Sunday Drive
Posted: Wed Jul 22, 2020 10:27 am
Last Sunday I had to go to a Landrover Club meeting in a town about 50km from Canberra - because of Covid 19 restrictions it was held in a large park so social distancing could be observed.
A good chance to take the Haflinger for a longer run - about 100km all round and out of the city. While a highway the road is really the equivalent of a "B" road in the UK so mostly single lane either way. Also there is a bit of a mountain range about 200-300m peak higher than departure (630m) and arrival (700m).
Went over Ok, though a bit slow up the hills (4th gear is too low - 50kph). Coming back was driving into a headwind and that really knocked speeds around. But downhill - wow the fastest I have been .
Here is the track log from the GPS - bottom is going there, top is coming back. Still reasonable performance for the trip.
Cruising speed is realistically 70kph at 4000rpm give or take 10kph but hills knock speed down and any headwind reduces speed to about 50kph. The engine really produces enough power but torque is just not up to any road work.
For those with an early Haf with 12" wheels and low speed hubs, I feel your pain
Garry
A good chance to take the Haflinger for a longer run - about 100km all round and out of the city. While a highway the road is really the equivalent of a "B" road in the UK so mostly single lane either way. Also there is a bit of a mountain range about 200-300m peak higher than departure (630m) and arrival (700m).
Went over Ok, though a bit slow up the hills (4th gear is too low - 50kph). Coming back was driving into a headwind and that really knocked speeds around. But downhill - wow the fastest I have been .
Here is the track log from the GPS - bottom is going there, top is coming back. Still reasonable performance for the trip.
Cruising speed is realistically 70kph at 4000rpm give or take 10kph but hills knock speed down and any headwind reduces speed to about 50kph. The engine really produces enough power but torque is just not up to any road work.
For those with an early Haf with 12" wheels and low speed hubs, I feel your pain
Garry