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Snow business

Postby Oldfossil1 » Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:22 pm

Any idea if the T300 would manage the current weather?

Also am I better off not using LPG at present.

On another matter at 63.9 for lpg what would the mpg from Milton Keynes to Redditch be? MPG to Hucknall from MK?

Almost 4 months with the van now too.
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Re: Snow business

Postby Mike » Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:26 pm

Yes......with suitable tyres.
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Re: Snow business

Postby Oldfossil1 » Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:29 pm

Mike wrote:Yes......with suitable tyres.


As in snow tyres?
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Re: Snow business

Postby dumper » Sun Dec 10, 2017 10:37 pm

And some weight in the back
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Re: Snow business

Postby Mike » Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:13 pm

Oldfossil1 wrote:
Mike wrote:Yes......with suitable tyres.


As in snow tyres?


Winter tyres
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Re: Snow business

Postby Oldfossil1 » Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:31 pm

Thanks guys.

As for weight my market stall and stock are in the back. :D
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Re: Snow business

Postby Altransit » Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:38 pm

FWD or RWD :?:


My FWD 280 with winter tyres is great in the snow, my old RWD Mk5 was hopeless, but I hadn't discovered winter tyres in those days 8)
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Re: Snow business

Postby Oldfossil1 » Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:44 pm

Altransit wrote:FWD or RWD :?:


My FWD 280 with winter tyres is great in the snow, my old RWD Mk5 was hopeless, but I hadn't discovered winter tyres in those days 8)


RWD I believe. :?
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Re: Snow business

Postby Altransit » Sun Dec 10, 2017 11:49 pm

Oldfossil1 wrote:
Altransit wrote:FWD or RWD :?:


My FWD 280 with winter tyres is great in the snow, my old RWD Mk5 was hopeless, but I hadn't discovered winter tyres in those days 8)


RWD I believe. :?

As said above then, you need to keep plenty of weight over the rear axle, and maybe drop the pressure a little in the rear tyres :idea:
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