Video of the Crawl feature

4WD Toyota Owner Magazine · 07-04-08, 12:21 AM

Toyota gave me a 200-series for a week (and a 2008 Urban 4Runner) and I went out and flogged it. I shot a basic video of the Crawl feature--it's really quite excellent as an off-road aid. The video does not show the perspective, which is a real shame, because I ask you to understand that this truck was going up a steep hill! Not the gnarliest steep ever, but quite steep, wet, and sandy. Crawl was set at setting 1. And damned if it didn't drive itself up. In fact once we got OUT of the truck and it ghost drove itself up! You'll see and hear the various traction controls helping as the street tires slip and slide.

The Land Cruiser came out fine. The 4Runner took some front bumper damage. Both trucks ground on their useless side steps--man, those need to be replaced with real sliders!

Link to the video is below. I've posted some pics showing that hill, too.

YouTube - 2008 Land Cruiser 200-series Crawl feature

4WD Toyota Owner Magazine · 07-04-08, 12:22 AM

pics 1

4WD Toyota Owner Magazine · 07-04-08, 12:23 AM

pics 2

dtt255 · 07-04-08, 08:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine

The Land Cruiser came out fine. The 4Runner took some front bumper damage. Both trucks ground on their useless side steps--man, those need to be replaced with real sliders!

Link to the video is below. I've posted some pics showing that hill, too.

YouTube - 2008 Land Cruiser 200-series Crawl feature

Already done the sliders:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/200-series-c...ll-thread.html

And a front bumper install from ARB:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/200-series-c...lots-pics.html

dtt255 · 07-04-08, 08:52 AM

BTW...I like that color. Have not seen it before.

macneill · 07-04-08, 09:26 AM

Now what fun is that? Kinda takes the skill out of driving!

4WD Toyota Owner Magazine · 07-04-08, 10:17 AM

I know, huh? yet it really works. Toyota truly needs to put it in the FJ Cruisers and Tacomas, though. With only 6500 or so Land Cruisers coming in, and only DTT

and a couple others wheeling theirs, it'll hardly be ever used...

dtt255 · 07-04-08, 10:29 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine

I know, huh? yet it really works. Toyota truly needs to put it in the FJ Cruisers and Tacomas, though. With only 6500 or so Land Cruisers coming in, and only DTT

and a couple others wheeling theirs, it'll hardly be ever used...

Now that I feel a little better about protecting the 70k Toyota I will be taking it out ALOT more.

This summer will be fun

My brother -in-law races buggy's in the desert near the cali/arizona border and I am going to follow him out in the next few weeks and have some mud/sand fun!

Don't know how many rocks are there though.

pegasis0066 · 07-04-08, 10:41 AM

I don't get it. Can't anyone drive slowly up a hill like that - what is so special about the truck doing it itself?

macneill · 07-04-08, 11:28 AM

DTT is going to wheel his?

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine

And only DTT

and a couple others wheeling theirs, it'll hardly be ever used...

dtt255 · 07-04-08, 12:09 PM

Ouch that hurt.....

96r50 · 07-04-08, 02:07 PM

Maybe it was the video but it seemed like the crawl control was kind of choppy, gas-brake-gas-brake-gas-brake. The nose of the truck seemed to bob up and down as it moved forwards. What did it feel like from inside?

pagemaster · 07-04-08, 02:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pegasis0066

I don't get it. Can't anyone drive slowly up a hill like that - what is so special about the truck doing it itself?

I agree....That was a big yawn

chimyz · 07-04-08, 06:08 PM

I've used it downhill (steep slope), and it is really impressive. Takes the guess work out of things, and keeps the rig from sliding down. Other than that, I can only see it being usefull in rocks.

Going uphill...I like to hammer the gas. Crawl control is too slow.

ShottsUZJ100 · 07-05-08, 05:01 PM

I don't see a lot of applications for the Crawl Control....I do see some though and on a few trails I'd luv it on. The Sutherland trail in AZ is one. Before you get to the "good stuff" you have to go on and off the gas for miles over medium sized rocks rocks. You just get tired of on and off the gas and brake. I'd select speed 3 and sit back for the 45-minute ride in and just steer. Ahhhhh, the life!

ShottsUZJ100 · 07-05-08, 05:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine

Toyota truly needs to put it in the FJ Cruisers and Tacomas, though.

Ya, it's funny....for any brand rig....once you have ABS and TRAC systems in play, it's just programming (software) that's required to add "Crawl Control". You already have speed and TRAC sensors...just need the new perameter to include the low low speed cruise settings.

4WD Toyota Owner Magazine · 07-05-08, 06:51 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ShottsUZJ100

Ya, it's funny....for any brand rig....once you have ABS and TRAC systems in play, it's just programming (software) that's required to add "Crawl Control". You already have speed and TRAC sensors...just need the new perameter to include the low low speed cruise settings.

Exactly.

This wasn't meant to be a thrill, after all it is "crawl" mode low speed!

I just think it's cool that a truck can 1/2 drive itself. K.I.T.T., here we come!
\
Dave

twstrchasr · 07-05-08, 11:35 PM

Not trying to stir the pot (honestly) but...Is this a terribly unflattering view of the 200 or what ???

That D pillar is soooo thick !!

dtt255 · 07-06-08, 07:19 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by twstrchasr

Not trying to stir the pot (honestly) but...Is this a terribly unflattering view of the 200 or what ???

That D pillar is soooo thick !!

Not a very good pic at all....

uzj100 · 07-09-08, 03:21 PM

Crawl control is so can mix a drink, fix a sandwich, get out and take a leak or changes dvd's while offroading.

dtt255 · 07-09-08, 06:58 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by uzj100

Crawl control is so can mix a drink, fix a sandwich, get out and take a leak or changes dvd's while offroading.

I have a funnel in the front seat with a tube that goes through the floor boards...for "those" times

07-04-08, 12:21 AM	#1
4WD Toyota Owner Magazine Subscribe today! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 941	Video of the Crawl feature Toyota gave me a 200-series for a week (and a 2008 Urban 4Runner) and I went out and flogged it. I shot a basic video of the Crawl feature--it's really quite excellent as an off-road aid. The video does not show the perspective, which is a real shame, because I ask you to understand that this truck was going up a steep hill! Not the gnarliest steep ever, but quite steep, wet, and sandy. Crawl was set at setting 1. And damned if it didn't drive itself up. In fact once we got OUT of the truck and it ghost drove itself up! You'll see and hear the various traction controls helping as the street tires slip and slide. The Land Cruiser came out fine. The 4Runner took some front bumper damage. Both trucks ground on their useless side steps--man, those need to be replaced with real sliders! Link to the video is below. I've posted some pics showing that hill, too. YouTube - 2008 Land Cruiser 200-series Crawl feature __________________ David Zartman Publisher 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine http://www.4wdtoyotaowner.com 1995 FZJ80, 1970 FJ40, 1999 Tacoma, 1979 FJ40, 1986 4Runner, 1973 FJ40, 2000 4Runner, 1984 hardcore buggy, 2007 FJ Cruiser Baja racer

07-04-08, 12:22 AM	#2
4WD Toyota Owner Magazine Subscribe today! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 941	pics pics 1 Attached Images __________________ David Zartman Publisher 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine http://www.4wdtoyotaowner.com 1995 FZJ80, 1970 FJ40, 1999 Tacoma, 1979 FJ40, 1986 4Runner, 1973 FJ40, 2000 4Runner, 1984 hardcore buggy, 2007 FJ Cruiser Baja racer

07-04-08, 12:23 AM	#3
4WD Toyota Owner Magazine Subscribe today! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 941	pics 2 pics 2 Attached Images __________________ David Zartman Publisher 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine http://www.4wdtoyotaowner.com 1995 FZJ80, 1970 FJ40, 1999 Tacoma, 1979 FJ40, 1986 4Runner, 1973 FJ40, 2000 4Runner, 1984 hardcore buggy, 2007 FJ Cruiser Baja racer

07-04-08, 08:52 AM	#5
dtt255 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southern California TLCA# 18166 Posts: 726	BTW...I like that color. Have not seen it before. __________________ New 2008 LandCruiser 200 Series Grey Outside / Grey Leather Inside Slee Off Road Black Sliders Nitto Terra Grapplers ARB Bull Bar w/ Warn 12000 winch Master Pull Synthetic cable w/ Protective Sleeve Custom Radflo Coilovers Total Chaos Upper Control Arms Rasta Full Skid Plate Package

07-04-08, 09:26 AM	#6
macneill Rollin’ on 33s... Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Brooklyn / Edgartown / Oak Bluffs TLCA# 12733 Posts: 3,161	Now what fun is that? Kinda takes the skill out of driving! __________________ 1981 FJ60 - Martha’s Vineyard - 210K, OME, BFG ATs, MAF header, hi-flo cat and Magnaflow, Surco Safari Rack, Rod Racks. 2002 UZJ100 - Brooklyn - 44K, OME 865, OME T-Bars, TJM T-15, TJM RB8, Slee Diff-Drop, Slee Tube Sliders, African Outback Roof Rack, Borla & SLP Exhaust, Warn, IPF, PIAA, Toyo Open Country ATs. Gotham City Land Cruisers Yankee Toys Bay to Blue Ridge Cruisers

07-04-08, 10:17 AM	#7
4WD Toyota Owner Magazine Subscribe today! Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Seattle, WA Posts: 941	I know, huh? yet it really works. Toyota truly needs to put it in the FJ Cruisers and Tacomas, though. With only 6500 or so Land Cruisers coming in, and only DTT and a couple others wheeling theirs, it'll hardly be ever used... __________________ David Zartman Publisher 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine http://www.4wdtoyotaowner.com 1995 FZJ80, 1970 FJ40, 1999 Tacoma, 1979 FJ40, 1986 4Runner, 1973 FJ40, 2000 4Runner, 1984 hardcore buggy, 2007 FJ Cruiser Baja racer

07-04-08, 10:41 AM	#9
pegasis0066 IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jun 2006 Posts: 59	I don't get it. Can't anyone drive slowly up a hill like that - what is so special about the truck doing it itself?

07-04-08, 12:09 PM	#11
dtt255 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Southern California TLCA# 18166 Posts: 726	Ouch that hurt..... __________________ New 2008 LandCruiser 200 Series Grey Outside / Grey Leather Inside Slee Off Road Black Sliders Nitto Terra Grapplers ARB Bull Bar w/ Warn 12000 winch Master Pull Synthetic cable w/ Protective Sleeve Custom Radflo Coilovers Total Chaos Upper Control Arms Rasta Full Skid Plate Package

07-04-08, 02:07 PM	#12
96r50 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Gatineau, QC TLCA# 18726 Posts: 590	Maybe it was the video but it seemed like the crawl control was kind of choppy, gas-brake-gas-brake-gas-brake. The nose of the truck seemed to bob up and down as it moved forwards. What did it feel like from inside? __________________ Adam 96 LC, OME 851/860, BFG AT 285, Metaltech sliders, IPOR skid, Yellowbox, Landtank seat brackets & MAF, ScangaugeII, Slee harnesses with HIRs & Hella 500s, CDL & Pin 7, George's LEDs, Slee-located washer bottle, 'MUD sticker OME CC bushings for sale

07-04-08, 06:08 PM	#14
chimyz IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Canada Posts: 251	I've used it downhill (steep slope), and it is really impressive. Takes the guess work out of things, and keeps the rig from sliding down. Other than that, I can only see it being usefull in rocks. Going uphill...I like to hammer the gas. Crawl control is too slow. __________________ '08 LC 200, 33" BFG ATs, TRD 17" Rims, Radflo custom Coilovers, Total Chaos Upper Control Arms, K&N filter, Rast4X4 Skid Plates, Rear Window Tint ,3M bra & third row delete '04 Audi RS6, Bone Stock '05 LR3 - Wife's '94 LC FZJ 80, Lockers, OME 3F/2R, 34" x 12.5" Trxus MT

07-05-08, 05:01 PM	#15
ShottsUZJ100 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Tucson, AZ Posts: 6,444	I don't see a lot of applications for the Crawl Control....I do see some though and on a few trails I'd luv it on. The Sutherland trail in AZ is one. Before you get to the "good stuff" you have to go on and off the gas for miles over medium sized rocks rocks. You just get tired of on and off the gas and brake. I'd select speed 3 and sit back for the 45-minute ride in and just steer. Ahhhhh, the life! __________________ NEW! My 100-series Step-by-Step 5-year buildup: http://forum.ih8mud.com/az-arizona-land-cruiser-association/150735-100-series-modification-differences-evaluations-john-shotts.html Four-Wheeling Website: http://shottscruisers.smugmug.com/

07-05-08, 11:35 PM	#18
twstrchasr Mors Ab Alto Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: 7th Bomb Wing TLCA# 13505 Posts: 846	Not trying to stir the pot (honestly) but...Is this a terribly unflattering view of the 200 or what ??? That D pillar is soooo thick !! __________________ 1989 FJ62-Freeborn Red-140,000 miles 2001 UZJ100-Champagne Pearl-68,800 miles 2003 MBz CL55 AMG 1991 Range Rover

07-09-08, 03:21 PM	#20
uzj100 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: Raleigh, NC Posts: 1,991	Crawl control is so can mix a drink, fix a sandwich, get out and take a leak or changes dvd's while offroading. __________________ 00 - UZJ100 - D Light Mod, 2 FRB's, Husky Liners, BFG AT KO - 285/75 R 16 03 - UZJ120L 100 Series parts for sale - http://forum.ih8mud.com/sale-parts/2...parts-etc.html

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