Pajero Owners Club of South Africa

Hi,

Went to De Wildt to learn some recovery techniques from Herman - very informative for an ignoramus like me

Afterwards hit the trail with a smörgåsbord of vehicles. I was quite nervous as am fairly inexperienced and had visions of embarrassing the Paj brotherhood.

Luckily the Paj has inherent capabilities - choose the right line and speed and she just sails over everything with a little wink from the super select lights! Nice axle twisters, Gert se klip - all a breeze

Not too many pics - too many white knuckles on steering wheel.............

nice one!

keen on going there myself later in the year.

Would you consider the route/area scenic? How long does it take to drive the route?

We were there for the training so there were about 25 vehicles - so we were a bit slow!

I reckon you would spend a 2 to 3 hours doing the course at a relaxed pace?

The group missed a few obstacles to speed things up (and some of us got "lost" so missed a few more ) and we took about that time with quite long stops at the more difficult obstacles where we were helped with lines & technique.

It is a pleasant venue and quite scenic - I would say worth a visit.

Cheers
Tom

Also, glad you found it easy with your Gen 4. Did you use the rear diff-lock at all?

I'm keen to see the difference when I go there with the traction control... Were there any other vehicles that had T/C?

kmroloff

When I had my Gen4 GLS I did that exact same cross axcle that Tom posted a photo.

The TC handled it beatifully. I would just adjust the tyre pressure slightly down from normal to give the tyres better chance to grip and remember to just keep your foot on the accelarotor even if it feels that you should back off. I scraped the one sidestep on the GLS gently on the one side, which left a carpet burn on the underside of the step, when I came down after lifting the wheels, but other than that no hassles at all.

I have however driven the Pajero and my older Gen3 a lot before then so had a good knowledge off off-road lines and vehicle capabilities. For a first timer I would suggest that you get some assistance from someone that has some experience just to make you more comfortable.

CATS

Cats, Will definitely take your advice... want to get on a driving course.

There are just so many to choose from, not sure which are the best (they all claim they are). I am not a complete newbie to the off-road thing - I know the car systems well (lots of book knowledge and spent many years watching other people drive). As you say, I need guidance with actually being behind the wheel / lines to take / etc.

Hi KM,

My GLX was the first batch so doesn't have rear diff lock, only TC - but it works fantastically.

Like CATS said, it's all in the accelerator. Low range first, keep the revs 1000+ so the TC is active, choose the right line, and then feather the throttle to maintain TC whilst keeping speed as low as possible. The TC has an interesting sound track which initially makes you want to ease off throttle - but you soon learn to keep at it.

Tyre pressures are important - mine were at 1.1

Preferably go with someone who can help with the lines - some of those axle twisters had very deep holes slightly off line! Unless you're comfortable enough yourself of course.

Cheers
Tom