grahamandsam
Member Since: 20 Feb 2009
Location: lancashire
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took this video today greenlaning on a Public Byway in North Yorks today-Hope the video comes out okay !!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kq6Tc28C_Dw
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SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
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nice lane - got any details? 
were you on your own though?  (where's my finger wagging emoticon?)  Steve N | 2008 TDV6 SE Auto  | Was 2006 TDV6 S Auto  | Club Tunisia | Am I Online?
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gingerbiker
Member Since: 09 Jun 2008
Location: North Yorks
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well done!
how nervous did you feel?
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grahamandsam
Member Since: 20 Feb 2009
Location: lancashire
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I was on my own-with my wife on camera of course-Its a byway shown clearly on the OS Map for Kettlewell and is about 5 miles north of that-its clearly signed with details of legal usage etc-it goes on for about 5 miles and you can do a loop back down to Kettlewell
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Willy Eckerslike
Member Since: 12 Jan 2009
Location: N Yorks
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What's wrong with green laning on your own  I've done it all my life, if you get stuck and can't recover yourself, put the kettle on and have a brew, walk to the nearest farm and bribe a farmer to pull you out. Obviously common sense has to be relied upon, if you're disabled or it's the middle of Winter. I say get out there and enjoy yourself take some suitable clothing and footwear and if the worst comes to the worst, walk back to civilisation, it's unlikely that you will be attacked by Lions, run out of water or get lost in the massive barreness of the Great British wilderness. If you do manage to get lost then tough, the Darwin awards beckon. Too much elf and safety nowadays, imaging telling the game keepers and upland shepherds that there not allowed out by themselves. Go out there enjoy yourself using a modicum of common sense, before the do gooders completely close off what little wilderness we have left.
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Disco3newbie
Member Since: 26 Oct 2008
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Nice vid but you shouldn't have made Sam walk all that way 
Have you tried the High Cam Road off the Hubberholme/Hawes road yet?
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| Mon Sep 28 2009 4:50pm |
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grahamandsam
Member Since: 20 Feb 2009
Location: lancashire
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Sam wouldn't go in the car over the rocks unless I let her out to walk !!
I fancy a try on another road and will try the Hawes road... But only when I manage to save enough up for a sump guard because there were a few scraping noises during filming ??!!
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gingerbiker
Member Since: 09 Jun 2008
Location: North Yorks
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i try not to listen to the scrapes...often can not hear them anyway for the bings, bongs, traction control and abs working
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Roel
Member Since: 16 Aug 2008
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I would be to worried about the underbody protection. These are the only plate that are under my G4 D3.
The first one is the standaard steel plate below the gearbox.
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And this is the front plate also available from RLD.
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The rest off the D3 is mainly strong steel so as long as you do carefull you get scratches on the bottom but no real damage.
On my G4 you can see it has been driven/pulled over some hard objects and the exhaust is a little deformed just before the 'rear drive assembly' (I would call it rear axle but I am not allowed anymore I believe )
So on rocks go slowly and it will be OK. The door sills and the rearbumper are the most funerable parts I think. Roel
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SN
Member Since: 03 Jan 2006
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someone from the other car could spot you over the rocks of course  Steve N | 2008 TDV6 SE Auto | Was 2006 TDV6 S Auto | Club Tunisia | Am I Online?
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Ent
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Nice one Graham Give us a shout next time you go off-road. Club Exped trailer
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| Tue Sep 29 2009 12:53pm |
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MikeT
Member Since: 31 Aug 2008
Location: Lancs
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Graham - We need to swap notes on green roads, I know some near you that don't require under body protection.
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| Tue Sep 29 2009 2:06pm |
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grahamandsam
Member Since: 20 Feb 2009
Location: lancashire
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It sounds to me that we should organise a Lancs/North Yorks meet for a bit of friendly Greenlaning ??
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SN
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up for that = happy to come up from South Manchester Steve N | 2008 TDV6 SE Auto | Was 2006 TDV6 S Auto | Club Tunisia | Am I Online?
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buellbeast
Member Since: 30 Jul 2008
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Count me in Club Forum Criminal !!!
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