So I dont know what kinds of posts your wanting, but I wanted to tell a story about my old "just out of college days". I bought my first ORV - 1st generation 1986 D150 2WD. I and a buddy went out to east central washington to the gorge where there are a lot of trails and off road trails.
Being on a beer budget, we didnt have a 4wd, no fancy stuff. None of that fancy stuff is required for a little off road fun, you just have to be prepared. We headed out onto a desert trail with little more than 3 gallons of water, a cooler of snacks, a high lift jack and our wits.
Boy did we need those wits. I grew up in the missouri river breaks, where gumbo, bogs, alkali lakes were the threats to a persons mobility, and was I about to get an education quickly.
You see sand doesnt lock together like clay does.. and when the road runs out, you should back up until you reach hard surface...
not I said the young know it all... and no sooner did I leave the trail than did my smooth highway tires say "SLIP!!!". Had I not been a person who had been ORV'ing since I was 6 years old (in a 48 ford f-1, can I say that here?), I would have been toast.
Never mind, I just stopped upon the first slip, and exited the vehicle. 106 degrees out. Man, a guy can sweat like you never knew. Sizing up the situation, I quickly decided to deflate my tires. down to 20#, and tried to move... no luck. down to 10#, and wa-la! away I go. Well, the right tire spins again... so I let it down till nearly flat (right hand rule, the most torque to that side), and get back onto the road.
What to do. Its 20 miles to a air pump... and me without my dual fuel ford with the air hose on the vapor side of the propane tank.. well, I looked things over, jacked up the truck and changed the right rear.
Drank some water, discussed things with my friend, and we drove at 5mph with stops every 10 minutes for 10 minutes to cool the tires.
You should have seen the look on the service station attendant when we showed up with four flats and wanted just to air them up!
He couldnt get over it until we told him why they were low!
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