Thread: Landcruiser 4WD in automatic. and a snorkel Question

A snorkel isn't a bad investment, just remember that they have their limitations, A bow wave over your bonnet can send water down your snorkel and kill an engine pretty quick.
Don't let a snorkel allow you to think you can ford deep water, you'll start to float as soon as the water is near your bonnet in depth, and current can be deadly.
An auto offers a lot more control overall if you are getting into rough territory, but as already stated, 2 low for most stuff, 3rd if you are travelling quicker. Drive for the gravel roads.
Use low range sooner rather than later so you don't overload and overheat your auto. Get out and experiment with the wagon, you;; get the hand of the auto.
In my auto Prado KZJ78 even if I lock the box in low first, if I am travelling too fast it won't change down and lock up until I get below a certain rev and speed range. Once locked in Low 1st, it will crawl down the steepest hill etc. with virtually no need for braking.

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Don't let a snorkel allow you to think you can ford deep water, you'll start to float as soon as the water is near your bonnet in depth, and current can be deadly.

I agree with everything you said except that, either you haven't driven in deep water or south island rivers are different to ours .
Buy deep I mean well above the bonnet for prolonged periods.

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Originally Posted by ROKTOY

Don't let a snorkel allow you to think you can ford deep water, you'll start to float as soon as the water is near your bonnet in depth, and current can be deadly.

I agree with everything you said except that, either you haven't driven in deep water or south island rivers are different to ours .
Buy deep I mean well above the bonnet for prolonged periods.

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Hey Brads, yes, we drive deep South Island rivers quite often on our 4wd trips.
The rear of my Prado will start floating when the water is nearing the top of my bonnet/bottom of windscreen. Mates 80 series does the same. The station wagon style body offers a decent amount of flotation.
Hopkins River Jan 2016 front wheels on the bottom, rear end floating, only option was to run downstream with the current as the water was trying to spin the rear end around. Photo was taken after we had crossed the deeper mid section.