Sand Driving ?

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blewyn

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• Nov 2, 2003

• #21

Umm...I must be seeing something the wrong way here. Imagine you turn
the wheels hard over and drive round and round. The front of the car
would turn in a circle larger than the rear of the car, because the
steering is done at the front. The front wheels therefore have a
greater distance to travel.

No ?

Blewyn

 

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Exit

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• Nov 2, 2003

• #22

blewyn wrote:
> Umm...I must be seeing something the wrong way here. Imagine you turn
> the wheels hard over and drive round and round. The front of the car
> would turn in a circle larger than the rear of the car, because the
> steering is done at the front. The front wheels therefore have a
> greater distance to travel.
>
> No ?
>
Yes!

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Gary J Bevans

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• Nov 5, 2003

• #23

Since you are going to be in a foreign country I would try to get the best
running piece of %&#! as a nice looking truck will probably be a target
for theft.

You will then be walking anyway.

Auto theft is very high here in Phoenix as we are close to the boarder.

Just think in a foreign country they don't have to drive across a border.

Good luck you may need it.

Gary



"blewyn" <[email protected]> wrote in message
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> > Hi Blewyn,
> >
> > Are you bragging or complaining?
> >
> > Your best option is 4x4 at all times, HR or LR depending on the terrain.
> >
> > Regards
> >
> > Albert
>
> Albert,
>
> It's not a complaint because it's quite good fun to drive in the
> desert.....and it's not a brag because, well, it's hardly worth
> bragging about. LOTS of people over here drive on sand every day...
>
> Blewyn

 

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Exit

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• Nov 5, 2003

• #24

Gary J Bevans wrote:
> Since you are going to be in a foreign country I would try to get the
> best running piece of %&#! as a nice looking truck will probably
> be a target for theft.
>
> You will then be walking anyway.
>
> Auto theft is very high here in Phoenix as we are close to the
> boarder.
>
> Just think in a foreign country they don't have to drive across a
> border.
>
> Good luck you may need it.
>
> Gary
>
>
I think he will be OK in Saudi, most people there are relatively wealthy and
crime is very, very low compared to the US.

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rnf2

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• Nov 5, 2003

• #25

"Exit" <[email protected]> wrote > >
> I think he will be OK in Saudi, most people there are relatively wealthy
and
> crime is very, very low compared to the US.
>
> --
> Julian

It helps in that the saudi punishment for theft is loss of the right hand on
the first offence, and loss of the head on the second.

Don't try shoplifting while over there.

rhys

 

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Roger Brown

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• Nov 5, 2003

• #26

blewyn wrote:
>
> Thanks for the advice guys ! One question remains though :
>
> 4WD or 2WD ?
>
> I would have thought 4WD, but my boss insists you should stick to 2WD
> as it will make the front wheels less likely to skid on corners (the
> tracks to the rigs are sandy but fairly compacted, not fresh windblown
> sand). Some of the corners are quite rutted.
>
> What do you think ?

From my previous post (if you had read it):

I have some info on sand driving below:
http://4crawler.cruiserpages.com/4x4/index.shtml

4WD and air the tires down.

And I tried 2WD with the exact same rig in the same sand with the same tire pressures and while you could get going and manuever, there was a *dramatic* difference in how steep a hill you could climb or get going on. 2WD probably works fine for a sand
rail, where you have 90% (or whatever) weight over the rear tires with big paddle wheels then run narrow tires up front for steering. But in a 50:50 weight distribution vehicle, I would want a 50:50 torque split between ends as well.

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blewyn

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• Nov 5, 2003

• #27

"Exit" <[email protected]> wrote in message news:<[email protected]>...
> Gary J Bevans wrote:
> > Since you are going to be in a foreign country I would try to get the
> > best running piece of %&#! as a nice looking truck will probably
> > be a target for theft.

Except if you live in a country where they cut your hands off for
stealing....

> I think he will be OK in Saudi, most people there are relatively wealthy and
> crime is very, very low compared to the US.

Indeed, for the punishments range from flogging to beheading to
stoning. There are wealthy people in Saudi, but there are also a
great many comparatively poor Saudis and immigrant workers. After
all, when was the last time you saw a rich person sweeping the floor
or emptying bins ?

Blewyn

 

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Exit

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• Nov 5, 2003

• #28

rnf2 wrote:
> "Exit" <[email protected]> wrote > >
>> I think he will be OK in Saudi, most people there are relatively
>> wealthy and crime is very, very low compared to the US.
>>
>> --
>> Julian
>
> It helps in that the saudi punishment for theft is loss of the right
> hand on the first offence, and loss of the head on the second.
>
Sounds like Texas. . . . . .

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Exit

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• Nov 5, 2003

• #29

blewyn wrote:
> "Exit" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:<[email protected]>...
>> Gary J Bevans wrote:
>>> Since you are going to be in a foreign country I would try to get
>>> the best running piece of %&#! as a nice looking truck will
>>> probably be a target for theft.
>
> Except if you live in a country where they cut your hands off for
> stealing....
>
>> I think he will be OK in Saudi, most people there are relatively
>> wealthy and crime is very, very low compared to the US.
>
> Indeed, for the punishments range from flogging to beheading to
> stoning. There are wealthy people in Saudi, but there are also a
> great many comparatively poor Saudis and immigrant workers. After
> all, when was the last time you saw a rich person sweeping the floor
> or emptying bins ?
>
Never, it's just that in Saudi they are Palestinian, Egyptian, Yemeni and in
the US they are Mexican!

The point I was making was that Saudi is relatively rich and relatively safe
for the region so you need not worry too much - it's definitely safer than
Detroit.

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