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Yes, although the Trax Ghurka looks much the same, it's not very highly regarded - certainly not in the same league as the G.

Agreed! However - and this is the crux of the matter - independent suspension, extensive use of electronics, and all the other changes they have made in newer Land Rovers might not be as well suited to the kind of environments and usage that Defenders have excelled at in the past. It is...

I've never come across that particular fluid at all, nor do I have any reason to suggest it would be unsuitable! So I'd also be interested to hear if there is any noticeable difference when using it in a LR. <really off topic rant> It's sad that brake fluid manufacturers don't publish proper...

Er.. this from a guy with 2 FJs, an FJ55, an LX470, and a Defender 110... Personally, I still find $3K a lot to spend and "use up" a vehicle, no matter how nice it may be.

Well, that's why you attach the end to your Jate ring! (Or to a different anchor altogether, if you're winching someone else using a snatch block). Half the force is on your winch mount and the other half on the other anchor point. :)

Boiling points are not the only issues with brake fluids though. Some of the high performance fluids are more hygroscopic, IIRC, and therefore need changing more regularly. I suspect that the difference between a good brake fluid and the best brake fluid is only significant in racing/rallying...

My information might well be entirely wrong, but I belive the frame is designed to require a monocoque body on it, to provide the necessary rigidity. It can be a rolling "chassis", but can't support much in the way of point-loading. I'll try to find more info elsewhere, but if anyone here has a...

Winches have better pulling power when spooled out! With fewer layers on it, the drum has a smaller effective diameter, so a better mechanical advantage. I also had a MM hydraulic, and I found it to be a superb winch, quiet, effortless, and it would run all day. The slow speed was not a...

I've always wondered why the preoccupation with the speed of a winch! Competitions apart, speed is really not a big consideration.

I'm with you on this one. The OP's here in the UK, and while Gs are still silly money here, they are not as silly as over there. On the other hand, petrol is well over US$5/USgal.

That's a fair reply. I guesss I don't know enough about the frame of an LR3, but my understanding is that it's a hybrid that requires a monocoque body on it, which would make it unsuitable for (say) mounting a cherry picker on. Usually the reason for sharing a "platform" across models, is...

Hank, why do you post this kind of stuff? It contributes nothing intelligent. Rob's assserting that tyres are the most important factor when considering braking ability. If you think he's wrong, make a reasoned argment, or, if you're too lazy to do that, just state your own opinion on the...

I just meant that when you read the braking specs on different vehicles, the comparisons must always be taken with a pinch of salt because of the very different testing techniques and conditions. One variable is the fact that they use different tyres, but there are many others. I am pretty sure...

In 1985, that became true. I am pretty sure that prior to that, the front diff-lock was a factory fitted option.

Yes, of course that was what I was getting at. I just couldn't see why you picked out tyres as being the factor to hold constant in a comparative braking test. I doubt that even the Land Rover tests are done at the same time by the same team. Surface conditions would be critical, as would...

I'm intrigued to know why you think the frame would be suitable for a Defender type commercial truck? The Defender's raison d'etre is as a work-platform - various wheelbases carrying various body styles, including specialist equipment (cherry pickers, crop sprayers, game viewing tiers, gun...

I always felt that my RRCs had better brakes, too. It might be that the booster was better (all my Discoveries have been diesels). The RRC was dual circuit too, rather than just split circuit. I wonder if the use of two circuits makes the brakes a wee bit better?

Hmm...How would that be quantified? In other words, while no-one would argue that the worst possible tyre would be far worse than the best possible tyre, how about if the two sets of tyres are really very similar, but not identical? Does that still make more difference than, say, the mass of the...

While we're at it, we could ask why a Defender 110 has a higher GVM than both aa Discovery and a D90. I'd still put it down to the springs and possibly gearing as the primary criteria, and they vary between all 3 vehicles, as one would expect. The brakes wouldn't seem to be a major issue...

Extremely versatile pulling/lifting power, independent of a vehicle. Other than being a lot of work to operate, why would you think they are not even worthy of consideration?