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davesimmons
 


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Wading

So what is the best mode to be in for some wading, we have some flooding round here and I'm off wading, the old D1 was a case of low range plough on, not sure what they said on the LRE day about this one, to busy giggling Laughing  
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AndrewS
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I would probably go for off road height, low range and sand mode, but then I'm usually wrong.  
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Off road height, low range if there's a lot to traverse, normal mode normally works for me The End  
Post #1077537th Dec 2006 1:27 pm
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davesimmons
 


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with the auto, would you have it in the command shift mode 3 Confused  
Post #1077567th Dec 2006 1:31 pm
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Nah leave it in auto low and kick down if required  
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ok- well I have looked for that before - can you just remind me how that one works.... Embarassed Bow downSheep 2007 TDV6 HSE 'Silver Lady'. With 'free' privacy glass LOL.
Taking the greenpi$$ is: Green taxing your citizens more & using some of the money to buy nukes.Bow downSheep  
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I would imagine Low 2 would be sufficient to keep momentum and speed down (to avoid breaking the bow wave you WILL create).

Grass/Gravel/Snow if the surface is slippery underneath. On flooded tarmac then Sand to keep the revs up will help.

GGS on a manual is a bit of a pain as its far too easy to stall as your progress is hampered by the water Embarassed so maybe Sand is better or even Mud and Ruts. M&R retards the revs slightly and less dramatically than GGS.  
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Or just leave it in normal mode The End  
Post #1077717th Dec 2006 2:03 pm
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Is that what you got in your chevy hehe  
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other than raising the suspension (preferably whilst other drivers are watching) i've never felt the need to consider anything other than a low gear in high range when traversing flooded roads, an auto should be fine in high range also.
Just be aware that there may be debris washed onto the road surface and in extreme cases the road itself may be washed away... if the water is moving, watch out for changes in the flow as this usually indicates changes in the underlying surface  
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10forcash wrote:
... if the water is moving, watch out for changes in the flow as this usually indicates changes in the underlying surface


On Tarmac
This is my reason for choosing low range, sand mode, water is heavy and flowing water is even worse. the extra power would help should you need it. Remember you need to maintain the bow wave.  
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davesimmons
 


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Had to make detour as the river is right up! I think I better get a UniMog Laughing

Cheers for the advice, maybe tomorrow if the river goes down Sad  
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