You have not done much 4wheeling huh? Whenever I had my Jeep I always carried spares of the most likly things to break. U joints, axles, lots of wire and plenty of tools to do the job. When you push anything mechanical to its limits it while eventually break. Good PM cuts down on it but things wear out or you push them past there limits. SNS |
Ditto a poor copy for the subrbinites to abuse - get the H1.Funny how the H2 is suppose to be the bling factor, but the H1 is like another 40K above the H2 in price. Watching people that have never been offraoding os funny. I saw a huge 4WD tow truck pull like six people out for $150 each. 4WD doesn't mean you can't get stuck. At least Rover offers a wheeling class to their owners. Still most people don't know off roading. |
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If you haven't broken a 1) u-joint 2) driveshaft 3) axle you haven't been wheeling  |
So the question is - given the size and weight of the H2, is it a weak design, or was that a typical failure in offroading? (yes, a small light jeep wouldn't have broken, but my mountain bike wouldn't have either) |
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It was stupid driving...he shouldn't have been spinning his tires like that. As soon as the tire hooks up, something breaks. Looks like he broke the u-joint or ear on one if the axles....not an unusual failure, but shouldn't have happened on terrain that mild.....user error. |
i agree. my buddy brought his H2 out with me and my land rover defender. we're both not super skilled at off roading but i was suprised what the H2 could do. 
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This reminds me of a series of pics I saw somewhere online several months ago where a h2 got stuck in a mud puddle and a wrangler ended up pulling it out. Lemme test my google-fu and I'll edit a link in here. Edit: www.allthingsjeep.com/jethurete.html <-- funny t shirt Found it: here |
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It's true I can't afford one and all--but seriously folks--anyone who buys a H2 for off-roading is a twinkie, and deserves to walk home. ....... For that matter, the H1 isn't all that great either. It's at least 2000 lbs too heavy. Jeeps or Land Rovers with 35" tires==winnas. ~~~~~~~ |
The dumbass high sided on a stump, something that could happen to ANY vehicle |
