hidesertbomber
Hesperia, CA
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There is a huge difference in the make-up of a class A tire and a LT or class C tire. Stiff side walls and distinct tread make a Class A tire more like a pizza cutter than a "floatable" tire. Letting air out of a CA tire is just reducing the PSI inside. Letting air out of, what I'll call, a standard tire actually enlarges the "patch" or footprint on the sand.
I've been down as low as 8psi in my old Toyota, works great in the sand but don't break the bead or you'll be sorry. Luckily, I knew what I was doing...my buddy didn't.
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stan909
San Bernardino,Ca
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When I go up near Pismo,I go just past there to Port San Luis but now I think I'm gonna have to stop at the state OHV park to watch all the fun.I'll look for the lemonade stand and bring my camp chair.Down at Glamis dunes the guys call it submarining but with actual ocean in the mix it could really give the phrase a more literal tone.
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gusco01
Gallup, NM
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My son just won a bid on a duce & 1/2 10 wheel drive military truck with large winch on front. He has seen them at our favorite lake in NM going all over the sand & not getting stuck. We plan to put a hitch ball on back to park our travel trailers on the beach & get them back out after the weekend is over. Sounds great, I hope the truck idea works. Anyone own one & use it that way? Thanks Dan
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urmine351
fort smith, arkansas
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Just get Coach-net and have their number handy.
1996 Safari Serengity, 3126 Cat,Allison 6 speed, 38' DPNS, 2005 Honda Element,vip tow brake. doran tire sensors, Magellan750Nav,
and 1 good looking wife, and missy and Alex(died 11-03-06) and AJ, born 09-06-06 my carins.
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thunderstruckhd
Ft.lauderdale,Florida
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Off roaders that lower their tire pressure have tires that are designed for that purpose. Lowering YOUR pressure enough to do any good ( if any at all) will probably damage the side walls...
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Sully2
Cincinnati
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mjdbear wrote:My DW and I are planning a trip to Pismo Beach and will be towing a trailer with a couple of ATVs. I've been reading the forums and I always see to air down the tires on the motor home and trailer before you drive onto the sand. My question is, how low should I air the tires down? (less than 200lbs tongue weight, total weight under 2000lbs)
Any thoughts? Tire pressure max is 95PSI
Thanks!
Since inflations pressure is determined by the load(s) that the tires are actually carrying....why would one assume that the weight on the tires is LESS when on sand than it is when they are on concrete, etc?
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Sully2
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gusco@cnetco.com wrote:My son just won a bid on a duce & 1/2 10 wheel drive military truck with large winch on front. He has seen them at our favorite lake in NM going all over the sand & not getting stuck. We plan to put a hitch ball on back to park our travel trailers on the beach & get them back out after the weekend is over. Sounds great, I hope the truck idea works. Anyone own one & use it that way? Thanks Dan
Drove a 2 1/2 ton and also a 5 tonner move than I ever wished to...lol I had a 5 tonner ( 22K empty) in MUD that was deep enough it flowed...FLOWED up on top of the front fenders...and it pulled like a bear in 10 wheel drive
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winfan
Southern California
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If you really must be in sand may I suggest Glamis or maybe Dumont Dunes. All the sand you want but sorry none of the salt water. You also do not have to drop air pressure. But if you have to spend time at the beach, park in the parking lot and use the ATV's on the beach. Though this time of year it is getting pretty hot at Glamis and Dumont. Been to Pismo and no way would I ride my ATV's there. Way to many nut cases who do not look out where they are going. JMHO
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rmmpe
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I am just imagining your doing this near a boat ramp.
With the things we can see some boaters do when launching or retrieving, a MH should really draw a crowd and move that little pass-time into the class of either an Academy or Darwin Award.
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Carry on, regardless
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mdprince
Santa Clarita, CA
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We went to Pismo when we had our gasser and pulled a 20' trailer with quads. We didn't air down but it's not a bad idea. Basically you are going a very short distance at that pressure so if you want to air down, eyeball it and get the tire contact patch a little wider as it will help with floatation.
Do not try to go off of the immediate beach area. In fact, you want to park about 10 to 15 feet above the high tide line. If you are staying for more than a few days, find out if the tide is rising or falling and account for that.
The trick at Pismo for a big rig like yours is, once you figure where you want to be (parallel to the water and facing the exit), you want to pick up a little speed and head closer to the water or wetter sand and make a U-Turn to your spot.
Have fun, and I do agree with other posters about the rust that starts about 5 minutes after you get there. lol
I don't plan on taking our DP there ever.
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