Thread: Driving on the beach

Speaking of sand driving, would anyone be interested in a trip to stockton beach for a day sometime soon? maybe make it a weekend thing and go bush one day as well?

we would be again if we were off together.

I drove Stockton on new years day. I didn't waste my hard earned on CDl's, posh tyres, big power etc. My 1.8 Freelander did just fine (stalled once) but started straight back up and drove out. (its manual too). When are we going back? the dogs want another swim!!!!

Originally Posted by Reads90

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Sorry but complete crap.

If that was the case then how can drive around in High without the CDL in .Same as driving in low as far as the center diff is consered

I think you are confused ,Driving on the road with the CDL in will bugger the center diff in no time

As a Trained land Rover Off road driving instructor. Land rover say to engage CDL when the terrrian looks bad and traction may be lost. In other words when you see a bad bit or are about to climb a sand dune than engage it and when you are finished then disengage it . They say just because you are not on tarmac does not mean you should engae CDL
This is the reason you can put a land rover in and out of CDL whilst on the move and don't need to stop or engage the clutch to engage or disengage it

So sorry, should have said "any where off tarmac where the surface is loose enough so as not to induce windup" ...happy now.

keeping the cdl locked in these conditions will mean that any wear in the thrust washers shown in the pic timNZ posted will be minimised.

There are plenty of people who have needed to rebuild their CD prematurely because of high mileage on loose gravel roads with the cdl unlocked.

So whats the answer, cdl or no cdl.
Low or high, 1st.2nd or 3rd. 10,11,12,13 or 14 PSI
I might try them all on the same stretch and see the results.
I might add one thing- tubeless or tube tyres, how low can each go! which is better

Hi Mark, as I said on soft sand I always have the CDL locked, I run 12 - 15 psi with tubeless tyres. As for the tubes/no tubes, on the plus side, with tubes, if you push the tyre off the rim it is easier to get the bead back on, but you also run the risk of ripping the valve stem off. The other problem is if you get any sand between the tyre and the tube you will put holes in the tube in no time.

Cheers,

Tim

Originally Posted by Bigmark

So whats the answer, cdl or no cdl.
Low or high, 1st.2nd or 3rd. 10,11,12,13 or 14 PSI
I might try them all on the same stretch and see the results.
I might add one thing- tubeless or tube tyres, how low can each go! which is better

I always lock the CDL anywhere the surface is loose/soft enough so as not to induce windup. So that includes sand and loose/corrugated gravel roads. My t-case has done almost 400k km and the CD is still very tight.

How low you can go depends on the terrain and how tightly your tyres fit on the tube. e.g. I have 2 sets of tubeless radials on galvanised rims (no beadlocks). They seem to grip very well, and I have taken them down to 7psi on difficult tracks (non-sand) without issues (even spinning on steep rocky climbs). However I know people with simex etc who have lost a bead at much higher pressures.

I prefer tubeless tyres. I have had a good run from mine so far. I carry a set of tubeless patches/plugs. Tube-type tyres and rims are probably less-able to handle low pressures IME.

High range if the engine can pull it.

In sand I have never gone below about 14-16 psi. But would not hesitate to go lower if I got badly stuck.

anyone who is keen for some beach driving practice and play on stockton in april, i am thinking about organising a run, take a look here
http://www.aulro.com/afvb/trip-prepa...rip-april.html