Yeehaah Sacbby on ice LOL

Post by **Orkney** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 10:45 am

Its a magnificent frosty and icy morning here today, just popped to the shop.
To the main road which has been gritted its about a mile and something along hilly bendy single road just covered in frost and ice, plenty black ice in teh shaded parts too.
All i can say is wow what an experience

I'm a very experience driver on ice & snow but nothing had prepared me for lack of grip on scabby's skinny tyres

As it is have to watch the rear end on a dry day now eveythings becoming gradually improved powerwise but this was just brilliant fun !!!
Good thing in many ways as its been a godsend of a warning against complacency - dread to think if i'd popped out at night and not known it was icy.
Darned shame i cant get it into one of the fields thats got about an acre of frozen flooded meadow - now that would be fun and something to video!

Post by **Kevin** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 11:53 am

A useful extra can be a concret spur post behind the rear seat for a little extra ballast.

Post by **Peetee** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:20 pm

A useful extra can be a concret spur post behind the rear seat for a little extra ballast

Hmmmmm. I just happen to have one of those lying around. Could be useful on a modded 1275.

Hang about, I live in the south of England and the car isn't road legal yet.
D'OH!

Post by **Kevin** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:22 pm

Peetee dont forget the nice hessian sack to wrap it in so its kept nice and cosy

Post by **Orkney** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 12:59 pm

Well the best ballast apart from 2 HUGE dogs would have to be a bag of coarse chippings - that way if you get stuck you can always use them for traction

And dont forget a bag of cheap salt next time your in the supermarket

Post by **Peetee** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:11 pm

And dont forget a bag of cheap salt next time your in the supermarket

But don't keep it under the rear seat if the back window leaks!

Post by **MoggyTech** » Tue Dec 11, 2007 2:37 pm

I think a skid pan training session should be part of the driving test. Not long after I passed my test, it snowed big time. So I used an empty carpark to practice driving in snow/ice. Learnt a lot, and it was incredible fun.

Post by **ndevans** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 9:47 am

Orkney wrote:that way if you get stuck you can always use them for traction

The dogs, or the chippings?

Post by **Kevin** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:18 am

He must mean the Dogs especially if the local Cat is around

Post by **Orkney** » Wed Dec 12, 2007 10:25 am

Well one is a Pyrenean Mountain dog - but darned if i can get her to pull a sled

Post by **jackkelleher** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 5:30 pm

We're always trying that too... We have a Pyrenean and two labs, as well as a tiny mutt, but only the little one will do tricks! We can't get the Pyrenean to- do you find your seems to think it below her? Ours does!

Post by **dave1949** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:01 pm

but darned if i can get her to pull a sled

Cant get Her in Doors to push my moggie with me helping never mind pushing it! No battery by the way waiting for Santa

Post by **Orkney** » Sat Dec 15, 2007 6:13 pm

Will find a pic in the morning Jack - the Mountain Dog chooses to dwell mostly on the roof of the house when the weather is relatively fine

Doing stuff you want it too oh yes - definitely below her, same thing with the MD

Post by **jackkelleher** » Mon Dec 17, 2007 3:00 am

The roof! Ours prefers the fireplace, actually, she's a big softy... Very dignified but scared off the dark...