Thread: D2 rescues 2 4x4 from the sand

given the way it sinks when they try and take off, i would agree they are running highway pressure

I'm sure it doesn't matter what 4x4 you drive, if you are not schooled in the basics of recovery, chances are you will come to grief, eventually. Hopefully it was a lesson learned for those young people.

Originally Posted by bob10

I'm sure it doesn't matter what 4x4 you drive, if you are not schooled in the basics of recovery, chances are you will come to grief, eventually. Hopefully it was a lesson learned for those young people.

Unless someone took the time to point out the mistakes, I doubt it, Bob. The young know everything, apparently. I know that I did...

Note the beer bottle next to the recovery bag.
might tell us something about the irrational actions.
regards Philip A

The bloke i bought my first Series 3 from in Beachport when I was in my early 20's insisted on taking me out on the beach to teach me how to drive in the sand(we might have had a couple of travellers too)
After an hour on the beach and in the dunes getting purposely bogged and unbogged he told me I would have to be an idiot to ever get stuck in a defender on the beach.
20 years and 4 defenders later i never have.
As he said if-you really have to keep letting you tyres done until you can drive out .
Was a great lesson

Originally Posted by County4.4

The bloke i bought my first Series 3 from in Beachport when I was in my early 20's insisted on taking me out on the beach to teach me how to drive in the sand(we might have had a couple of travellers too)
After an hour on the beach and in the dunes getting purposely bogged and unbogged he told me I would have to be an idiot to ever get stuck in a defender on the beach.
20 years and 4 defenders later i never have.
As he said if-you really have to keep letting you tyres done until you can drive out .
Was a great lesson

I had many years of lessons when I was young,in the late 60's and early 70's on Fraser island.

In those days no one came along to help,we often didn't see another vehicle for two or three weeks.

I remember being bogged on the Western side of the island for the whole day,winching,digging,jacking,logs under the tyres,then winching again,then digging.And on it went,in the hot summer sun.This was in one of the first LWB series 3's.

It didn't take long to work out the SWB Series one had so much more capability in sand than the later model Series 3.

And with the trailer on,they were even more hopeless in the soft stuff.

No borded tracks around the rocks in those days on the eastern beach either.It was back to winching,digging,particularly if the trailer was on.

Those were the fun days.

The title of this thread is actually incorrect. There were THREE vehicles rescued by the D2. The last one was a ScoobyDo.

Originally Posted by scarry

I had many years of lessons when I was young,in the late 60's and early 70's on Fraser island.

In those days no one came along to help,we often didn't see another vehicle for two or three weeks.

I remember being bogged on the Western side of the island for the whole day,winching,digging,jacking,logs under the tyres,then winching again,then digging.And on it went,in the hot summer sun.This was in one of the first LWB series 3's.

It didn't take long to work out the SWB Series one had so much more capability in sand than the later model Series 3.

And with the trailer on,they were even more hopeless in the soft stuff.

No borded tracks around the rocks in those days on the eastern beach either.It was back to winching,digging,particularly if the trailer was on.

Those were the fun days.

Im wondering if weight was a big factor difference between the S1 and S3. LWB can definitely have its advantages in the sand. The S1 narrow little leaf springs did flex better than the S3...