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Title: Sand Driving
Post by: thommo19 on September 09, 2013, 09:32:04 AM
Hi Guys
I did a sand driving course yesterday (Sunday)  up at Stockton Beach.
It was with Getabout ,a great experience, learnt a lot in a good friendly enviroment.
I can recommend it to people who want learn .
Jeff 
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: alnjan on September 09, 2013, 09:35:50 AM
Stockton Beach.  You listen to some people and they say it is locked up and you can't drive there.  Good to see you had a good day there.
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: GeeTee on September 09, 2013, 09:44:29 AM
Good stuff, glad you made the investment: sand causes a lot of beginners dramas but once you learn a few tricks you will be ready for sand and desert conditions anywhere!

Stockton is not closed but there are restrictions in place. It's only the yobbos who want to drive their lifted 4WDs over everything that doesn't move and play snatchum-straps with each other who aren't happy.

It's great to see the dunes looking unmolested again and grass etc starting to grow back in places
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: thommo19 on September 09, 2013, 10:36:35 AM
There are some small restrictions and the northern entrance is closed.
What did amaze/shock me is the amount of people that just litter the place. How difficult is it to take your rubbish with you.
One day someone will ban these people and we will all suffer ,can't they see that.
I now want to get a compressor how confusing is all that so many models and price. 
Jeff
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: GeeTee on September 09, 2013, 01:19:35 PM
yep

(http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii518/GTCampers/bottlesonbeach_zps641a71ea.jpg) (http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/GTCampers/media/bottlesonbeach_zps641a71ea.jpg.html)
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: BigJules on September 09, 2013, 01:34:29 PM
Stockton is not closed but there are restrictions in place. It's only the yobbos who want to drive their lifted 4WDs over everything that doesn't move and play snatchum-straps with each other who aren't happy.


Call me a yobbo then. It was great fun to drive up the dunes north of Lavis Lane and far more challenging.
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: xcvator on September 09, 2013, 01:45:07 PM
yep

(http://i1257.photobucket.com/albums/ii518/GTCampers/bottlesonbeach_zps641a71ea.jpg) (http://s1257.photobucket.com/user/GTCampers/media/bottlesonbeach_zps641a71ea.jpg.html)


Geeze that sort of thing reeeaally P1SSES ME OFF  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Bird on September 09, 2013, 02:38:16 PM
Geeze that sort of thing reeeaally P1SSES ME OFF  >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:( >:(
yea, why do people drink cans of Fanta???
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: CBRK on September 09, 2013, 04:21:56 PM
There are some small restrictions and the northern entrance is closed.

I was up there a few weekends ago and the Northern entrance (Gan Gan Rd) is defineately open now (was closed a few weeks before I went up there).

Great fun playing on the dunes in the RV area.

Chris
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: bully on September 09, 2013, 04:51:42 PM
Yes that is annoying. We meat a young girl from landcare australia up at the tip. She was talking to my young girl and telling her how everywere she goes she always tries to leave it better than she fownd it, even if it is one bit of rubbish. What a great concept and we have tried to do that as well.
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: SteveandViv on September 10, 2013, 08:47:48 AM
Call me a yobbo then. It was great fun to drive up the dunes north of Lavis Lane and far more challenging.

Yobbo  ;D
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: thommo19 on September 10, 2013, 09:12:06 AM
"I was up there a few weekends ago and the Northern entrance (Gan Gan Rd) is defineately open now (was closed a few weeks before I went up there"

Thanks for the update. The closure was information supplied by the course instructor.

Jeff
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: GeeTee on September 10, 2013, 09:28:59 AM
Northern entrance was closed due to flooding/excess water

It was open two weeks ago when I was there - and I guess it's open now for easy access to the pub :)
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: lino6 on September 10, 2013, 12:55:27 PM
Is there anywhere in Victoria hat do such training? I know of a few places that do 4wd training but they don't seem to offer sand driving training.
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: alnjan on September 10, 2013, 01:26:44 PM
Maybe around Robe, just over the border
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: chester ver2.0 on September 10, 2013, 01:31:17 PM
Maybe around Robe, just over the border

Nah Robe only offers recovery training  ;D
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Bird on September 10, 2013, 01:45:50 PM
Quote from: lino6
Is there anywhere in Victoria hat do such training? I know of a few places that do 4wd training but they don't seem to offer sand driving training.
4wd Vic do sand courses...
http://www.fwdvictoria.org.au/upload/training/2013%20-%20Jul-Dec/11137_FWDV_Driving%20in%20Sand.pdf (http://www.fwdvictoria.org.au/upload/training/2013%20-%20Jul-Dec/11137_FWDV_Driving%20in%20Sand.pdf)

Theres a couple of Driver Trainers on this forum from our club.

Or join a club and do all forms of offroad training.. A Robe Trip or Portland is probably the easiest if you wanna do it yourself.

I've taken about 8 groups over Robe now without issue
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Wortho on September 30, 2013, 09:18:00 PM
Video update on Stockton beach.
http://www.4wdaction.com.au/articles/2013/behind-scenes-stockton-update

Sounds like a lot of it has been sold for sand mining  >:(
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Mik01 on September 30, 2013, 11:28:51 PM
There are some small restrictions and the northern entrance is closed.
What did amaze/shock me is the amount of people that just litter the place. How difficult is it to take your rubbish with you.
One day someone will ban these people and we will all suffer ,can't they see that.
I now want to get a compressor how confusing is all that so many models and price. 
Jeff

Same at Fraser Island mate. One of a kind island, and morons litter everywhere.
I've used a few cheaper compressors and they all do the job. Currently have a repco one I got for $100 on sale. No need to spend up, unless you are impatient and want to inflate at the speed of light
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: alnjan on October 01, 2013, 09:53:52 AM
http://www.worimiconservationlands.com/services.php?top=services&category=about&sid=88

Plan Your Visit

Annual Stockton beach clean up day
 

The 2013 Stockton Beach Clean Up Day will be held on Sunday 27th October.

Further details will be available closer to the event.

 
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Bird on October 01, 2013, 10:12:26 AM
Quote from: lino6
Is there anywhere in Victoria hat do such training?
Portland
or join your local club, and do some trips with them.. I've taken about dozen groups to Robe over the years.
We even have an accredited driver trainer on this board thats in our club...
I started the processes of getting my driver trainers stuff, but what a load of bullShit you have to go through, and dealing with fossils that can do no wrong.
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Adrian_connor on October 02, 2013, 05:44:01 PM
hey all

been driving on the beach for years but never with a trailer.

what are the pressures to put the trailer tyres at?

Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Nomad on October 02, 2013, 05:53:41 PM
Run them similar to what ever your running on the rear of the tug.
I am generally around 20 to 22kpi if there is some soft stuff around, softer ride and better length of tyre contact to distribute the weight more.

Cheers Nomad
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: CRW on October 02, 2013, 09:31:59 PM
I always start on sand at 16psi and adjust from there, have been down to 10psi but be careful on turns you don't roll off the rim
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: GeeTee on October 03, 2013, 07:43:08 AM
hey all

been driving on the beach for years but never with a trailer.

what are the pressures to put the trailer tyres at?

10 under the trailer works well... and 15 on the tow tug. And as CRD mentioned rolling tyre off rims is a possibility but this won't happen unless you're being silly  ;D

Hope this helps
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: bodgie on October 03, 2013, 08:35:25 AM
hey all

been driving on the beach for years but never with a trailer.

what are the pressures to put the trailer tyres at?

It depends on the sand you are driving in IMHO.

Some places you may need to go with GeeTee's recommendation other places where the sand is firmer you may be good with slightly higher pressures.

Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Coiled on October 03, 2013, 01:20:42 PM
I always start at 15psi and tweak from there if necessary which is very rare. Sure I could get through with more but I don't see the need when I can take things slower with less wheel spin and less right foot.

I am usually not in a hurry when sand driving so not an issue anyway but I have never had a problem running along the beach in the hard around 80km/h. I just know that I can't swerve for anything and expect a positive outcome!
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Bird on October 03, 2013, 01:59:18 PM
Quote from: CRW
I always start on sand at 16psi and adjust from there, have been down to 10psi but be careful on turns you don't roll off the rim
Yep that works for me


Although not sure how much advantage there is on a trailer lowering the pressures on sand/beach driving.
Didnt lower trailer pressures on Fraser from memory.
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: GeeTee on October 03, 2013, 02:10:10 PM
I used to be 'yeah whateva' with trailer pressures but towing a bit on the beach across from my workshop, go deep with the pressures, especially with the soft fluffy sunny Sunday stuff. It kind-of lets the trailer tyre 'get on the plane'.

With no drive and negligible braking or steering input you are safer at lower pressures under the trailer than the tow vehicle - ...but that is not an issue unless you are doing turn-and-burns for the camera ;)
Title: Re: Sand Driving
Post by: Nomad on October 03, 2013, 07:01:49 PM
Different beaches....different sand.............different pressures..............I reckon if you go in at 15 to 16 psi straight from the get go you are going in a little bit too much too early. Give yourself some where to drop to if you start to bog down.

This relates to the beach, not a desert situation, but most will run along the beach with ct on lower tides for obvious reason, so the only soft sand you are doing is either cuttings or getting to a site. In these situations you can prepare to have some speed to get where you are going so 15psi isn't really going to help to much.

Cheers NOmad.