Cal26 wrote:I live near one of the entrances to Belmont so I'm over there a couple of times a week for a surf or fish. Have found 12psi is definitely best because it's so soft, like everyone else has mentioned here then are alot of idiots flying up and down the beach all the time which chews it up and makes it pretty nasty, had a manual SR5 before and always drove in low range over there but now I have an auto and found that low range wants to dig holes instead of getting momentum??? Loves it in H4 on 12psi, just crawls out of anything.
One thing I hate over there is all the people who go between the car and the water, I park on the water side of the tracks so I don't have to worry about someone getting cleaned up while walking down to the water but idiots still come flying through there (although the majority are quads) There's that much sand down there that they don't need to go through the gap of maybe 10m between my car and the water. Considering I have my wife, dog and daughter down there with me.
Don't think it would be a bad thing if there were permits introduced so rangers could patrol it and stop all the douche bags down there.
hoodlux wrote:+1 for the Stauns. I have two at 20psi and 2 at 16, covers most situations.
After 10 years of an auto, got to learn how to drive a manual again offroad! Just need to think a little more about what you are doing. Hit it in 2WD, get stuck, 4WD, stuck again, back out (unless you have diff locks, then you can get further into trouble before being stuck!).
It all comes down to experience and practise. You can't get out of a bog when the pressure is on if you haven't done it when there is no pressure.
Don't be scared to give it a go when close to home / help, it will only make you a better driver. Everyone gets bogged, the difference is some need help, others are self sufficient. But this only comes with practise. When you are confident to travel the Gunbarrel Hwy / Gibb River Rd / Simpson on your own, you are doing OK.
Cheers
Jamie
Qwerty wrote:Well one of my mates managed to nail one in back of his jeep that night so not all was lost! I however have a great fiancé at home so best I could do was drink jacks and store them in the old wankbank!
Downesy wrote:Let your tyres down to at least 12psi and you will have nothing to worry about .
07luxyTD wrote:Downesy wrote:Let your tyres down to at least 12psi and you will have nothing to worry about .
On Frazer id be extremely carefull with 12psi. 80km/h on the beach for agood hour or so with few bends in it would probly bring the bead undone. The average pressure for frazer is around the low 20 odd mark, in the lux most of the island can be done with 24psi no dramas
Qwerty wrote:20 psi is virtually rock hard. The footprint is barely changed from 40. I'd start on 14 and then drop to 12. I do thousands of km each year on soft wa sands (knee deep if you stand in it!) and weeks on end on sand most the boys all using 12-14 , we've had one bead problem in all that Time...
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