Hi Guys,
Recently did a trip along the Turon river (NSW) and I tackled a few side tracks to give the prado a good run. One of them was a really long and steep but open hill climb. I kept losing traction around 3/4's of the way up. So this meant only one thing, reverse back down. I nearly poo'd myself when I discovered how fast the Prado rolls down a hill in low range reverse.
I assume this is normal, but thought I'd ask the question... Am I doing something wrong? Is there any advice/tips/tricks? It was the perfect hill to play around with settings on, so I tried hill descent but this seemed like a waste of time. This really has scared me off tackling the harder stuff now, knowing if i have to reverse down I have to try and slow down over 2 tonnes of metal without losing traction or going side ways.
Thanks!
Matt
Recently did a trip along the Turon river (NSW) and I tackled a few side tracks to give the prado a good run. One of them was a really long and steep but open hill climb. I kept losing traction around 3/4's of the way up. So this meant only one thing, reverse back down. I nearly poo'd myself when I discovered how fast the Prado rolls down a hill in low range reverse.
I assume this is normal, but thought I'd ask the question... Am I doing something wrong? Is there any advice/tips/tricks? It was the perfect hill to play around with settings on, so I tried hill descent but this seemed like a waste of time. This really has scared me off tackling the harder stuff now, knowing if i have to reverse down I have to try and slow down over 2 tonnes of metal without losing traction or going side ways.
Thanks!
Matt
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