Thread: Desert surveyor... stuck.

maybe reverse was worth a try, or deflating some of the tyres.

That was hysterical! Reminded me of some of our early trips

Originally Posted by carjunkieanon

Brilliant. Loved that it was slightly sped up - worthy of a silent comedy film.

A few questions.

1) Front RH wheel not turning - no 4wd?
2) or front hubs unlocked?
3) no centre diff?
4) no diff lockers?
5) what would you have done?

Glad he went & put a hat on.

r

1: see 2-5
2: no
3: centre diff lock pretty much only ensures 1 front, 1 rear wheel are driven in poor traction areas
4: front and rear diff locks wouldve helped
5: either taken a better approach to the gully, or started clamping off brakelines, either way i wouldve had a better equipped vehicle

Originally Posted by Bigmark

maybe reverse was worth a try, or deflating some of the tyres.

he tried reverse....... several times!

deflating may have worked, but i dont think he wouldve been able to get enough traction by doing it

Assyemtric deflation is one technique would almost certainly have worked, especially in conjnction with some rock stacking. If the rear left tyre and front right tyre were deflated that would put the other two closer to the ground with better traction. A little-known effect of deflation is improved articulation.

Originally Posted by justinc

I was only 3 years old then...

Originally Posted by Mick-Kelly

And i was negative three

...and I was negative EIGHTEEN!

Doesn't look like the Lsd works very well in the toyota.

Originally Posted by Xtreme

It would have been interesting to see his next move if traction was achieved while jumping on the back or bouncing it !!!!

Roger

Haha! That's what I was waiting for the whole time! Thought he was gonna run himself over when he was bouncing on the front

Hilarious, funniest thing I have seen in ages.

Thanks for posting it.