Off-road MYTHS part 1

[sgtsandman]

Item for discussion. I pretty much trust what he has to say but there is always opinion bias.

 

[RonD]

Yes, those tips he offers are good, I didn't know there were "myths" about most of them, lol

I have never pulled a trailer off-road, but never would have thought about lowering the trailer's tire pressure, but I do now

 

[Snoranger]

I stopped watching, i don’t agree with some of the stuff he said.
He also spelled tires wrong.

 

[adsm08]

Where we're going, we don't need roads.

Also, in 1985 Marty and Doc promised me flying cars and Mr. Fusion by 2015. It's 2020 and all I have are pandemics and joint pain. Who do I talk to about this, and can I go back to 1955?

 

[Dirtman]

Why go off road? Do you know what those roads cost!? YOU USE THE ROAD AND LIKE IT!

 

[Curious Hound]

Why go off road? Do you know what those roads cost!? YOU USE THE ROAD AND LIKE IT!

Sometimes it is smoother off road. Also, here in SC we still have a lot of unpaved roads. I have experienced times when the ride smoothed out when the pavement ended. Im not so sure i really like roads.

 

[Snoranger]

Im not so sure i really like roads.

The roads don’t really like you either.

 

[sgtsandman]

The roads don’t really like you either.

Now that was just hurtful. Get in the corner and think about what have done.

 

[pjtoledo]

I stopped watching, i don’t agree with some of the stuff he said.
He also spelled tires wrong.

you're right, some of his ideas seem to be up-side-down

 

[sgtsandman]

you're right, some of his ideas seem to be up-side-down

This is why I posted the video for discussion. Care to expand or explain?

 

[pjtoledo]

This is why I posted the video for discussion. Care to expand or explain?

the video is from Australia,,,,think: feeble attempt at humor

 

[Curious Hound]

I think a lot of what he says is good. Not sure i agree with everything. But i don't have hard data to argue with.

1. I think his assertion that narrow tires are better in sand is off. Wider tire still increases contact patch for better floatation and should be a good thing.

2. I always heard that narrow tires are better in mud. Because they can dig down through the softer mud easier to gain traction at the bottom of the mess. If you’re thinking floatation is desirable in mud, it seems your tires would have to be the size of the Goodyear blimp to give enough floatation to be useful in mud. Again, I don’t have scientific data to back that up. Its just what makes sense to me. His tractor tire example is good for this one.

3. Airing down is important. I’ll agree with that.

4. Never thought about airing down trailer tires. But I’ve never tried taking a trailer offroading.

 

[Snoranger]

Now that was just hurtful. Get in the corner and think about what have done.

The man runs them over with his car or truck!!!
Would you like him if he ran you over???

 

[Eddo Rogue]

Where we're going, we don't need roads.

Also, in 1985 Marty and Doc promised me flying cars and Mr. Fusion by 2015. It's 2020 and all I have are pandemics and joint pain. Who do I talk to about this, and can I go back to 1955?

They were too busy compensating for lazy incompetent drivers with gadgets and doodads such as blind spot indicators, lane departure warnings, cameras from every angle and more safety features...They cant fly, but they can stop and parallel park themselves....

 

[85_Ranger4x4]

I haven’t watched the video yet but for wide vs narrow tires:

When airing down you get more tire patch increase for diameter than width.

Aussies worry a lot about range because there is a whole lot of nuthin down there. There isn’t a gas station every 5 miles. One guy I follow down there on YouTube likes to have about 1000km of range when off-roading and he uses it. A skinny tire gets better mpg when not aired down.

Oversize tires are also heavily regulated in Australia. 235/85-16’s grow on trees for availability. I think a 33 is about it.

Australia is also pretty stoney, mud should typically have a good stone base under it. Here in Iowa you don’t go thru water unless you are loaded for bear because it’s a long ways down to bedrock and it is easy to lay frame trying.

Tractors are different than trucks. Although they both have tires things don’t really correlate between them. They are more worried about not compacting the soil while being able to pull massive loads... not float thru mud. Mud boggin in fields tears up land the and screws up the soil composition for years. You don’t do it... unless you are in a feedlot (4wd, no duals) or you are a kid that gets burned “testing the edges”