Anyone see any Yanks get stuck?
No trouble in general, I drove on, reversed off, turned around and drove back on again. Wife wanted to face the main field not the fence.
Ian
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Anyone see any Yanks get stuck?
As Andy, @Techno, mentioned, we managed to move off at Chester by lifting the van with the E&P jacks and lay grass protection mats about 4 foot long which gives us enough room to get a bit of momentum going.
Had no problems just driving off the field at Peterborough though as it was downhill. We were parked near the top by the marquee.
That's the Syncro version, had one for about 8 years. Amazing camper with automatic front/rear lockup and diff locks both ends, big knobbly tyres went wherever I wanted to.
We had a quick dash across a 10' grass strip bounced up onto a concrete plinth next to the Funster marquee and watched the spinning slithering Eurovans over the weekend (helping push half a dozen off on their way)Anyone see any Yanks get stuck?
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Perhaps it's the drivers that get stuck?No trouble in general, I drove on, reversed off, turned around and drove back on again. Wife wanted to face the main field not the fence.
Ian
I had a syncron day van for two or three years, plain old viscous coupling but really effective. Loved it, tremendous fun, a huge shame that VW decided that "there was no future in four wheel drive recreational vehicles" )c:
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thanks martin great to meet you at last . Flair sailed off no tracters needed lol
Likewise, of course it didthanks martin great to meet you at last . Flair sailed off no tracters needed lol
What do you classify as a heavy motor home, over the 3.5T or does that include under as well? After about 18 months we're still picking things up...slowly. Never had any probs when we had the caravan (with a mover) and the X-Trail!GJH has the answer.
However, although 'wet' grass can be a problem, it strikes me April is very early in the year for the ground to be sufficiently hard (especially after such a wet winter) for heavy motorhomes to negotiate easily.
Mid-April seems to be asking for trouble unless the weather has been unseasonably dry for a month or so beforehand.
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There were no motorhomes at Peterborough heavier than the America RV's that we were parked close to, I didn't see any getting towed off, but they are RWDWhat do you classify as a heavy motor home, over the 3.5T or does that include under as well? After about 18 months we're still picking things up...slowly. Never had any probs when we had the caravan (with a mover) and the X-Trail!
Fiats are all RWD if one engages Reverse. Never understood the logic of those who believe RWD is better than FWD.Strangely enough rear wheel drive Mercedes cars with all the toys imagineable easily get stuck in snow, mud or wet grass condition.
Mine is a nightmare and slips sideways easing on wet grass or soft ground
Peter
Mine goes just over 9 tons, that's 6 tons on the rear axle and 3 on the front axle, now which axle would you have as the drive axle?Fiats are all RWD if one engages Reverse. Never understood the logic of those who believe RWD is better than FWD.
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Anyone see any Yanks get stuck?
What do you classify as a heavy motor home, over the 3.5T or does that include under as well? After about 18 months we're still picking things up...slowly. Never had any probs when we had the caravan (with a mover) and the X-Trail!
True, had a merc estate with all the bollocks, traction control, EPS, and loads of other useless s**t, couldn't get up a small incline near us when it snowed, got the Audi now with the same B/S supposedly Quatro, same problem.Fiats are all RWD if one engages Reverse. Never understood the logic of those who believe RWD is better than FWD.
Me too - just drove off (carefully!) FWD Fiat with Smart on trailer. Thanks from me too - brilliant.We were in the middle of the Fun area and got off with no probs. Just put it in reverse and backed off. 4.5t Hymer on a fiat chassis. No blocks or trays !!! Thanks all for a good weekend.
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Ah well - that's the point really isn't it? Which has most weight on it. My Hymer has, over or just behind the front axle: the engine/gearbox; three batteries; 2 x 11kg gas 'bottles'; me & wife; 140 litres of water; the fuel tank. At the rear, just behind the rear axle; the kitchen; bathroom; (normally empty) 100 litres grey waste. Probably not much in it really. Choosing a van with as short an overhang as possible is I suspect the biggest influence.Mine goes just over 9 tons, that's 6 tons on the rear axle and 3 on the front axle, now which axle would you have as the drive axle?
Ian
I think the reason for the lack of underground drainage, is the damage that heavy vehicles would cause it.Do these showgrounds have drainage pipes under the top surface, like sportsfields?
If not why not?
It could be made a condition of their licence to operate, like the requirements for fire regulations and emergency exits.
Not being able to move a vehicle in an emergency situation is a hazard which requires to be dealt with just as much as emergency exits.
Geoff