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Judging from the map, your pics, and the 4 wheel drive type of place that it is, it looks like a good place to surf. If you're not a surfer find an
old longboard to learn on this summer.
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Quote: Originally posted by SFandH  | | Judging from the map, your pics, and the 4 wheel drive type of place that it is, it looks like a good place to surf. If you're not a surfer find an
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Yep...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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It isn't so much power or weight but more about tire type and air pressure.
My 1600cc Subaru with little 13" tires, at 10 psi was outstanding in sand. It did better loaded than empty, too.
My 4000cc Toyota double cab, with big 16" tires does very well, but it drives easier empty than loaded.
You just need to find that sweet spot with air pressure. Smooth, street tires do better than aggressive mud tires, too. It's all about floatation and
to avoid digging or spinning tires.
High range over low range because too much power will cause spinning. I also prefer the newer limited slip, traction control because it avoids
spinning the tires.
Spinning the tires moves you down and not ahead in sand. If you begin to slow and spin in sand, stop and let out more air!
10-15 psi is usually good but 6-8 psi is not unheard of in an emergency. Just don't drive fast or turn sharply or brake hard, when deflated. Have a
pump to refill once you are out of the sand.
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And floor it!. And don't lift...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Yeah. These are "street" tires.
Wait until you see him with sand tires.
A turbo and paddle tires is what I'm pipe dreaming...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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"It isn't so much power or weight but more about tire type and air pressure."
Did Curt let you drive the Raptor?
That weighs half of my truck.
I could carry your truck.
Let me know when you drive a real truck in soft sand Dave...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
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"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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I have driven all sorts of rigs in soft sand from dune buggies to Chevy Suburbans... and sand that is a lot harder to drive on than those easy Pacific
beaches. My 1975 Jeep Cherokee Chief with a 401 V-8 was pretty heavy, too.
It was Cameron's Raptor, not LeDuc's and I was happy to have him drive it while I navigated and took some speed videos (I hope to figure out how to
edit and show).
My truck is a 4-door second generation Tacoma... it isn't so small or light.
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Well, I guess that's something...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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My tires are 33inchers. I didn't measure the width yet.
I got them as big as would fit on stock rims.
Wide too.
Ten ply side wall.
They break rock.
So I mush them down as far as I can for sand. The side wall becomes floatation.
But that takes horse power. And lots off it.
And big juevos. And lots of it.
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Dog-otes found me. Again!
1 sweet... 1 tries to bite you on the donkey...
[Edited on 6-24-2019 by fishbuck]
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Yes, 10-ply is difficult to get the sidewalks to bulge for floatation. The heavy weight helps get that kind of tire bulge but, as you say, that weight
needs horsepower.
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“What’s the point ?”
There is NO point ...
Life is a cruel joke played on us all by an insane perverted alien race that gets its jollies off by watching all the stupid stuff us humans do.
.Facebook is their favorite form of entertainment just after YouTube .
Since I've given up all hope, I feel much better
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fishbuck
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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 nearest hsbc
Trucks are like boats...
Bigger is better...
I need different rims to get bigger tires but these are muy suficiente for now.
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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It really is funny how a dog and it's person tend to grow to look like each other after a while.
Believing is religion - Knowing is science
Harald Pietschmann
"Get off the beaten path and memories, friends and new techniques are developed"
Bajazly, August 2019
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This dog was so cool...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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Teach a man to fish...
"A ship in harbor is safe, but that is not what ships are built for." J. A. Shedd.
A clever person solves a problem. A wise person avoids it. – Albert Einstein
"Life's a Beach... and then you Fly!" Fishbuck
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It took me two tries to get over the hill.
I had to back down, screw my nuts on tighter and get a 50mph run down the beach to make it.
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The sand hill also took us two tries in my brother's F-350. The truck had a Callen shell at the time and we were lightly loaded for a weekend of
camping and....well, we had alot of beer. I think we put the tires down in the 20 range and the beach wasn't a problem at all. We just went too slow
up the sand ramp the first time. Backed up, hit it at 40-50 and up we went without drama.
We decided to come back out the bay side via the middle road out over the dunes to the beach. Video from that part:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jfWP_yZhKo
Thanks for the pictures, looks like a fun trip. I'm trying to get back there later this summer.
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