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ianfotheringham · 05-16-08, 12:16 PM

so here in Oman, where desert - sandy dune kind of desert - is the norm i have learned many bits and pieces previously unknown to me through direct experience - firstly - while i am currently preping my fj45 troopie i am enduring a feat of patience being forced by predicament to drive a 98 cherokee - with aptly named 'super digger' tires....and after getting seriously effin stuck more times than i would ever care to admit - i have learned a few things from the yocals...firstly - and im talking in sand sand, not sand with rock or hard sand - but in sand sand....like you would imagine in a desert....anyway - before hitting it put your pressure down to no more than 20psi - then when you get stuck and desperate you can bring it down further - but anything lower than 10 and you really run the risk of having your bead bust off your rim further worsening your little predicament....so as soon as you start digging in with one wheel [as will happen], stop! - and tell yourself to write down: 'i need to invest in diff lockers for my stupid sand sinking-in car' ... now that thats done - get out - reduce your pressure - keep it in first [if you have an auto you're extra hooped] and keep the wheels going as long as you're moving a little - but if they are digging then you're there to stay - and if this has happened your silly little sand ladders are probably of very little use - and by this i am speaking only form personal experience as i come from the same mid set that when one gets stuck that they need to stick all kinds of random crap under the wheels - you should see my floor mats - looks like i have hosted formula-one races at my feet....where as in reality you need to increase your tires footprints and reduce the weight on them - and you need lockers as stock diffs are actually designed to get you more stuck once you start getting there...so - now you're wicked stuck - and therefore the only thing to due is to winch yourself out - oops - only you're in the desert with nothing to attach to - no friends - and as a matter of, no winch! - and no big gay pull-pall because you're too realistic to spend 500 bones on a fancy shovel...hmmmm...now what - good thing you brought your hi-lift jack with something to stick under it - now - jack your rig up in which ever corner its stuck - stick some new stuff under it - make sure none of the wheels are buried - and take off foo!

all there is to it.

05-16-08, 12:16 PM	#35
ianfotheringham IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Oman Posts: 57	lets straighten this out so here in Oman, where desert - sandy dune kind of desert - is the norm i have learned many bits and pieces previously unknown to me through direct experience - firstly - while i am currently preping my fj45 troopie i am enduring a feat of patience being forced by predicament to drive a 98 cherokee - with aptly named 'super digger' tires....and after getting seriously effin stuck more times than i would ever care to admit - i have learned a few things from the yocals...firstly - and im talking in sand sand, not sand with rock or hard sand - but in sand sand....like you would imagine in a desert....anyway - before hitting it put your pressure down to no more than 20psi - then when you get stuck and desperate you can bring it down further - but anything lower than 10 and you really run the risk of having your bead bust off your rim further worsening your little predicament....so as soon as you start digging in with one wheel [as will happen], stop! - and tell yourself to write down: 'i need to invest in diff lockers for my stupid sand sinking-in car' ... now that thats done - get out - reduce your pressure - keep it in first [if you have an auto you're extra hooped] and keep the wheels going as long as you're moving a little - but if they are digging then you're there to stay - and if this has happened your silly little sand ladders are probably of very little use - and by this i am speaking only form personal experience as i come from the same mid set that when one gets stuck that they need to stick all kinds of random crap under the wheels - you should see my floor mats - looks like i have hosted formula-one races at my feet....where as in reality you need to increase your tires footprints and reduce the weight on them - and you need lockers as stock diffs are actually designed to get you more stuck once you start getting there...so - now you're wicked stuck - and therefore the only thing to due is to winch yourself out - oops - only you're in the desert with nothing to attach to - no friends - and as a matter of, no winch! - and no big gay pull-pall because you're too realistic to spend 500 bones on a fancy shovel...hmmmm...now what - good thing you brought your hi-lift jack with something to stick under it - now - jack your rig up in which ever corner its stuck - stick some new stuff under it - make sure none of the wheels are buried - and take off foo! all there is to it.