http://4x4tourism.com/off-road-driving-tips/ Off Road Adventure Tours and Trips Mon, 29 Nov 2010 22:06:26 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.4 http://4x4tourism.com/off-road-driving-tips/#comment-25 Autumn Overland Tours - Baltic Adventure Tours Thu, 18 Nov 2010 11:03:19 +0000 http://4x4tourism.com/?p=259#comment-25 [...] It took around one hour while all off road drivers get over the peaty stage of approximately 50 metres. Most of the 4×4 jeeps couldn’t get through without wincing. The fancy Range Rover also stuck in the peat and was towed out by winch. For another off road driver it is a solemn moment – his Toyota Land Cruiser 120 off road jeep will be able to test the new winch. Off Road Driving Tip: when crossing the peaty places with 4×4 jeeps, it is recommended to examine the possible trajectory in advance to be able to avoid the stumps that are overgrown with moss and some deep and wet places. If possible let the wheels of off road jeep near the trees – the roots are making more firm foundation under the wheels. It is important to drive through such peaty places with an even speed, without skidding the wheels of 4×4 jeep – so that you wouldn’t tear the fragile topsoil that is thin but has firmly grown together and is able to hold the off road jeeps on surface. When the 4×4 jeep start to skid, the thin turf is damaged and wheels sink into the peat. Then the only salvation is winching because it its almost impossible to get the wheels of 4×4 jeep back on the surface of the turf. During the winching the gearbox must be set in neutral, because the additional spinning of the wheels would only make the off road jeep to sink deeper and would make wincing more difficult. More Off Road Driving Tips [...] [...] It took around one hour while all off road drivers get over the peaty stage of approximately 50 metres. Most of the 4×4 jeeps couldn’t get through without wincing. The fancy Range Rover also stuck in the peat and was towed out by winch. For another off road driver it is a solemn moment – his Toyota Land Cruiser 120 off road jeep will be able to test the new winch. Off Road Driving Tip: when crossing the peaty places with 4×4 jeeps, it is recommended to examine the possible trajectory in advance to be able to avoid the stumps that are overgrown with moss and some deep and wet places. If possible let the wheels of off road jeep near the trees – the roots are making more firm foundation under the wheels. It is important to drive through such peaty places with an even speed, without skidding the wheels of 4×4 jeep – so that you wouldn’t tear the fragile topsoil that is thin but has firmly grown together and is able to hold the off road jeeps on surface. When the 4×4 jeep start to skid, the thin turf is damaged and wheels sink into the peat. Then the only salvation is winching because it its almost impossible to get the wheels of 4×4 jeep back on the surface of the turf. During the winching the gearbox must be set in neutral, because the additional spinning of the wheels would only make the off road jeep to sink deeper and would make wincing more difficult. More Off Road Driving Tips [...]

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