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Posted by jeff s on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 08:35:57 :
In Reply to: OT sand driving posted by Bob in Indy on Friday, March 20, 2009 at 08:07:48 :
You still have time to sell the tahoe and buy a Dodge.
To run on sand with the tahoe loaded down, you should have at least 10" tires, and much preferably, 12's. I'd drop the pressure to 16, but that depends on how wide your tires are, and how wide the rims are. It even depends on the brand of tires you run, since some are designed for sand while others are designed for mud or rock. Factory M&S tires would be a death-wish in my book. Make the run at low tide so most of the drive is on hard-pack where the receded water was . Don't stop on the softest sand because your problem will be digging in from a standing start. Also avoid wild 90 degree turns
Spinning the tires is a bad thing. Something that might be worth your trouble if you don't have a winch is to carry a couple of rolls of chain-link fence the width of the tires. My grandfather used that in Mexico with a two wheel drive ford, and it helped him out of a few problems.
Sand varies from place to place, and I've seen plenty of it. It's very hard on equipment. Probably the best thing you could do is ask the property owner what kind of sand conditions to expect, and ask his opinion on what will, might, or won't get through it.
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