Beach wheeling
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Beach wheeling
Fort Fisher Island near Wilmington NC. $12 day pass to wheel on the beach.
This was from last weekend's trip.......
Front left tire hit a small drop off and I completely sunk the tire with front axle dragging on to the sand. And one rookie mistake is that I forgot to air down the tires........ got too excited
Help from a 1995 Tacoma (built for wheeling -- solid front axle swap, dual stick transfer case, extremely low gearing, shorten bed, etc.....). Those bumpers were hand built -- very neat.
Ferry ride to the mainland...... only for $5, I was kinda blown away by that.
This was from last weekend's trip.......
Front left tire hit a small drop off and I completely sunk the tire with front axle dragging on to the sand. And one rookie mistake is that I forgot to air down the tires........ got too excited
Help from a 1995 Tacoma (built for wheeling -- solid front axle swap, dual stick transfer case, extremely low gearing, shorten bed, etc.....). Those bumpers were hand built -- very neat.
Ferry ride to the mainland...... only for $5, I was kinda blown away by that.
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Ha! With the Metro's skinny 13-inch tires, I doubt it if it will even make it 2 feet into the beach.
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put a garden hose with a sprinkler under the truck for a few hours. That sand gets into everything and is loaded with salt. I drove my old land cruiser on a beach once, afterwards it rusted really quickly. But it's so much fun!
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. Great advice though.
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You need some traction adders. A GOOD LS in the rear at least!
I've played in sand quite a bit, depends on the type, for how you drive. Some sand, you don't want to even come close to stopping on. Other stuff, you can stop, put the hammer down and take off in two wheel drive no problem. It's a odd learning curve to "read" the sand.
I've played in sand quite a bit, depends on the type, for how you drive. Some sand, you don't want to even come close to stopping on. Other stuff, you can stop, put the hammer down and take off in two wheel drive no problem. It's a odd learning curve to "read" the sand.
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You need some traction adders. A GOOD LS in the rear at least!
I've played in sand quite a bit, depends on the type, for how you drive. Some sand, you don't want to even come close to stopping on. Other stuff, you can stop, put the hammer down and take off in two wheel drive no problem. It's a odd learning curve to "read" the sand.
I've played in sand quite a bit, depends on the type, for how you drive. Some sand, you don't want to even come close to stopping on. Other stuff, you can stop, put the hammer down and take off in two wheel drive no problem. It's a odd learning curve to "read" the sand.
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Sam-
How did you like the Trail Grappler's? i have only had bad luck and experience in the sand. Any other terrain, Rock, mud, Dirt, Gravel, works great. Spent the weekend at Gormon didnt need 4 wheel drive really except on one hill just for the low range. no power turning 7500 pounds
How did you like the Trail Grappler's? i have only had bad luck and experience in the sand. Any other terrain, Rock, mud, Dirt, Gravel, works great. Spent the weekend at Gormon didnt need 4 wheel drive really except on one hill just for the low range. no power turning 7500 pounds
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Sam-
How did you like the Trail Grappler's? i have only had bad luck and experience in the sand. Any other terrain, Rock, mud, Dirt, Gravel, works great. Spent the weekend at Gormon didnt need 4 wheel drive really except on one hill just for the low range. no power turning 7500 pounds
How did you like the Trail Grappler's? i have only had bad luck and experience in the sand. Any other terrain, Rock, mud, Dirt, Gravel, works great. Spent the weekend at Gormon didnt need 4 wheel drive really except on one hill just for the low range. no power turning 7500 pounds
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