down side of Mahindra

[Jadranko]

drop plate can not be removed

Angle grinder.

Confucius (or Plato) once wrote:
there are easy ways to remove drop plate
to live with one is not.

[Jadranko]

jake,it came with it,same as drop plate.

[jakeslouw]

Well those are your problem areas.

[Jadranko]

indeed they are.
purpose of test was to confirm how big problem is and how to work around it.

[jakeslouw]

37 inch tyres or a 4 inch lift.

[Jadranko]

and that is why i always liked your comments.
hit a bull between the horns and eliminate problem.

i prefer other way.
create a problem that could happen and try to solve it with what you have.
all this in relatively controlled environment with ample of time

thing i learned here is:
tools and recovery equipment inside a drawer system are useless if i can not open load bin door.

[jakeslouw]

and that is why i always liked your comments.
hit a bull between the horns and eliminate problem.

Life and time is too short to stuff around.

I subscribe to PPPPPPP............

Proper Planning and Preparation Prevents Piss Poor Performance

[iandvl]

...
I subscribe to PPPPPPP............
...

I also subscribe to FFF...

Fiddle, Fiddle, F***ed.

[Jadranko]

this thread starting to look like it belongs to that other forum

to summaries
mahindra pikup is long bakkie with not so big break over angles..
take care if driving trough narrow places and be prepared to dig.

[iandvl]

Joe - no - it's not like that other forum at all. I don't think there is anything wrong with a Mahindra pickup. All vehicles have their specific limitations. The thing is to get out and realise what those limitations are. As you've done. Then you are in a position to adapt the way you approach obstacles. At least you use your 4x4 - which is more than I can say for most of the folk on some other forums.

[jakeslouw]

this thread starting to look like it belongs to that other forum

In what way? Here we give you good advice and it's your choice to be a snowflake about it.

to summaries
mahindra pikup is long bakkie with not so big break over angles..
take care if driving trough narrow places and be prepared to dig.

and the solution to that is bigger tyres or a suspension lift or both
otherwise stay away from trails or buy a winch and recovery gear

[Jadranko]

i'm not going to comment on this

[jakeslouw]

Then I totally misunderstand the thread title and the purpose.

[Jadranko]

i think so

[Jadranko]

from my previous posts to hopefully clarify:

im not unhappy about pikup.only giving a warning to what to expect and not to freak out if it happens.

and this makes it worse than other bakkies.
and this will not stop me from having fun.

i did mention that i'm not complaining.every test is part of fun.

purpose of test was to confirm how big problem is and how to work around it.