dually's on the beach
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Re:dually's on the beach
[glow=red, 8, 600]DON"T[/glow] <br>If the sand is even a little soft , the weight up front will really bury you. Even with posi and four wheel drive I avoid it !!!! <br>As long as you are moving at a good clip you can go, but without some BIG tires you will be asking for an expensive tow bill <br><br>However, if you unload the 4 wheeler-out of the bed --- stock the cooler --then you can go fishing. That is what I do on the dunes and beaches here.<br><br>We about burned up my brother's clutch , after venturing out in the sand one day. 4/w/d and Low range got us out but the clutch was smoking!!! The gassers around here still mount large tires for floatation. The soft sand can make a real believer out of you quickly. It eats up horsepower quickly.
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if the duals are up front then a diesel might not be too bad in the sand<br><br>A buddy of mine does alot of surf fishing on the Outer Banks of NC and he has always said a diesel anything is too handicapped by the weight over the front axle. He has been after me for years to take my built 360 '78 W200 out there for one of their trips - thinks it is the perfect sand truck (except for the BFG A/Ts - too much tread to dig with).<br><br>Last time I saw him he was driving a new Ferd PS CC 4X4. Don't know if he has done the beach thing in it yet though. Might have to go look him up and ask.
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Have to agree that a diesel is too heavy on the front axles for the beach...I'v tryed my dually on the beach in Daytona and thats petty hard packed sand still had to keep it rolling to keep from sinking into the sand :
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Yeap, I agree to heavy up front. Been on the beach at Daytona also. If you're going to, you need to get a couple ballon tires for the front to reduce the ground pressure. Fenwick Island is softer than down here. Don't know who makes the oversize wide tire, but they work. Still has highway tread in the middle, just the sidewalls<br>stick way out. <br><br>Dave
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From: Llano, TX
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I don't know what kind of sand you all have, but I my 2500 with 305/70R16's has gone on all the sand around cental texas. Sure you can't go all the places a jeep would go, but a little common sense saves alot of trouble, and digging
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i take my truck out on the beach all the time and although it just a cheby with a small gasser it goes fine i have friend that have diesels ferds, chebies and the dodges they all go out on the soft sand granted most have wider tires but the key is to air down u have to let oir out of ur tires. usually down to less than 10 psi this creates a problem withthe duals in the rear because the tires rub together most of the guys i know r running spacer for this reason. in fact alot of the guys i know tow their 30' trailer out on the beach for some camping. I hope this isnt a real problem for the Dodge cause of the weight. caus eim getting on SRW though. How much do the power strokes weigh?<br><br>Dan
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From: Gillam manitoba Canada
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main reason being it's real hard on your sidewalls ...can even ruin the tires <br><br>but hey , if you wanna play in the sand it's a chance you got to take ;D<br><br>
<br><br>but hey , if you wanna play in the sand it's a chance you got to take ;D<br><br>
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With a dually, you don't need four-wheel drive on beach sand. Your rear wheels and tires have enough of a footprint to float the rear and power through. You don't even need to blow down the tires. The real problem -- like everyone says -- is the weight on the front axle and those skinny front tires.
So do what I do: strap plate-steel-and-channel-iron reinforced snowboards under the front tires -- sand skiis, get it? Keep the vehicle in two-wheel drive -- obviously. Go like hel*.
Worked well at Ocracoke in NC. The sand "spray" from the front skiis are especially 8) when you twist the steering wheel hard above 40 mph.
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I've never seen one stuck on a beach, so I know they must be a great vehicle!]
So do what I do: strap plate-steel-and-channel-iron reinforced snowboards under the front tires -- sand skiis, get it? Keep the vehicle in two-wheel drive -- obviously. Go like hel*.
Worked well at Ocracoke in NC. The sand "spray" from the front skiis are especially 8) when you twist the steering wheel hard above 40 mph.
GP
[I love Duramax's!
I've never seen one stuck on a beach, so I know they must be a great vehicle!]
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Hey Guys, great site you have here.
We take our trucks out on the beach all the time. I don't have a dually but I do know several guys that do and they rarely have trouble. They use their Cummins to carry 10 or 11 foot campers and pull 14 foot tin boats.
When I use my Y2K auto to pull the 5er out on the beach I'll air all eight tires down to 20 pounds each and have no trouble at all even though the sand gets pretty soft here on Long Island.
These trucks are great.
Here's my rig.
We take our trucks out on the beach all the time. I don't have a dually but I do know several guys that do and they rarely have trouble. They use their Cummins to carry 10 or 11 foot campers and pull 14 foot tin boats.
When I use my Y2K auto to pull the 5er out on the beach I'll air all eight tires down to 20 pounds each and have no trouble at all even though the sand gets pretty soft here on Long Island.
These trucks are great.
Here's my rig.
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If a Duramax had a heavy duty engine, they might also have problems on the beach, lightweight, through away engines that is.<br><br>There's more metal in the connecting rods on Cummins than in most other light weights. <br><br>Dave
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If a Duramax had a heavy duty engine, they might also have problems on the beach, lightweight, throw away engines that is.<br><br>There's more metal in the connecting rods on Cummins than in most other light weights. <br><br>Dave
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