Conversation turns to Smores and Hot Cider, the campfire gets bigger, temps continue to drop and the snow piles up. Throw another log on the fire; this is the perfect time to begin our discussion about whether to run snow chains.

All snow might look alike but snow comes in many forms: wet and slushy, dry and powdery, deep, shallow, crystalline, large flakes, small pop-corn and all in between. Don’t let folks fool you into thinking there is only one way to drive in snow (actually there is – carefully – but that is a given).

[Bill Burke, Frutia, CO, is one of America’s foremost off-road instructors through his Four-Wheeling America program. For more information, contact Bill at 970-858-3468 or at www.bb4wa.com – ed ] Text: Bill Burke Bill Burke, Frutia, CO, is one of America’s foremost off-road instructors through his Four-Wheeling America program. For more information, contact Bill at 970-858-3468 [...]

Text and photos by Bill Burke

The red Moab dust blew into my eyes as I squinted to get a clear look at the worn U-joint on my Defender 90’s driveshaft. Changing a U-joint in the wind and sand will be a hassle, but that’s nothing compared to repairing it once it’s failed. I pulled into a less windblown wash and dug out my tools. I chocked the tires, unlocked the center diff and shifted into neutral in both gear boxes. Rummaging through the wrenches I wondered why I have to change this particular U-joint so often.

Text: Taylor Congleton [Taylor Congleton owns and operates T. Congleton Rovers, a full service Land Rover shop, and Overland Corrosion Protection, a Waxoyl protection service for all vehicles, in Westford, VT. Taylor also serves as the Field Technician for Rovers North Fleet Sales –ed.] Owners of Discovery Series I’s, Defenders and Range Rover Classics have [...]

text: Bill Davis photo: Jeff Aronson [Bill Davis runs Great Basin Rovers, Salt Lake City, UT, and offers this advice for Series Land Rovers—useful information for all Rovers –ed.] The radiator of any vehicle is merely a heat exchanger, dissipating excess heat from the engine, which is absorbed by the coolant into the ambient air. [...]

[Taylor Congleton owns and operates T. Congleton Rovers, a full service Land Rover shop in Westford, VT, and Overland Corrosion Protection, which exclusively provides Waxoyl protection for any vehicle. Taylor is also the Field Technician for Rovers North Fleet Sales –ed.] On the Sunday after Christmas, I found myself in the shop. I took a [...]

[Bill Burke, Frutia, CO, is one of America’s foremost off-road instructors through his Four-Wheeling America program. For more information, contact Bill at 970-858-3468 or at www.bb4wa.com – ed ] Text: Bill Burke From your letters and email I see that some of you really read my column instead of using the pages to dry out [...]

[Bill Burke, Frutia, CO, is one of America’s foremost off-road instructors through his Four-Wheeling America program. For more information, contact Bill at 970-858-3468 or at www.bb4wa.com – ed ] Text: Bill Burke As I spend over a half of the year on the trail in my Land Rover, I have great practice at deciding which [...]

text & photos: Jeffrey Aronson Snapping a half shaft is considered a right of passage for Series Land Rover enthusiasts. With even the newest Series III now almost 25-years-old, it’s a likely occurrence for owners (it’s happened to me three times in 500,000 miles of driving). Land Rover designed the rear floating axle to act [...]

[Bill Burke, is one of North America’s foremost off-road instructors through his Four-Wheeling America program. Here he shares his experience and knowledge on equipping yourself for trail breakdowns. –ed] Contact Bill Burke at 970-858-3468 or visit www.bb4wa.com In my travels I have to beg and borrow shop floor space. Recently, as I lay on the [...]