SUV violently shuddering while trying to get out of beach sand in 4L

benbsb29 · 24th March 2023, 04:41

Since you were stuck and trying to get out, and nothing immediately in front of the car, I'd keep the steering straight to try and work my way out, and then steer myself to where i wanted to go once free.

Also, one more thing i learnt when off-roading in sand is not to apply the brakes when trying to stop the car, rather allowing it to slowly coast to a stop owing to the natural braking provided by the soft sand. This way, you haven't dug yourself in inadvertently even when parking the car.

Between, the air pressures in the tyres being higher than what we intended owing to hot sand reminds me of the episode I had, mentioned in this post.

Stuck in soft sand (Sand driving and getting stuck - Bribie Island adventures with 4x4 SUVs in Australia)

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corneliu · 24th March 2023, 08:54

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Originally Posted by benbsb29

Since you were stuck and trying to get out, and nothing immediately in front of the car, I'd keep the steering straight to try and work my way out, and then steer myself to where i wanted to go once free.

Actually, the problem I had encountered was that the sand further ahead was even softer, and beyond that lay a slushy semi-dried up lagoon, and so I was desperately trying to force a turn while moving forward, and yes, this got me further into a soup. Fortunately, I somehow got the car to start reversing from here.

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Also, one more thing i learnt when off-roading in sand is not to apply the brakes when trying to stop the car, rather allowing it to slowly coast to a stop owing to the natural braking provided by the soft sand. This way, you haven't dug yourself in inadvertently even when parking the car.

Great advice thanks! If I recall correctly, when I had parked the car in the soft sand I did use the brakes, which I'm sure dug me in.

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Stuck in soft sand (Sand driving and getting stuck - Bribie Island adventures with 4x4 SUVs in Australia)

This was an nice read, thanks for sharing.

svsantosh · 24th March 2023, 13:57

Try getting some beadlocks for the Hilux and get the right tyres and go down to 5-10Psi for Sand, it should do a beach easily. While you are in the process research some OME or Ironman lift kids. A proper set of wheels, tyres and suspension will help a lot in offroad.

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benbsb29 Team-BHP Support Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Brisbane Posts: 10,053 Thanked: 13,890 Times View My Garage	Re: SUV violently shuddering while trying to get out of beach sand in 4L Since you were stuck and trying to get out, and nothing immediately in front of the car, I'd keep the steering straight to try and work my way out, and then steer myself to where i wanted to go once free. Also, one more thing i learnt when off-roading in sand is not to apply the brakes when trying to stop the car, rather allowing it to slowly coast to a stop owing to the natural braking provided by the soft sand. This way, you haven't dug yourself in inadvertently even when parking the car. Between, the air pressures in the tyres being higher than what we intended owing to hot sand reminds me of the episode I had, mentioned in this post. Stuck in soft sand (Sand driving and getting stuck - Bribie Island adventures with 4x4 SUVs in Australia)
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24th March 2023, 13:57	#18
svsantosh Senior - BHPian Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Dubai Posts: 4,233 Thanked: 7,767 Times View My Garage	Re: SUV violently shuddering while trying to get out of beach sand in 4L Try getting some beadlocks for the Hilux and get the right tyres and go down to 5-10Psi for Sand, it should do a beach easily. While you are in the process research some OME or Ironman lift kids. A proper set of wheels, tyres and suspension will help a lot in offroad.
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