my 90 and they all do anything asked of them good job with the vid mate next time i see an artic struggling mite even give it ago myself ha ha ha
martinandsadie 1 year ago
@martinandsadie Hiya Martin, I think you should definately give it a go!!!
Have fun - regards - chrissie
chrissie117 1 year ago
and thats why people buy landrovers .
skylinergtr1 1 year ago
landy ftw :)
rorypenty 1 year ago
Who slated the Fourtrak??? Landybandy1.............It has the same towing capacity as a Disco of 3.5tonne anyways...it may not be as heavy but they are VERY capable vehicles with there bulletpoof 2.8 Litre Diesel engines.......plenty of pulling power.
Would also love to know where you attached the recovery strap on your Disco?
recallUK82 1 year ago
@recallUK82 disco has a tow limit of 3.5 tonne?...guess you never saw the press release for the discovery in 1989 then..they pulled a combined 157 tonnes of train from a siding to the platform, the only conversion was a set of track follower wheels.
i have used my disco(1989 200tdi) to pull artics, cars, vans even other non landy type four wheel drives and never once as it failed to do the job required ;)
tow strap will be on the tow bar or towing eyes on the chassie.
spudy17 1 year ago
this will soon be happening here as the snow is back fuck yas!
stevie6dodes 1 year ago
Maurice & Spencer. Tough guys. Thanks Lads.
Spraycando 1 year ago
Suprising how jelouse some folk are about land rovers doing well. Oh and your fourtrack probably can tow them both in that snow/ice, but coming down the other way pal. Jog on and go and buy yourself a land rover If you can afford one. Otherwise put up and shut up landys are awsome, BEST IN THE WORLD.
Landybandy1 1 year ago
there was no way he was giving up,tell him not to sell the rover as one careful owner eh
scorps59 1 year ago
My fourtrak would pull both those together lol
redfourtrack 1 year ago
@redfourtrack In your dreams
russ2903 1 year ago
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bloody brilliant!! The whole essence of owning a landy!!
Wakozzi 1 year ago
Bloody sweet! The whole essence of owning a landy!! :)
Wakozzi 1 year ago
got to love land rovers,glad i have my own disco 1 sitting out side waiting for me,nice one
wreckermk2 1 year ago
It's a pity the trucker didn't have a lift axle on the trailer as well.
johnpetermalcolm 1 year ago
the video is really about the fact this guy was kind enough to help out...
tscholent 1 year ago
Yeah go Landy!!!
sammyspitty 1 year ago
wtf?? no way lol.
anthonywasere 1 year ago
i really want a car like dat... does anyone know how much they cost?
kayu38 1 year ago
@kayu38 not much - look for LAND ROVER - Discovery
gksypher 1 year ago
yeah! check out the mighty disco!
kerrstuartaxefireman 1 year ago
woohoooo!!! i love Land Rover!!! they are little tractors. all you needed was a set of chains and you would have towed this thing across the field. mine has gone where the snowplows wouldn't tackle the hills of St. John's, Newfoundland.
Piranhaboy01 1 year ago
little land rover?! the discovery is one of the best off road vehicles of ALLTIME!!!
Jkub101 1 year ago
that thing couldnt pull that truck and all on that road even if it was dry. as someone said all it did was help the truck get some traction but still pretty decent
thef250rednek 1 year ago
@thef250rednek thats where your wrong. iv seen a 300 tdi disco pull a FULLY loaded articulated tipper up a steeper hill than that, but not in the snow. and very slowly in low 1st
hank210 1 year ago
i cant believe that lil fucker puller that truck lol
roachclipz420 1 year ago
Lonegunman69@ jeeps suck dick
mrtreeboy222 1 year ago
Jeeps and Land Rovers are the best off road vehicles of all time. Fact.
lonegunman69 1 year ago
Best 4 by 4 by far!
MonsterTheasUncle 1 year ago
Certainly not that impressive. All the Land Rover did was add a little extra traction to the larger truck's spinning tyres (tires), not actually pull the load of that truck alone. In other words, the equivalent of one or two people pushing a much heavier car stuck in snow or mud. Any SUV or 4x4 could have done the same, in either case.
stewartx5 1 year ago
Great job...LR for life...
EditionFiveDK 1 year ago
NICE!!!!
Mustafoinc 1 year ago
its a foden so its not the ice thats the problem "its the hill"
blobby1972 1 year ago
go canada
lymburn1 2 years ago
Yep u can,t fault them i have had numerous 'Disco,s' and they are that good, superb workhorses, p over the more modern crap!!
angover24 2 years ago
No discovery series is crap!!! Old or New
Kulfrend 1 year ago 2
Rovers need a little more rep. Cause this is pretty crazy.
hondac55 2 years ago
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djtechsupport 2 years ago
smiles, i am an ordinary person, without editing skills or the technology to CGI stuff, my sons and I went out in the snow we caught this moment on a little digital camera, the ice was so thick with snow on top this road which has an adverse camber on it, its a local road & NEVER gritted. It was entertaining to watch but Im afraid, its not, as you put it, false. I was in the right place, at the right time. . Safe driving DJ. Regards - chrissie.
chrissie117 2 years ago 19
@chrissie117 These Discoveries are more ballsy than most people think. I am a die hard big Chevy pickup owner, but these LR's are very off-road capable and quite ballsy. If I ever owned another vehicle besides a pickup truck, it would be a land rover
CSXtrackworker 1 year ago
this is why the police use landrovers because they can pull 30-40 ton no problem my dad pulled an actic out of a snow drift with a series 2 and that only has a 2/2.5 litre engine
spliffthedog 2 years ago 2
@spliffthedog Oh come on dude, you really believe that small little engine and vehicle is actually PULLING that thing? it's prolly just taking the edge off enough to help the truck get some momentum
MrCraigmire123 2 years ago
did you not read my comment i have seen them doing this sort of stuff many times you should check out landrover themselves they demonstrate a defender pulling arctics with no driver on gravel
spliffthedog 2 years ago 2
False
Kulfrend 1 year ago
seriously these landrovers are so well engineered you can put them in anti stall and they will drag anything!
GWR4079 1 year ago
that "little" engine is very capable of doing things you don't think of. and if you dont believe its pulling it just look at how the disco slides and the tires spin if the truck was helping the disco im sure the disco wouldnt be sliding over the place
iENJOIskating209 1 year ago
@djtechsupport its not false. with the rover v8 and snow tires you can do that
finghalllevelcrossin 1 year ago
@djtechsupport don't be an arsehole, this is clearly taken from a cheap camera and the footage speaks for itself, the extra power stops the truck sliding back and when it throttles it moves up
14th20thKRHkickass 1 year ago
That's gonna do a great deal for shocks on the landrover isn't it. People worry about them towing little trailers. So a wagon weighing 18+ tonnes is gonna do a lot of good for that landrover.
jonny2k100 2 years ago
fake the trucks wheels dont spin once and that landy wouldnt have enough traction to pull it up there by itself
hissingsidney 2 years ago
This just gives testament to how tough a Land Rover is!!!!!! That was awesome!
lmw289 2 years ago
Is the motor in the blue truck shut down? He doesn't seem to be helping a bit.
crimdell 2 years ago 2
gotta get some studded tires and u will b fine =]
kowal789 2 years ago
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THIS is a joke
kennethrobinson123 2 years ago
The driver of the Land Rover is our friend Mark...he loves this kind of weather and has helped so many people when they have got stuck in the snow! We borrowed his Land Rover for 6 months after he did this and my husband didn't want to give him it back!! A true convert!!
heartcrystal68 2 years ago 4
@heartcrystal68 yup, thats mark, doing his thang. Total Hero.
chrissie117 2 years ago
@chrissie117 good for him. he's a Landy lover sharing his toy.
Piranhaboy01 1 year ago
lol and it looks like the truck driver is not helping in any way..... nice
FireballGER 2 years ago
gotta love those discos. when not on snow, a disco WILL pull an artic as dead weight, having the low ratio transfer box is why
mrspivvy 2 years ago 10
every bit helps :D
naive1987 2 years ago
so.. where are you pulling him to? lol
vindicator2008 2 years ago
Fantastic...on road tyres as well...lol
Dalbro28 2 years ago 2
nice vid i have a 4.0 litre v8 wouldn't be without it
pieman69please 2 years ago
awsome video i did this last night in my 300tdi discovery in caerwys north wales lol the lorry driver didnt even say thank you prob embarresed hahaha
landrovernutta2008 2 years ago
Christ you guys are boring, just say 'wow'
GRAVISPK14 2 years ago
IF fully loaded the truck will weigh in at about 40 tons. True the Disco may well not have been pulling in the normal sense but it certainly helped the truck to move. Note the truck jump when the Disco snatches the line? Land Rover's are rated as capable of moving 12 tons anyway. And they're ON RECORD as having held a 200 ton ab. load in North East England. Don't ever misjudge what a Rover is capable of!!!
Contractor240 2 years ago
You do realize that he wasn't "pulling" that truck, right? I mean, yes, he was pulling it a little bit, but it's not like he was pulling the truck like it was dead weight. He was just providing enough of a pull to allow the truck to get enough traction to propel itself on the slippery road. Still, pretty cool video.
EvenSteven2004 2 years ago
@EvenSteven2004 Very well said.
santa914 2 years ago
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there is no way that pos rover was having any effect on that 80klb truck.
normanmj 2 years ago
is the disco petrol or diesel? good work!!
jakebullet64 2 years ago
what a work horse!! verry very good id love to see a jeep do that, now that would be something to laugh at!
shibshabdibdab 2 years ago
go go gadget disco !
shaun2323 2 years ago
i pulled a transit pick up with a burntout clutch up a snowy hill with my disco auto,quite easily after the owner of the company tried and tried with his new shogun and he had better tyres and all his little lights on! im not saying the disco is a nicer car but when it really counts it IS
somote68 2 years ago
@somote68
lol wtf is a disco?.......never heard of shogun either?
MrUrbanExplorer 2 years ago
"disco" is a nickname for a Land Rover Discovery (the car pulling the big truck in the video above). A shogun is a Mitsubishi 4x4 (called something like Pajero in other markets - shogun is the name in the UK)
weffew 2 years ago
@weffew
oh ok.
i have heard of land rover but never heard it called that before.
mitsubishi made a few pickup trucks to that they discontinued i think they called it the maxx truck in the u.s. lol they make better sports cars than trucks imho.
MrUrbanExplorer 2 years ago
"disco" is i suppose short for discovery as in land rover discovery,shogun is a misubishi shogun (girlie 4x4)
somote68 2 years ago 2
Nice.
BitcccchWithTheFace 2 years ago 2
I was sitting on pins and needles cheering on the little rover .
What does the rover weigh anyone ?
I was thoughly impressed .3/5 for the rover .
Lotum4n 2 years ago
discos are around 2 tons, they are meant to have a 3.5ton tow limit in the uk.......although thats the limit on paper lol. they can manage a few pounds more weight.....if you need it
jumbodoug 2 years ago 4
Rover was rescue blue truck now Rover say: next please (white truck) :D
CHBananamen 2 years ago
lol!!! thats a big 10-4 white truck, awaiting snow coming from wales and I will be out there again with a news update, till then its a big T-U (thumbs up) - over and out - 117.
chrissie117 2 years ago
daaaaammmmmm thats hot
eleknyari 2 years ago
Bet guy in truck was thinkin WTF???
gettin my 06 defender soon,
Go landie power
o2messengera 2 years ago
diamond vid, have got 300tdi disco, freelander2 and have orderd discovery4
lrdisco4x4 2 years ago
lr's are amaaaazing :)
deeber223 2 years ago
cool video...and the song is?
mihajjlo 2 years ago
unfortunately dont know what the music is, matched it up with a youtube option, works bloody well too!!
chrissie117 2 years ago
My old defender has done that - ok, not a big truck, but has saved a few cars that were stuck. I also once pulled a fallen tree off the road (well, my landie did, not me)
LordInksworth 2 years ago
landrover's power!
ahgjhghj 2 years ago
looks like it has highway tyres too
0thingthing0 2 years ago
isnt that extra wheel in the air on that truck another drive wheel for situations like this. correct me if im wrong but im sure thats what its for and they pull them up in the air when its not needed to save on fuel.
Flipster1325 2 years ago
no its just a extra lift axle, its used for to put the w8 per axel down, if you got a heavy lood, they use it on the road, but now its up to get extra w8 on the rear tire's to get more grip
sorry for my bad english (A) hope you get it on some point :Phaha
stimpyman007 2 years ago
no thats an extra axle to help take the weight of heavy loads, lifting it up transfers all the weight to the drive wheels
livewithcloggys 2 years ago
so in the case where his drive wheels needed more traction and if he were to put more weight on the drive wheels which may or may not create traction but he could have tried =P
Flipster1325 2 years ago
Flipster1325, That extra wheel is a tag axle and isn't driven. It's only used when the total weight exceeds 38Ton, then whith the axle down the total weight can be 44Ton. You are correct that they save fuel though as when they are lifted up they lower the rolling resistance. HTH
hunka78 2 years ago
Fantastic. I remember seeing the americans doing it.
I hopeing this winter when i get my Disco That I can help a lorry that is stuck and get pictures of it and a video.
The satasfaction would be so good
Fantastic video 10/10
RabidzIITargetmaster 2 years ago
Up a slant. Nice!
TLan14 2 years ago
i too saw this in lrm mag i think it was and just had to check it out! top stuff! this is just testament as to how good landys - any landys - are. the best 4x4xfar as it was said! as for anyone who thinks land rovers are crap, theyre one of three things - jealous, naive, or very, very thick.
hank210 2 years ago
Wow i heard of this youtube clip in a landrover magazine and i couldent belive that a landrover could pull a truck, well looks like im wrong lol
i have 2 land rover discoverys one red and on green we go offroading in them xD
amyflotoby 2 years ago
Hi amy, glad you have fun in your discoverys - this was a fantastic thing to watch and it still amazes me to this day that he pulled that truck up the hill on all that ice.
chrissie117 2 years ago
your car eats breakfast & dinner??
Mine just uses diesel. :-]
woodie106 2 years ago
my 7.3 td v8 diesel eats discos for brakefast and shoguns for dinner
antsea111 2 years ago
My diesel Disco is a Torque monster... Great video. Thanks.
Check out some of my vids - but be nice!!!!
themadmanc 2 years ago
The trucks only a single axle. Wouldn't surprise me if it had trouble going up that hill.
FCFordLord 2 years ago 3
this vid shows that a landrover can do anything!:D
kallecan 2 years ago 2
Lets face it all the landrover is doing is sat there spinning it's wheels. The truck is taking and moving all the weight and would get up there on it's own at around the same pace as it slowly eats throught the snow. Lorrys aint as bad as some make out in the snow. Mine didnt get stuck once over the snowy period up and down the wreking
weblefeck 3 years ago
i dint belive it
jhowden020495 3 years ago
Emmm SP - try telling all owners of Land Rovers they rarely complete what they started. Believe me - he succeeded. You are allowed to think that LR's are crap - just dont think you will be in the majority of thinking on that one!!!
chrissie117 3 years ago
Show the entire video tas proof hat he got him up the rest of that hill.
SPS148669 3 years ago
WOW!!!
rutek141888 3 years ago
I remember watching a Police Land Rover pushing an articulated lorry off the motorway in snow - the lorry was on it's side!!!
codprawn 3 years ago
it dont surprise me. they will pull anything. best by far. Mind the legal towing weight for a Disco is 3.5 tonnes lol
byeeeeee!
JADEFENDERMAN 3 years ago 3
i once towed a similar load out of muck with a 3.5 ton cantor the drive shaft broke off the next days oops
RAYMONDDADDY 3 years ago
Excellent video but perhaps the most annoying commentary ever.
teammoont 3 years ago
viva De Land Rovers huh!!
chrissie117 3 years ago
eh try 'landrover' not 'jeep' but other thn tht...
aye discos can pull almost anything
jumbodoug 3 years ago