Thread: Perentie in snow/ice - how to?

Time is also a valuable commodity - I'm investigating hire options as we speak.

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Trade in your sleeping time....

if you hire them make sure you check the length of all the ones they give you.

Ive been caught out with 2 different sizes in the same box once before.

As have i.

I already trade in sleeping time. I work 7 days a week.

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pressures up + 10 psi

I know nothing about driving on snow, but everything I've been let to believe about driving on soft stuff(mud/sand etc) is that you reduce pressure, not raise it.

Is is different for snow?
Does it depend on what pressure you are running to start with? I know on my Perentie, it references 3 different tyre pressures, none of which I've found to be particularly useful.

You may be being a little to cautious! Engage cdl and drive.
I used to live at hotham, and drive a ****box cortina at the time, only on really bad days chains where needed. Never needed them in the work hilux (4x4), and we used to work into the wee hours of the morning.

Originally Posted by Chris078

pressures up + 10 psi

I know nothing about driving on snow, but everything I've been let to believe about driving on soft stuff(mud/sand etc) is that you reduce pressure, not raise it.

Is is different for snow?
Does it depend on what pressure you are running to start with? I know on my Perentie, it references 3 different tyre pressures, none of which I've found to be particularly useful.

it depends on what your on.

if you're on a hard track with a couple of inches of snow on it you want to reduce the foot print so the tyre "cuts" down to the track, The snow will cushion the edges some so you dont dig into the ground too hard.

the temp drop also makes the pressure drop off, if youve done the tyre pressures after a run where its warmer you'll get some drop off when you hit the snow.

if its slushy stuff and sloppy underneath and you start to dig in then you lower the pressures. its easier to lower pressure in snow than it is to inflate.


the reccomended tyre pressures for the prentie are most likely not for the tyre you have fitted but the OEM tyre thast was fitted back in the day.

I have the military supplied michelins. Just procured an identical spare.

I've been doing this pass a couple of times a year for the past 9 years, never needed chains.

But the question of "what if" always floats around my head. I've been stuck in snow in mid march near the pinacles before - on foot.

I was happy I had prepared well ahead of time.

I find that in these cases, a few gems of information from others make the world of difference.

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the michhies like a lower tyre pressure than the olympics.