Podcast 62 Off the Beaten Path

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Driving off road is completely different then on the road.  Here are some tips and tricks to make your trip more fun, faster, and safer.

Driving position

  • Sit up straight
  • Back in seat
  • Elbows slightly bent
  • Left foot bracing
  • Hands 3-9
  • Thumbs on the outside

Shuffle Steering

Vehicles

  • Hi/low ground clearance
  • Front/Rear/All/4×4 drive

Smooth is Fast, fast is smooth

  • Vehicle inputs
  • Steering
  • Breaking
  • Accelerating

Electronic Stability Control

  • Plan on nothing working
  • Anti lock breaks
  • Traction control
  • Anti role

Traction

  • Uneven is the problem
  • Vehicle will pull one direction
  • Counter steer

Set up

  • Turn on 4×4/all wheel drive
  • Turn on hauling settings/more power settings

Road conditions

  • Continually changing
  • Common ones

Heaped road

Wash Board

Ruts

Wet gum

Sand

Rocks

Turns

  • Outside/Inside/Outside
  • Drifting
  • Apply power
  • Under steer
  • Over steer

Best Safe speed

  • Slow feel every bump
  • Fast and vehicle starts to get light
  • In the middle
  • Generally better to have pressure to tires, accelerating or breaking

Cautions

  • Look Up

                        Other Vehicles
                        Speed

  • Smooth Inputs on the Wheel
  • Vehicle does everything different off the pavement
  • Scan Continuously Near to Far

Fun Driving Video

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Stay Safe,

Ben

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2 Replies to “Podcast 62 Off the Beaten Path”

  1. Another great podcast!I never would’ve thought of all that is involved when you take your vehicle off road! I will consider your advice if I ever have to.Also never knew the difference between 4×4 and all wheel drive till this podcast .Thanks again and stay safe (or a new phrase I was introduced to “watch your 6”)

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