Logsplitter’s travels in his Grenadier.

[ECrider]

How?

View: https://youtu.be/vR296ZkF96M?si=hDTuJ0UzhKHkJqTA

 

[Cheshire cat]

View: https://youtu.be/vR296ZkF96M?si=hDTuJ0UzhKHkJqTA

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[Logsplitter]

Thanks @ECrider. I havnt worked out how to post a link

 

[Eric]

OK folks I’m trying my first attempt at uploading a Utube video. It says I need at least 50 subscribers before I can post from a mobile device. Any help appreciated. The Utube channel I’ve created is Travelling Grenadier. If I get 50 subscribers then maybe it will let me post something.

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[Arkaig]

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[Tazzieman]

How?

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Click on the YT link he posted , go to "subscribe"

 

[Cheshire cat]

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[CB]

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[Trialmaster]

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[Blackbox88]

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[Clark Kent]

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[Cheshire cat]

YT link

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[acwiltshire]

So 460km of pure off road over three days. Mainly in soft sand single tracks Interspersed with corrugated gravel tracks that would shake your teeth out. Aired down to 26 psi cold pressure. Going up to around 29/30 psi in the heat of the day. Averaging around 19l/100km in very heavy going. By the way it’s a petrol Grenadier.
The Grenadier just powers through everything. In high range centre diff locked for three days most with off road mode switched on as well. Only once did I engage low range after stopping in deep sand and having to reverse up a couple of hundred metres to let a group of 4x4 ‘s past.
A truly amazing vehicle and no fault codes. Except for i have an error for TPMS low tyre pressure warning coming on intermittently even though I reset tyre pressure values a few times. After airing up at the end of the dirt road error cleared. Hopefully software fix will sort this.
We are travelling heavy so in the long term ideally I would like a suspension lift for loaded expedition travel which will come I hear.
Scooping up sand in the rear bash plate isn’t an issue as it falls straight out of the holes in the plate.
Rear tow hook has had a battering and lost the retaining R clip for the tow pin.
On good gravel I am at around 16l/100km at a steady 80/90kph
On good tar around 14l/100km if I stay under 90kph but loaded and full roof rack. So quite happy with fuel use under these conditions.
Battery getting up to 100% everyday fridge set at 1c solar panel use in afternoons to help conserve batteries. 2x 100w panels with inbuilt mppt controllers
When airing up and down I’m using an indeflate so I can air both front or back together to get exact same pressure in each pair. T- max air compressor I’ve had for years working fine.
A point to note is that on the really corrugated gravel tracks the electronic stability control keeps activating and reducing power. The esc off switch in the overhead panel doesn’t seem to turn it off so easier to leave centre diff locked to stop this problem. Presume this is fixed with the software upgrade as heard some others have noted esc switch not working. Driving with centre diff locked on such loose gravel corrugated tracks is not a bad thing though.
Absolutely loving the vehicle and life.
Have been deliberately sticking to off road and dirt tracks to test the vehicle out before the remoteness of Botswana and Namibia.
I have every confidence in it now after a thorough testing. So powerful and comfortable. It just soaks up the bumps even fully loaded.
For mapping we use a Garmin Glo linked to an iPad Pro. It uses glonass and well as gps. Had it four years now and it’s very good we use tracks for africa for the mapping also excellent in Southern Africa
I will load some photos but one or two at a time as signal week on 3G

It looks totally at home . Well done and safe adventuring

 

[Mitchell300]

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[Rooballer]

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[ECrider]

should smash the 50 (required?) by the time Stateside get up and going today.

 

[Logsplitter]

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I saw your comment and yes travelling with this much kit it could do with a suspension lift. But real comfortable even loaded it just soaked up the bumps

 

[Shaky]

Subscribed.standby I’ll put the link

Edit; link already above I only just noticed. When Logsplitter gets to a million subscriber's I hope he shares the love with the royalties

 

[Tazzieman]

Subscribed.standby I’ll put the link

Edit; link already above I only just noticed. When Logsplitter gets to a million subscriber's I hope he shares the love with the royalties

He needs to up the rants!

 

[RobS]

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