Sand oversteer. All beaches are sloped, and the steeper the slope, the harder the drive. Usually the back wheels start to slip down relative to fronts because theres more weight at the back. This starts a vicious circle - the rears no longer follow the compacted sand of the fronts, increasing drag as they slip sideways and make new ruts. More power is needed, and that increases the chances of digging in. It is easy to get very bogged very quickly on a steeply sloping beach. Here the Ranger is parallel to the water, and being driven dead straight, yet the back end slips once it gets onto an angle. The solution - approach any sand sideslope because with great caution. Use existing ruts where you can. If you are going to drive it then do some with a little pace, maybe third low speed. Not so fast you bounce out of ruts, but not so slow you have no momentum. If you can, lighten the vehicle before the beach. And as always, lower pressure helps. Remember that the steepest beaches are where you find the biggest waves, which are typically the beaches that face the open ocean. So as you cruise on a beach that is curved or is hidden by an outcrop beware of the change in beach slope. If you end up bogged on a soft beach on a steep sideslope with big waves coming in then youd best be good at sand recovery! More on that shortly.
Posted on: Sun, 18 Jan 2015 20:00:00 +0000
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