Thread: D3 sand driving

Originally Posted by LandyAndy

Remember.
DSC re-sets with every start up and every Terrain Response change to setting selected.So the golden rule is make sure the DSC is off every time you go to move.Its a show stopper.
Andrew

Very good advice.

Caught us out in a big way once,tide coming up,badly bogged,late afternoon,remote area,no one around to help

Eventually got out,a lot of digging,rock crawl,tyres on 15 psi.

Good exercise we were absolutely shagged after....

With DSC on,power just drops right off so you go nowhere.....

I could have done with all this info. a couple of weekends ago. Got bogged up Wilbinga way right next to a drop off on the beach. Not being used to 19" wheels etc. I'd only let them down to 25psi but on advice from another club member went to 20 and eventually got out with maxtrax and driving straight down onto the beach and then a mad dash just above the water.
We came across some people with an old Tojo who had stripped the tread off 1 tyre and unseated 3 altogether probably during some frantic efforts to get out.
No jack, no compressor and no wheel brace!! Bet they had plenty of beer though.....
But the club helped out and I left before they got away so don't know the end of the story.
AlanH.

Yep, Wilbinga, been there done that. Tide rising and all that. Freaks you out a little.

Originally Posted by ATH

I could have done with all this info. a couple of weekends ago. Got bogged up Wilbinga way right next to a drop off on the beach. Not being used to 19" wheels etc. I'd only let them down to 25psi but on advice from another club member went to 20 and eventually got out with maxtrax and driving straight down onto the beach and then a mad dash just above the water.
We came across some people with an old Tojo who had stripped the tread off 1 tyre and unseated 3 altogether probably during some frantic efforts to get out.
No jack, no compressor and no wheel brace!! Bet they had plenty of beer though.....
But the club helped out and I left before they got away so don't know the end of the story.
AlanH.

Alan when i did the sand course with Gordon there was a RR with 20" wheels and they went all the way down to 16PSI unless doing extended distances. The beading on the original wheels is that good you could probably drive around dead flat and still not pop a bead.

Upto you though I always go straight to 16PSI but with 18" wheels.

Love driving around Wilbinga. Have gotten lost once before, so many tracks in there!

A couple of years ago I had a tyre shred itself after a rear shockie gave out ( my fault - smacked the shock mount and damaged the bush a couple of days earlier). I got it changed in Tom Price and the tyre guy there visibly groaned when told he had to change a Land Rover rim. He just shook his head and went to change it. Afterwards he asked me if I knew what a bitch it was to get the tyre off the rim? I told him I do now!

Bit of a learning curve with the D4 at the mo. We've got an LRE demo trip coming up soon which may show us how to do it. :-)) With the Defender I would have gone straight to 15psi (10 for Calcup Hill) and lower if necessary, but we live and learn....
AlanH.

Originally Posted by ATH

Bit of a learning curve with the D4 at the mo. We've got an LRE demo trip coming up soon which may show us how to do it. :-)) With the Defender I would have gone straight to 15psi (10 for Calcup Hill) and lower if necessary, but we live and learn....
AlanH.

Gah Calcup Hill is on my to do list! Let me know if you ever go again, I will try get the time off!

Originally Posted by ATH

Bit of a learning curve with the D4 at the mo. We've got an LRE demo trip coming up soon which may show us how to do it. :-)) With the Defender I would have gone straight to 15psi (10 for Calcup Hill) and lower if necessary, but we live and learn....
AlanH.

Alan, what you would do with the Defender with tyre pressures etc is still mostly valid. However, everything must be taken much slower than you are used to, except sand! With the extra power available sand is a breeze as long as you do what has been mentioned in this thread. If you think you would need third gear low range in the Defender in sand then start with that in the D4 and you will have no problems. My D4 would take on Big Red in either third or fourth low range with the same results. It just flew over it when lesser Toyotas were not able to get up at all due to their lack of power.

You will notice that in sand mode the engine is remapped to give much better throttle response. If you forget to use sand mode, even in low range, the car feels dead until you realise your mistake. Hit the sand mode button and the car takes off without changing the throttle position. All very interesting and fun.