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Topic: Ruts - Driving Tips (Read 589 times)
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tpb4x4
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Ruts -
Once again, you should get out of your vehicle and check them out on
foot. What start as shallow ruts could get deep just around the corner.
This is a particular danger on greenlanes, which are often used by heavy
farm traffic. Tractor ruts are too deep for any land rover to follow without
getting grounded. If driving ruts, check their depth and the amount of
sludge in the bottom of them. If you have to cross ruts remember to
cross them diagonally at approximately 45-50 degrees.
Look for the tell-tale signs of diffs or chassis from previous vehicles
having scraped the ground on the ridge between the ruts.
These are the lowest points on your vehicle and the first to get grounded.
Beware of protruding sharp rocks , which can cause damage to tyers.
Driving ruts can be a bumpy experience, so make sure your passengers
are belted up and that there are no loose items rattling around.
To drive them, engage low box and diff lock. Second or third gear should
enable you to maintain momentume. Do not change gear once you are in
the ruts - and keep accelerating gradually.
Know where your front wheels are pointing. A vehicle travelling along
deep ruts will go straight ahead, even if the wheels are pointing in the
wrong direction . This can damage the side walls of your tyres and send
you out of control when you reach the end of the ruts.
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stevo
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nice one  |
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S100MDB
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once again that will come in handy this afternoon - thanks!  |
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muddy_mitsi
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At the risk of stating the obvious........
most ruts can be straddled by the average 4x4, in fact it is the recommended method taught by all most all off-road schools
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never ask for directions, they will be wrong, unintelligble and miss out all the wet/muddy/fun bits
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Jynx
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That would be fine if there's only the one set of ruts forming a track!!!
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muddy_mitsi
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I just pick the shallowest which will generally be formed where other motors have been straddling the deepest.
As a secondary point, straddling ruts where ever possible also lessens the damage to the track.
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never ask for directions, they will be wrong, unintelligble and miss out all the wet/muddy/fun bits
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Chastiser
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and from me.....
agreeing with all said with the addition of, if the track has high sides, this is double reason for walking it first, otherwise, if you do ground, you may not be able to open your doors to get out.
Mike
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