I live at the beach and I'm wondering how the 4x4, 3500 quad cab, long beds are doing in the sand. I have herd a lot of good and bad results. Does anybody have any experience?

 

Our cummins is heavy- lots of weight out front and nothing out back...Just depends on the setup though and how soft the sand is

 

Schew.

HEAVY up front, that's how they do. If you have tires with some meat, and air them down properly you can get around okay. Obviously, center of gravity and weight wise it's not the best dune buggy.

You trying to go out on Assateague?

 

having air supply is a must, air em down and then back up when you are back to the roads.

 

Yeah thats the problem I have been hearing about, unfortunately the sand around here is pretty soft. My old Ram 1500 had to be dug out a few times

 

I know I have a major problem in sand and I'm on 315/75/16's. Actually got stuck in a guy's front yard that for some reason had a massive sand pit in it. Now down on the beach (if you can call galveston a beach) I can do alright in but it's pretty hard packed.

 

The truck is a bit heavy for sand, but it will work. As posted above, air down the tires, and up later. I use a scuba tank. You will probably experience the dreaded wheel hop which will slow you down in a hurry. Lots of chatter about it lately, search it. If you do a lot of sand work, traction bars may be on your wish list.

 

I have a 10 ft truck camper loaded on back and I pull a 18ft flat bed trailer loaded with 3 quads and I go out to the very soft sand of Glamis every few weeks or so. We always camp at what is called Gecko Park. Once you pull off the road it's all sand. Airing down is key. It's slow going and wheel hop does happen if I add too much "coal". I've just learned to keep moving and not to turn too sharp. And of course never park pointing up hill........

 

Lower the tire pressure

try not to spin, and keep momentum up, I have an extended long bed, but no duals... so no experience with those. Key is to widen ur tire print in the sand...

Rick

 

u will be perfectly fine. all terrains are good. BALD is the best. mud grips . 15-20lbs air all around. carry a portable air tank. dont slow down in the soft. 4low go any where u want. bfg a/t's are great! carry a tow strap just in case and stay away from the water!! ull be fine

 

Not sure how many of you look at the TDR forums, but we are planing a trip to Glamis, March 30-Apr 1. If any one wants come play in the sand box please join us. As of this time I think at least 20-25 trucks will attend.

For more information: http://www.turbodieselregister.com/f...d.php?t=178719

Thanks,

Dwight

 

Sounds great! But I'm leaving for Glamis here in a few hours. And the weekend you all are going is the weekend of the Tulare Truck pulls. Have a great time. Then again, everytime is a great time at Glamis............

 

If the sand is really soft, the magic number for tire pressue will be 8/10 psi.

 

Yes, unless you have 16.5" wheels. With 16.5"s don't go below 12 psi, maybe not even below 15 psi. The bead lip on those is very weak, and with all that weight you'll pop a bead real quick .........

 

Stock tires do ok but they must be aired down under 18 psi. My 285 BFG ATs do great at 18-20psi. I have had no problem going anywhere I want to go on the Delaware beaches or the OBX with the BFGs. Do not spin your tires in the sand because you will just bury your truck. In the surf fishing areas in DE, free compressors are maintained by the state to air back up. When you buy your surf tag, they give you a map with all of the dune crossings and the compressor locations.

Just north of the Indian River Inlet:


Approx. 12 miles from the end of the paved road north of Corolla,NC:


Rain water flooded trail in the dunes north of Corolla, NC: