The most common off-road driving mistake (& how to avoid it) | Auto Expert John Cadogan
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- Coming up: Anatomy of the most common off-road disaster. Do not let this happen to you. The road to 4X4 hell: so often paved with good intentions - entertainingly. Like, what could possibly go wrong, dude?
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A dude named Big Lewy went off-roading with his mates and ended up crashed into an embankment with a shredded tyre. In this report, we'll examine what went wrong, so it doesn't happen to you.
16psi for sand, 25 for rock hopping and rough low range generally. You can safely add 10-15 per cent to the placard maximum for the highway, and take 10-15 per cent off for dirt roads. This is for OE-sized tyres, in general. Like standard tyres. Always re-inflate when you get back on the highway, or good dirt, even if only for a few kays.
Don’t deflate unless you have to, generally. Carry a compressor and a tyre plug kit. And a decent tyre gauge. Get out regularly and check the tyres. Never just say: ‘It’s only 15 kays - we’ll re-inflate when we get there.’ That’s bad. - Авто та транспорт
As someone who grew up in the bush during the 1950’s and 60’s in Land Rover and later, Land Cruiser, the biggest mistake is city types who think that they need to find the worst tracks to test their vehicle. Anyone with common sense avoids the rough stuff if at all possible, and only gets into the rough stuff when there is no other choice. 4WD capabilities exist to get you out of trouble, not to get you into it.
My view point here is, if lobsters didn't want to be eaten, why did they grow to be so tasty. Also why did they make 4x4s so good at getting us into trouble when our skill set is so lacking in getting out of it. (without getting a tow from a VW kombi). I've un-bogged a Lada too many times for this life time. I only wish they made it easier to buy dynamite, then we would un-bogg it forever.
@@philgray1023 You hit the nail in the head. Lockers are the best example of getting you in deeper trouble sometimes even though they get you out of trouble many times
Instablaster...
As Jack Jackson wrote “4WD gives you the ability to go to an even worse place to go stuck”.
The slow driver in front saved his life.
God I absolutely love your comedy inserts... little gems littered throughout the response. Can't stop laughing.
Some of his backhanded compliments are akin to a right up in ya face bitch slap 😂
Thanks big lewy, i approved your insurance claim and your forgot to mention some of this info
@@gabmichael8546 yeah and the earth is flat dude. Take you views elsewhere, I'm sure they won't be appreciated here.
The way he reads out the spelling mistakes is the best.
lool 100kph on low tyres on gravel and wonders why there is a problem
John this story is a sign of the time, I have been driving 4x4 for decades down Australia's outback tracks and in the last few years I find I'm helping more stupid people unprepared for that type of travel and it's starting to get serious last trip to Birdsville had to call the RFDS (sat phone) when we come across a 4x4 on its roof I noticed two blown road tyres and all the had was a mobile phone the didn't work, bigger problem coming as 4x4 sales clime, cheers mate.
Another great, learning and entertaining video. Thank you 😊
Thanks for watching, Lee. Glad you enjoyed it.
If you're doing a lot of higher speed dirt road at reduced pressures it's a good idea to check the temperature of the sidewall after 5-10 kilometres. A quick check with the hand will let you know what's happening if it feels hot the pressures are probably too low for the speed you're travelling at.
The most common off-road driving mistake? Spilling latte into the auto crawl hill top ascent traction deflation dual battery 270 degree awning wine chiller induction hot plate 1000 amp-hour lithium unobtanium battery selector switch? Something like that.
Nail meet head. It really has become a joke.
I think you left out the nuclear-powered, auto-gyroscopic, computer-controlled, laser-guided, all-weather, Ming Moll locator system. :)
I've done that - it's terrible.
Or spending a motza on a 30 year old vehicle that has already done 500k, spending another motza trying to make it better or at least passable to drive and then every second weekend hanging out from under the bonnet fixing whatever worn out component breaks next.
Next trick is then to take it out, break as much stuff as possible and, hopefully, make it onto the 4wd 24/7 cockup reel or end up as a UA-cam legend.
Well said John. One suggestion, during the walk around place your hand on the tyre and on the hub to check the temperature of the tyre and the brakes. Don’t forget the trailer if one is in tow.😎🇦🇺📷
100km/h on a deflated tyre....eheheh. Why did it fail?
25 psi is hardly an extremely deflated tire . No way it would generate enough heat to split side sea unless he was driving on outback corrigations . I’ve driven 30 or so km on 15 psi at 100km on gravel roads back to town from the robe Sand dunes and felt the tyre there was no heat in them . This guy in the video who have gotten a stick or rock through the sidewalk of what was probably a road tyre that was just flat enough to have some sidewall contacting the road .
I reckon half the vehicles on our roads would be driving with tyre pressures not much more than 25psi. Ah the good old saying ‘if it ain’t broke don’t fix it’ turns into ‘its not fully flat on the bottom yet so just keep going and if it does go fully flat on the bottom just rotate the tyre 180 degrees and she’ll be right mate’.
Absolutely brilliant john !
Nah - I give this one only 6.5 out of 10 - and that's being generous.
@@AutoExpertJC You want to have a word with a mate of mine, he went to fix the air con in a factory unit and none of the women waiting for an interview had pants on !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I always use Max Trax after heading up the steep curb when taking the new Lexus RX up onto the front lawn for its wash, never been bogged yet. Never had to drop inflation, I know this isn't correct but I desend down the curb backwards straight onto the bitumen. Another excellent off road dilemma averted. Yeeeees.
I haven't experienced any of this with my 4 wheel zimmer frame either, and that is with solid tyres to boot...
@@cuttingedge58 Yep, only time I've had tyre pressure issues off road is when I took the wife's laundry trolley onto the wet lawn, obviously I hadn't had a winch fitted at that stage would of helped could of hooked up to the Hills Hoist. I blame the crap solid wheels!
I almost forgot I need to wash half of Sundown National Park out my wheel arches. Off we go then.
Big Lewy - join a reputable 4wd club. One that provides training.
Good idea.
Big Lewy is the instructor
🤦♂️ People spend more money on 4wd accessories than rather investing in knowledge! The first thing that anyone should do that wants to 4wd and before they put big muddies and a fat bullbar is actually spend $300 on a accredited 4wd drive training course.
Never lowered the tire pressure on my truck for off roading, but have off roaded a lot of motorcycles and I see a lot of riders, esp. of big adventure bikes, do this. It always ends in bent rims and popped tires off the rim, for the little bit of added traction provided if any. I ride with the same pressure on and off road, as, I need to get back on the road and get myself home and like my rims just as they are.
Yep the lower the pressure is the low the speed needs to be
You missed, touch the tires and check the temperature.
I love Big Lewy's attitude. I hope we hear from him again
when we do gravel and long corrugation we always air down to 22 psi with no issues, just feel the tire every once in a while to make sure it does not over heat. But yeah 100kmph is a bit much...
You might get away with wearing no pants to a job interview if it's done over Zoom and you are meticulously careful about the camera angle. But that's still living dangerously.
Big Lewy you need to learn wtf is going on. Use some common sense. Or maybe a driving course. Also you are basically on car tyres. If you are going to do more of this get some LT tyres. Some AT's maybe. Or just leave this type of driving alone.
Agreed - some slightly more rugged A/T tyres might help - but pressures are the main thing.
@@AutoExpertJC That's what the first line was kind of directed at. Tyre temperature is very important. You can drive with 25psi in your tyres on the road if you understand what this will do to the tyres. I'd just recommend exactually what you stated though. You really should own a 12V compressor anyway.
@@Lazy_Tim I'm with you - you can bend the rules if you know the physics, but I try to provide advice that's as idiot-proof as possible. (I know there will always be a superior idiot.)
John, can you do a video on the rule that you need to slow down to 40kph when passing an emergency, police etc, stopped on the side of the road, I don't think too many people realize that it is law imagine doing 110 and having to slow down to 40, so many accident are happening because of it
Yet another amazingly piss funny episode John👍.
Keep up the good work mate.
'Piss funny' - 'SYRAYAAAAAAAAAAAAA!
@AutoExpert
No mention on ‘LT’ rated tyres for off-road work? (much stronger sidewalls) I wouldn’t really be game to drop the pressures on OEM road tyres!!
Precision and discipline are characteristics we need. Not apathy. Responsibility is a burden.
That kind of thinking will never catch on, Dan.
Oh ffs John , Its like this.
Q: Can we get up there
A: Umm I dunno
Decision : Lets have a go and see.
Conclusion: Yeah/nah maybe a winch.
Fun,fun,fun
Hey John. I have my own newbie accident tale while I was out "4-wheel driving" one day that went horribly wrong, but as expected. Put simply, I was going up a steep hill and the engine stalled. Next thing I knew I was cartwheeling it down the hill. Only thing that stopped it all was reaching the bottom of the hill. Totally caused by my complete and utter lack of situational awareness. If your engine stalls, you start it again, right? Right? Foot on the brake pedal, in with the clutch, and my fate was sealed. When the engine stalled my front right wheel was just slightly to the right of the crown between a pair of deep ruts, and when the wheels were disengaged from the stalled engine, along with my feeble brake application, the car rolled backwards and the right front fell into the rut, turning the car at an angle to the slope of the hill. I didn't even have my hands on the steering wheel, one hand going for the ignition, and the other, neutral. Everything happened so quickly, except for the noisy part.
And to clarify, I was in an FJ40.
Common off-road mistake?
Overloading roof racks!
(ua-cam.com/video/eMx232haRyo/v-deo.html) A great example and explanation.
Yes - this is the reason I didn't buy a Rhino rack for the Triton (I was going to) - clearly under-engineered, it seems to me. Fancy paying $1500 for a platform that can take all of 30kg...
what is the bet, his mitsi had road tyres on and he thought that tyre is tyre
road tyres dont perform like AT and MT tyres High end MTs will handle low pressure but I wouldnt be doing 100kph with flat tyres anyway
Sounds like Big Lewy is also new to common sense.
Learn how to do off-road properly, that's the first rule.
The first rule of Bogan Driving Club is: Don't talk about Bogan Driving Club.
Dear John :)
While mostly correct and with the general gist of it, your recommendations are a bit limited.
Tyre pressures are possibly the least well understood things in motoring.
While they tyre pressures either in the manual or on the tyre plackard are, sufficient information for most standard passenger cars, it gets a little more complicated for heavily loaded vehicles and those with tyres differing from those fitted from the factory.
Many of the commercial type 4wd vehicles ( like 70 series toyotas & the like) many have very much higher tyre pressures than the passenger types, AND may have very much higher pressures in the rear tyres when heavily loaded. Some of these vehicles may have recommended loaded pressures in the rear tyres of around 55-60 PSI, this in turn changes the wise reduced pressures for off road use. This brings the 33% reduced pressure ( for rocks and dirt roads) down to around the 40PSI and the 60% reduced pressure ( for sand) down to around 20PSI
Thus the starting point differs as should the pressure reduction.
My strong recomendation is that every 4WD owner should consult and Probably carry a copy of the "load V Pressure table" for the tyres fitted to their vehicle.
As you will be no doubt aware this is available in the Tyre Standards Manual of from a tyre manufacturer web site.
They should also weigh their vehicle ( as loaded for travel) at a local weigh bridge and from the tables work out the correct tyre pressures to use.
For example my aging Hilux with aftermarket wheels and tyres correctly runs lower pressures than on the tyre plackard, when lightly loaded should be running the same pressures front and rear around 30 PSI, when heavily loaded to capacity the rears should be up around 50psi.
The wise speed at reduced pressure is a bit of a matter for discussion and all a but rubbery :) ........ but it seems reasonable that speed should be reduced in proportion to tyre pressure ... so for the 30% reduction for dirt and rock a maximum of 70 or 80 KMH and for the 60% pressure reduction a maximum of 40 to 50KMH
100kph on low pressure.
facepalms all around
Many people drive around on under-inflated tyres, mostly because they're either too lazy or simply don't know to check the pressure. Probably, 25 psi would be around an average pressure for these under-inflated tyres, yet most of them actually get away with it for months if not years. So it seems unusual that a short drive on a 25 psi tyre would cause it to fail so quickly, most likely it already had damage or ran over a rather sharp rock.
Yeah, agreed. But dirt and speed are a very severe combo compared with 50 on bitumen for three kays to the shops and back.
You missed the main point. Paj Sport only carries a few litres. The guy in the Prado wasn’t in a hurry as he had 150 litres on board. Lucky he slowed you down.
What? You mean hurrying is a solution to low fuel? Do tell...
@@AutoExpertJC Sure, he was low on fuel had to go to the servo, left tyres low, hurried back. Disaster!
Mate I enjoy ur videos, but ur interpretation of tyre pressure for oe tyre, are u baseing that on ht tyre 2ply side wall? I am an avid tourer, love dingo piss creek, great spot to get wood smoke in the blue singlet, I drive on aggressive ats 3ply side wall, never had issues with bead failure or puncture, I do reinflate always but my pressure hwy is 50psi, down to 15 for the beach. So are u quoting ht tyres for pressure?
Did I hear you say har-bing-er, soft g in the middle? Always thought it was a hard g there John, har-binj-er. I could be wrong, or perhaps you were being ironic.
Pressures are also different diameter of rim. It’s why most people who are serious off roaster use a rim between 15-17” cause of higher profile, which means less heat in sidewall when deflated. Minimum pressure are higher with lower profile OEM 19” then say a 16” higher profile tyre. There is a chart online for different tyre profiles and rim sizes for optimum tyre pressures without damage.
It is technically a tyre issue, as your probably using road tyres for offroad. ALso speed matters as its all about the temperature that causes the tyre to fail. Just drive at a very low speed and your fine. Get a proper tyre for offroad and you won't have this problem. Muddies for example are designed to run at lower pressures (25-30) on the highway or they wear unevenly.
Tyre pressure REDUCTION guide:
Sealed surfaces: 100%
Gravel/ corrugations: 10-15%
Rocks: 10-15%
Mud: 25%
Sand: 20%
Slippery, clay mud: 20%
Reference: Andrew St. Pierre White's video on offroad driving (ua-cam.com/video/TOweeVYkyps/v-deo.html)
As tyre pressures are so important, how about a video on tyre pressure gauges, John ? A quick survey at around 30psi with my gauges gave the following: two tubegauges, identical make and model, bought 10 years apart 2psi difference. Two gauges, identical in appearance, but one marked ARB, 5psi difference. The gauge on my compressor (probably Chinese) 10psi higher than all other gauges. The knock off ARB gauge does not seem to read below 20 psi. Don't get me started on digital gauges!
Solid content.
Also, of you don't want to break your vehicle when off-road, slow down, Especially when mudding and rock hopping. The fun will last longer and so will your car.
Coming to you today from Munduberra. I suspect that the real Dingo Piss Creek is just near here.
Tyres always have holes in them. Big round bar stools for putting the air in, usually sealed by a wheel rim! My Prado, cough, “, pulled a Hyundai “4 WD” (according to the owner) from saturated beach sand with 8psi all round for extra grip, but his luck only extended so far. Next time, dudes, follow the examples of Tojo drivers! B-)
12 psi I fine on the beach. Some beaches, you might need to go lower. Even on factory road tyres.
Yep... those Tiffany scenarios are best avoided....... by not getting married.
UA-cam is such a double edged sword. People watch a video of someone rock crawling their highly modified Cherokee and think "That looks fun, I want to do that." However, there are a number of initiation fees required to play in the sandbox with the big boys. They include (but not limited to) skill, experience, and a shit load of expensive 4x4 mods to your vehicle, like 35" tires (tyres) with bead lock rims, pneumatic diff locks, lift kits on the suspension, etc. Buddy with his Toyota Tacoma straight off the show room floor can get in over his head in a hurry.
What's the point of doing the 4x4 bush bash stuff if you can't get into a shit load of trouble that you can talk bullshit about over a beer .
Off-road braggatry is the equivalent of fishing or hunting stories. :) Or occasionally golf, when it goes very, very, very wrong on so many levels.
Mark H. ..100% with you on that mate 👍
Breaking the driveline is my favourite - if you're solo and out of cell phone range...
Auto Expert John Cadogan ...that's what lots of rum onboard and pack of cards are for 😜
2021 Hilux told by dealer at 1000km sevice to turn off the lane departure system when I raised concerns about instabilitie on sweeping 100 km curves . Once home checked basics ,10 psi diferance between front tyres. Once this was corrected handeling improved. Have I voided warranty altering factory settings?
This clown is desperately trying to pass blame 😉 Hey Big Lewy, you at at fault. Man up already. There's a reason why there are recommended tire pressures. His laziness in failing to reinflate the tire is what got him into trouble. He also put others in dangers. The fact that he wanted to go up to 100kph shows his lack of proper judgment. He is lucky he didn't hurt someone else during his stunt.
Agreed - but he didn't do this maliciously. And showing him the path might help in future, right?
@@AutoExpertJC Indeed, that is true 👍
Always enjoy me some quiet success.
Side note. Thank you for your amazing videos. Follow all the way from South Africa. We have very simelar vehicles so your videos make for informative watching...
I’m still trying to work out why some people choose to take the most difficult route to a camp site, just to feel heroic in their efforts and quietly satisfied it was successful.
A while back I saw one of your videos regarding a bulls**t probability matrix .... is it still around ? :)
I can't remember mate - it's all a blur.
@@AutoExpertJC :D Same here, all I have are fuzzy images of someone looking like you but with a bandana, next to a whiteboard, something about the fundamental truth that car dealers lie :D Great content John, its a glorious pleasure to follow you on youtube.
Eating a slice of pizza without chewing. Fkn gold.
You were on fire with comments on this one, and provided great advice as usual.
Your experience is appreciated by the weekend driving warriors
You would think measuring an angel would be fun if you can find one.
Another offroad mistake: Using a crapheap Jeep as your vehicle of choice.
What sort of tool what do this ? This has gotta be a Gee up ? Because anyone with 1/4 of a brain just wouldn’t do what he did.
Pure gold John.
Gold.
Why do people like this embarass themselves further by telling the world they are an idiot . Oh and the speed you were driving at might also had something to do with it
Hi John absolutely enjoy these videos. This may lead you to your next video. With the pressures is this for all types of tyres? Highway terrain, all terrain and mud terrain. I am aware that H/T will have better traction for sand etc. Keep up with the videos.
It's only a guide, the weight of the vehicle has a big impact on the pressure you use, as well as the type of tyre. The ones that come with the vehicle should not be lowered too far because they have very thin sidewalls that don't hold up well to the flexing, proper off road tyres are built to handle low pressure and will handle the heat far better. In an emergency you can actually drop off road tyres into the single figures for a short time.
When 'bush bashing' out of Kalgoorlie/Boulder, 2 spares were a *must* ! When the first tyre change happens (it certainly will), the second spare is to get you back to the black top from where you are...
Agreed - second spare very important for outback touring.
Thanks for the info on tyre pressure for off-roading.
I do not know what the answer is for people that only get half the story. Deflate the tyres for difficult terrain, but return to recommended pressure before driving on the open road. It is similar to ironing instructions on some clothing; remove item before ironing. Or "this packet of mixed nuts contains nuts".
If I was to buy a 4x4 to go out there, I would PAY for training before hand.
Or join a 4wd club, go on their instructional 4wd courses...and meet new friends at the same time.
You should have your hernia exercised that cough sounds like an 😝issue
Cadogan, it is so wonderful to listen to someone who is an expert in everything.....even such things as the origins of life and the universe, and us, without ever having seriously studied it, it is so much more awesome. You mentioned five marriages, but that's probably an idle boast, no doubt someone like you is not that much of a dud in the sack...... Some would call you a professional smart arse, but I would not be so rude.
And you keep up the great work also - being, essentially, so useful.
Can’t keep hearing about the stupidity of the driver I tried.
Another bad mistake - don't accelerate when you get near the top - it can damage your car if it's not flat at the top... (1min 40sec - 2min 2sec) ua-cam.com/video/EtS0jexNRfo/v-deo.html
Pure escapism...
In other words; as usual, Toyota truck rescues broken down truck by other manufacturer. Also showing superior judgment of said Toyota owner. At least in the United States, don't know about the stereo typical owners in Australia
Stereotypical is one word, for future reference
@@AdamMansbridge yes, I know, this is what happens when you dictate into your phone and don't review it properly
Don't directly impact the sump
Not sure where to ask but here goes, after a 4x4 to drive to Birdsville for that great Strailia outback drive but with a $10-15k budget.
And take a can of Rexona and a lighter for those bead roll offs .
Interesting article john, although tyre pressures are in reality far more subjective than this. I have run pressures as low as 10psi in various conditions and up to 50psi on road and everywhere in between and this is with a vehicle of 3600kg gvm. In fact I would say that off road tyre pressure is best assessed using a tried and true 4wd adage: As low as possible, as high as necessary....
Problem as always, is the modem 4wd habit of treating every off road track as though it were an autobahn....... Repeated sidewall flexing caused by too high speed is almost always the culprit of tyre blowouts. I mean if you're in that much of a hurry why take the road less travelled?
Slow down and enjoy the drive, or else air up and hit the black top.
I was starting to think it was Friday to get the old nut bag out.
So was Tiffany worth it in the end? Need your input for future reference? Thanks in advance .
Long-term, yeah.
@@AutoExpertJC So are Tiffany and the ex now best friends and comparing notes?
Step 1: Bye a Prado. Step 2: Don't be a fuckstick. Step 3: Profit!
Don't be a fuckstick is very hard to achieve from a compliance perspective...
Get to the point and your clip would be half the time
Ah yes, The United States of Tara (John). In order to tailor the comedy one must create characters that are mullet inspiring. Good work, and why not upscale to the big screen as most of the superhero movie plots are rubbish. Find a few likewise broken down Aussie icons (and Electric Yesus) and make movies! Challenge Elon to build a Cyber Truck that feeds on nasty I.C.E dinosaur vehicles.
A question for an experienced 4WD enthusiast if I may.
Why do you guys drive along in convey on mild tracks at such slow speeds?
Getting stuck behind you mob in your $60,000 to $100,000 vehicles in my $300 all wheel drive Corolla is frustrating to state the polite.
I know I know, my car isn't a real 4WD, with the factory center diff lock engaged it's only a 2 wheel drive at worst.
But why do you drive your ladder chassis megga dollar vehicles so slowly on tracks a car can chooch along on?
Why?
So farking slow!
Excellent
Land Rover back in the 1990's published an excellent book called "The Land Rover Experience". In there, apart from specific recommendations for each vehicle in current production at the time, were some general guidelines which I use to this day. They were, for tracks and poor roads up to 65 km/h (40 mph) deflate to 80% of normal pressures, and for emergency soft use up to 20 km/h (12 mph) deflate to 60% of normal pressures. If you can't get specific recommendations from either the vehicle or tyre manufacturer, you'll need accurate axle weights for the latter, it's a good guideline to follow, particularly as it's from a vehicle manufacturer.
Without wishing to denigrate your correspondent, another issue I see here is that the Prado (hopefully with correct tyre pressures) was doing 60kph on this dirt road, presumably because the driver thought it was unsafe to go any faster. Further, Big Lewy says that he was following in the Prado’s ‘dirt cloud’; this would have obscured Big Lewy’s vision and so he may not have been able to see any washout, or any other obstacle that could have contributed to the damage to his tyre. So we have low tyre pressures, low visibility and potentially excessive speed for the conditions. Sounds like an accident waiting to happen.
John, I really do appreciate your expertise and skills in your videos. However in this video there was a significant error. In particular, 11:46-11:52. Mate (if you don't mind me calling you), anyone that is ignorant enough to call Aussies the names you provided, well, I have to wonder if they had school cafeteria is the community cesspool. I am American through and through, and I have never met an Aussie yet that deserved such insults. Calling Aussie backwoods rednecks is so exceedingly infantile.
Just sayin'....
At least big Lewie was having a go. He was doing all right there other than forgetting that speed stays (way) down while tyres are aired down.
It's the 40psi Club members on sand that are the true knuckleheads.
Up against my my wife's class of year six's, Big L's spelilng and pucntutaion isn't taht bad 🤠
Hi John. Great channel! Please tell us all about rapacious deceitful and outrageously dismal car insurance companies and how they may fail us in the bush, and illuminate some of the challenges and costs involved in having one's valuable vehicle recovered from the remotest parts of Shitsville should that become necessary. Many thanks.
John I think you missed the pressure with tryes at 20 degrees C. My 4x4 Sprinter van I run at placard my TPM shows they go up about 10% when at working temperature or slightly more when near dingo piss creek and the sun shining down on them can get to as high as 50 or more degrees C. So another rule of thumb about 1.5 psi for each 10 degrees rise in temperature. Oh and of course don't even think about off road without TPM fitted then Larry would have seen the tyres overheating. Mine will beep annoyingly at over 50C so I just slow down if I've reduced pressure which I've only done once on a terribly corrugated section of our fine highways.
Driving offroad with road pressure is asking for trouble, everything is working harder, the tyres have less give, so they're more likely to stake on sharp rocks and stumps, and it also wrecks the track because the smaller contact patch tends to spin far more easily.
As for on-road, absolutely agree that you need to air up first, if it's not feasible, keep it below 60kph, especially with road biased tyres, as their soft sidewall flexes more easily, so heats up to failure point far quicker.
100kph on 25psi is an accident looking for a place to happen.
Reminder: run all correspondences to the Auto Expert through spell AND grammar checker.
Or just pay attention at school.
Couldn't give two shits
What a wanker.
@@ZIGSVIDS Harsh. Are you getting sufficient sleep, with hotties?
I'm not much about cars, drive Toyota Aygo but always in to tortion and gears. And like to hear about idiots wrecking their machines by pure ignorant foolishness every day 🤣
I usually do the opposite: i don´t deflate when i go off road. In part because i don´t have yet the means to re inflate, and in part because i usually only go a few miles and avoid the really rough stuff, and i have never drove on sand.
Good plan.
@@AutoExpertJC Thanks. But i´m planning on getting the means to deflate and re inflate, since one day i may really need it.
'Means to deflate': Any handy twig. And check the description for a link to a half-decent compressor.
@@AutoExpertJC A handy twig was exactly what i used the only time i deflated. It was a long and very steep hill and, although i though that i could make it without much trouble (as i did), i did not wanted to take the risk of failing because i was using too much pressure. But the problem was i did not have a way to know how much i was deflating. So, i just deflated for 10 seconds for each tyre, went up the hill without any trouble, and then went to the gas station to re inflate (only a few miles away).
But i will invest on something decent soon. Thanks.
BF Goodrich state that the correct tyre pressure, based on the vehicle load and speed, for their all terrain tyres on sealed roads, is also the correct pressure for unsealed roads. In other words do not let your tyres down unless you are driving on beach sand. As BF Goodrich state the air in tyre is all that's supporting the vehicle, not the tyre. I have always subscribed to this and never had tyre trouble even on the roughest roads in Australia. But I have stopped dozens of times to offer help to someone changing a flat tyre in the middle of nowhere and I always ask what pressure are they running. The answer is always a ridiculously low pressure well below what's on the placard because they believe the urban myth about letting tyres down on gravel.
PS BF Goodrich have had extensive experience running their AT tyres in extreme events such as the Paris to Dakar Rally and the Baja Desert Race which is why I'll take their advice on tyre pressures before anyone else.
Keep off beaches. A mate nearly died when an dolt in a 4WD rolled on a sandbar & personally nearly did a reboot of the sands of time. Driver's condition is 'in traction, nil solids & all via straw'.
Thank you, posted on our group page - It may however get blocked by Fuckerberg because the Pajero is white
Well he does own the bat, the ball, the cricket pitch, the stadium, the country and he is a multi billionaire so when he says game over, it most likely is. Worked for Clive Palmer, just ask any Queensland Nickel worker. Also, you probably know that you can take the tree out of the country and all you'll have left is a Zuckerberg.
The Fun Never Stops, with John & the comments :) Learning too.
Big L won't make That Mistake Again - & - He's Shot to Instant Fame :)
What a Man! What a Man!
Was all of that condescending rhetoric saved-up for a special day? Laughed like a drain you sarky bastard.Keep it coming mate
Plenty more where that came from.
Spot on with the 4x4 info and tyre pressures JC, in less than 15mins you provided more precise, clear, direct and far more important information into the basics of 4x4ing than most 4wd training companies (who claim their 70yr old instructors are the most experienced out there, yet none have little or no idea about modern 4x4 systems, winch operations, recovery equipment, rated recovery points and all other equipment not used in the 70/80s) do in a 3hr video or a days physical instructions...
Well done JC, the information you have just provided as is very helpful..will in no doubt saved lives. 👍👍👍
Totally lost my ‘ laughing’ shit John, so very on point on oe tyres, I myself use 18 psi on LT tyres as my ‘go to’ and adjust from there depending on the ground I’m traveling on for the trip. Not blowing sunshine up your arse but keep it coming. 🤣🤣🤣