I never looked twice at a Nissan Patrol .... but after bumping into this video 😢😢 much respect, infact I'm thinking of purchasing one and going off roading like this and for a black guy in SA it's kind of rare 😅 I'd honestly rather spend my money on holidays, cars and a 4x4, make memories with my daughter when she gets a bit older❤
As a South African I always support our content, however this is so well put together that its a pleasure to watch. Can we get some driver footage and occasional drone and under body videos showing suspension articulation.
Impressive! on the farm where i occasionally hunt we have very high mountain with dangerous downhill high tough rock ledge then loose rocks to the bottom, if you come up from bottom the road turn left and right then you hit steep step rock ledge where the old cruiser tilt i would say 45 degrees , you cannot gain momentum because the front wheels bump into air at already dangerous angle if you spin the wheels it tends to slid sideways toward deep abyss. The modern type of land cruiser have a diff lock front and rear , my question, if i engage both front and rear will i be able to go round the bends on the very steep loose rock uphilll and what would you predict at the bump tilting more or less 45 degrees will it in your lots of experience climb the rock or spin en slide to side thanks in advance! Marius
Good day, thanks for the message. The sharp corners you'll struggle to turn, especially with the front locker engaged. I would recommend engaging just the rear. Deflate your tires to 0.8bar or less if you have good tires and bead locks. If you get to the rock ledge, it's hard to say what could happen, each vehicle and scenario is different. Once you've lined up, slowly try and crawl up the rock ledge. If you're wheels spin, keep them spinning, but make sure it's slow and controlled. The friction will heat up the tires and aid with extra grip. If you start sliding sideways, let off the gas before it gets dangerous. You can also try and line up to the rock ledge and then engage all the lockers, they might not engage immediately, as you say, they need some time to engage, but if you can slowly (really slowly) get the wheels to spin (controlled) on the rocks, it might give the system enough time to engage the diffs. I hope this info helps!
@@DieterPey thanks, if i engage only rear lock is there a risk of stripping the diff on the bends, the bends are not very sharp moderate bends does the two axles lock finish and klaar is ok on loose ground but can damage on firm ground like tarr or sement?
@mariusvermaak6575 If it is loose surface like gravel, loose rocks, sand, you'll be fine. If it is tar and cement, then yes, you can damage your difflock.
I was advised not to take my Amarok on a 4x4 track with only a 4x2, and when I asked about driving on an all-wheel-drive track, I got the same advice. The thing is, my Amarok has a diff lock and an off-road button. So why include those features if you’re not supposed to take a 4x2 off-road? It doesn’t make sense to me.
You can take any vehicle on a 4x4 or AWD course. You can get pretty far with a 4x2 and difflock. It all comes down to the driver and vehicle combo. Right tire pressure, pick the right lines and you'll be able to get very far. The one downside of an Amarok is it doesn't have a lowrange. So when it comes to slow cralwing obstacles, they tend to struggle more.
@@DieterPey I just got my Amarok 4x2 still got a lot of learning to do it has AT 4x4 tyres on it what pressure would you suggest dropping them to when taking it on the AWD track in Grabouw
this was a fun watch, the views towards the end. oh and the block with the 105 had the time of his life and shared his feels so well. no please sir upload the 3 hour directors cut
