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Failed Hill Climb Recovery – 200 Series Land Cruiser

Published November 10, 2014 By Mick Farmer

At OnCourse, we teach a failed hill climb recovery technique that requires the driver to do a "key start" (this only relates to manual / stick shift vehicles).  Over the years of instruction this technique is the only one we have confidence in. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 4wd Vehicles Tagged With: 4wd, failed hill start, off-road driving, toyota landcruiser

Keeping 4wds Simple for Harsh Environments

Published October 1, 2006 By Mick Farmer

off-road driving - high range training - malawi

Electronically Challenged During my apprentice days, I came across the KISS principle. You found out what this meant as soon as you tried to offer up a complicated solution to a problem and met with the answer, "K(eep) I(t) S(imple) S(tupid)!" … [Read more...]

Filed Under: This and That Tagged With: Mechanical, toyota landcruiser

About Buying a 2nd Hand 4wd Import in Uganda

Published January 20, 2005 By Mick Farmer

Buying a second hand vehicle (in Uganda) can be a bit of a gamble at the best of times, but throw in vagaries of this environment and you could have better luck taking the money to the Kampala Casino -- and that's saying something! Having been round the second hand and Japanese import depots over the last few years, I am not that surprised these days at what I see. But recently I went to look at a vehicle for an organisation and the battery was flat. Not surprised; but what happened next did … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 4wd Vehicles Tagged With: 2nd hand vehicles, 4wd, toyota landcruiser

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