i need some snatch.........ing
Submitted by Vander72 on Wed, 2008-03-26 16:46
thought i would go for a leisurely drive up the beach.......turned out the sand was so bloody soft and it wasnt so leisurely.....ah well 1st time for me gettin bogged...hehehehehe...enjoyed the drink afterwards though........
Adam Gallash
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tyre pressure
What did you have your tyres set at vander? Was the chassy sitting on the sand?
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Vander72
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i did learn something from this excercise......
make sure my tyres are pre set to required psi(around 10 to 14) and maybe check the beach first....hehehehehehe it was all fun though....and yes it was that deep ...the diffs were holding it up.........hehehehehehehe........
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hehe
Was going to say, looking at the depth of your tracks you still had your tyres up. If you dropped them slowly to make sure the chassy wasn't bottoming out you would have been able to back up and get out of there pretty easy. That sand doesn't look too bad, its when you have your tyres down and then get stuck that you start to worry!
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mako magic
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yeah agree adam, make sure
yeah agree adam, make sure the tyres are down big first step before heading onto a beach
PilbaraBrad
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haha brings back memories
Adam Gallash
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ooooh
Mud, now thats a different story. OUCH!!! She ain't going nowhere in a hurry.. Snatch jobby or you manage to chock it?
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PilbaraBrad
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7 hours of digging a burried
7 hours of digging a burried spare tyre anda few chain blocks, we celebrated long into the night
mako magic
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7 hours, wow must have been
7 hours, wow must have been buggared after that
PilbaraBrad
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never again mako, never!
never again mako, never!
Vander72
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glad i wasnt in mud
dont look like fun trying to that dig out of that crap....ill stick to beaches for a while.........
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vans
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I did a simular thing up in
I did a simular thing up in Alkimos by myself. Not fun. I have one of those Staun tyre deflator thingys set to 18psi in the glovebox now
Corza
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if i could post pics
but i don't have the icons to do so, ADAM.... i would add another pic, seriously bogged...
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Seriously bogged
Brings back bad memories allright.
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Pete D
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My effort; Was a
My effort;
Was a competition track though. Draw number 34 slot - not happy. Busted first strap. Pulled out eventually.
All good fun.
Just got a set of Stauns too. 2 set at 24psi and 2 set at 14psi. great tool for easy tyre deflation.
Cheers Pete
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Neander Unlucky, was the tide goingThu, 2008-03-27 06:34new
Unlucky, was the tide going out or coming in when you got bogged?
At least you got diggers standing
Exhaust jack the only way, fill the holes abit, engauge both lockers and just a bit of a tow backwards to be sure.
Tide was away from us, hit a weed patch covered with sand, my other tracks are 2m on the otherside, turd around to exit beach and sank, Another car parked 2m this side if us. Just unlucky hole.
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Lockers are the go. IMO
Lockers are the go.
IMO the differences with a 4x4 with lockers is like comparing a 4x4 in low and a 4x4 in 2wd. HUGE.