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  1. BigBriDogGuy

    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    @ktm525 We're just south of Surrey, BC on the USA side. Occasionally, we will get a Nor'easter blowing frigid air and winter storms in from the Fraser River Valley up north in BC. When that happens, we'll get some snow for sure, but I'd say it's only on the ground for a couple weeks per year...
  2. BigBriDogGuy

    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    @Longtrail and @mm3846 thanks for the helpful replies. Next winter, I am definitely going to invest in a set of premium snow tires. Not sure if studs would be helpful, but they might. As far as the programs go, I was thinking along the same lines. Wasn't sure what the right work around might...
  3. BigBriDogGuy

    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    I'll admit that part of my challenges may come down to operator error. I've always had vehicles that took advantage of momentum when driving in snow, but I am finding that's the opposite with the LR4. I took it out again this morning to get some more ice melt and found it would go through...
  4. BigBriDogGuy

    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    @ftillier and @ktm525 and @Nechaken thanks for your responses. I tend to have overblown expectations and push things a little too far. Not a great combination when driving on snow. The LR4 got me where I wanted to go and did so reliably as long as I took it easy and drove carefully. Plus, it...
  5. BigBriDogGuy

    Be honest! What's the deepest snow you've driven in with your LR4

    I drove the LR4 in the snow today for the first time since I bought it last March. I have Goodyear DuraTrac A/T tires with good tread on 19" wheels. I was using special programs - snow, gravel, grass. It was the first snow of the season and about 8-9 inches deep. The main roads got ploughed...
  6. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    Used the LR4 to pull a utility trailer around the property. I recently hand cleared a huge blackberry mound that had grown onto the roof and into the side of a 100 plus year old outbuilding. I decided to put the LR4 to work as a farm vehicle. It did great. I kept it in elevated off-road...
  7. BigBriDogGuy

    Made an appointment for timing chain fix

    Insurance companies see a vehicle as an economic commodity. The only "value" it has is whatever "the market will bear". I wouldn't buy a $5,000 designer handbag, but apparently that's what it's "worth" since someone will pay it.
  8. BigBriDogGuy

    Made an appointment for timing chain fix

    @powershift I'll be excited to hear how this all works out once the dust settles. I've been contemplating having the normal major preventative maintenance done sometime over the next 12 months. Right now, I'm going through a good patch. Everything work and it runs just fine. Usually, I'm a...
  9. BigBriDogGuy

    Happy Thanksgiving

    Wanted to thank everyone that has been so helpful to me over the last year. It's made owning my LR4 a blast. There was a lot of hand holding early on, but things eventually smoothed out. Just last weekend, I moved everything out of a 20' x 8' x 15' storage unit to my new place. Used a 12' x...
  10. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    @ktm525 It was heavy going clearing it. Canary reed grass, blackberry bushes and creeping vines, saplings, and field grass. Nothing that a few goats staked out for a week or two couldn't handle. The pics are a bit deceptive. There are raised tuffs of grass and soft spots. Also, there is a...
  11. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    Well, I used a plain ol' w-e-e-d eater with 4 long electrical cords attached to the house and a Toro lawn mower, but I was able to clear a trail wide enough for the LR4 to roll through to the side road on the back of the property I was looking to access. Drove it a couple of times and was...
  12. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    @ktm525 I'm not sure I ever will do any "real" towing. Towing around a U-Haul trailer full of heavy furniture and household items demonstrated the LR4 is up to the task. My concern is wear and tear. Next move, I'll just rent a big U-Haul truck. No need to expose my personal vehicle to...
  13. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    Ready to drop off the empty U-Haul trailer tomorrow morning. Was a local move of 6 miles each way (12 round trip). Half the time, the trailer was fully-loaded. The other half, it was empty. There were also some errands that I needed to run and I couldn't drop the trailer, as U-Haul had it...
  14. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    Day 3 of hauling heaving furniture and household items in a 6'x12' U-Haul trailer. Everything seemed to be going just fine, but today I looked at my bolt-on receiver and it looked like the bolts had loosened. I put Loctite on them when I installed them, but there was a gap between where the...
  15. BigBriDogGuy

    Towing - I Have Not Done My Homework...

    Towed with mine for the first time. No problem. All the towing equipment was DIY. Happy it worked out.
  16. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    Walked the property this early evening and tried mowing a path to the side access road. It's going to take a brush hog or a tractor to clear that area out. The pond is in the far back corner and down below where I'm looking to clear for a dirt/gravel road.
  17. BigBriDogGuy

    Where to get genuine crossover pipe for LR4?

    This might be something to look at too.
  18. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    Thanks @LB Bill I'll snap off some picks next time I'm on property. There is a sizable natural pond in the far back corner of the lot. Has to be getting fed from somewhere. The more I think on it, the best course of action would be your loader idea. Even if I can get across that patch...
  19. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    @mm3846 kind of spooked after my first encounter with a grassy field. ;)
  20. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    @f1racer328 that was sort of my thought too. But I was kind of thinking about it more in the proactive sense. I imagine getting stuck in the mud and then having to dig out with the assistance of recovery boards that I jam under the tires. I know it's simplistic, but why not have something...
  21. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    Thanks @ftillier that product is out of stock, but now you've got me thinking. There are several other products that do similar things (plastic grids that hold dirt and gravel and things like that). Seems like these alternative products still require extensive ground prep to work. They have...
  22. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    Thanks @Jimmy Brooks for the feedback. I haven't measured out the distance, but just looking at it I would say about 1/2 a football field long ~ 150 ft. My plan is to go over it on foot with a brush hog or even a gas mower on the highest level to see what we are really dealing with. At that...
  23. BigBriDogGuy

    Off-Road and/or Overland Terrain Conditions

    Looking to access a rural property by way of a grassy field and was wondering if the LR4 would be up to the task. Know there are a lot of experienced off-road enthusiasts here and was hoping to draw upon their wisdom. The situation is we are moving to a country place on a large piece of...
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  24. BigBriDogGuy

    Engine smell when flogging it

    Been a minute since I flogged anything, probably since high school.
  25. BigBriDogGuy

    Coolant Crossover Pipe Repair 5.0 V8

    I'm starting to wonder if preventative maintenance is cost effective. On the face of it, that seems like a no-brainer, but reading all these posts makes me start to wonder. I checked out getting the timing chain and water pump and cross over pipes done by a reputable indy that specializes in...

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