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[Bayclub Carl]

I have heard that 17 pounds of tire pressure for four wheel drive vehicles is ideal. I keep getting stuck at that tire pressure. Any ideas? I am tired of walking back from the beach.

[pal156]

at cape cod national seashore we run 8-12 psi,just remember one thing low and slow and you should do just fine

[TriAngler]

Bayclub - we get into some nasty sand here at Hatteras. Besides airpressure - tire width (wider is better), tread pattern (less aggressive is better), and wheelbase length (shorter is better) all play a big role - but when I see folks getting bogged down it is very often attributed to lack of ground clearance. Trucks with bigger tires will plow deep ruts with a high center and then your basic jeep cherokee or ford explorer will drag belly and lose traction. What kind of rig are you driving with respect to these items.

Lastly - experience goes a long way - Like someone said - low and slow gets it done. You want to float up on top of the sand, not dig in.

Good luck!

[Ironwoodtuna]

I have heard that 17 pounds of tire pressure for four wheel drive vehicles is ideal. I keep getting stuck at that tire pressure. Any ideas? I am tired of walking back from the beach.

I always start at 12lbs on a soft beach and if I seem to be digging, then I drop down two pounds at a time. If ,or when, you start to dig in just keep going lower. You will never have to worry about going too low as long as you stay above 5lbs. I use to run my 2-wheel chey on 6-8pounds of air an any beach. in 4x4 echiles on the back beach of Cape Cod where the angles were at times extremely steep parallel to the water and where you had to go through washouts, I started at 10lbs and went down from there.

Once you get off the beach carry your little air pump to get 12-15 lbs of air then run to town for the fast pump.

2-Wheel drive Chevy

4X4 big rig with 12lbs on most beaches that were considered soft...

4x4 Monster rig on semi hard beach 15pound of air.


Good luck, Marty

[Bayclub Carl]

Thanks for the info. I have a Jeep Liberty. Good clearence but light weight. Could that be the problem?

[Bayclub Carl]

Iron thanks for the advice. Nice beach buggy. It must be nice living in the Striper capital of the world.

[TriAngler]

Naw brother - the short wheel base on that Liberty should make it do well in the sand. Just keep digging - (most) everybody gets stuck once. Always take a tow strap with you. Plenty of folks will stop and offer to help - but if neither of you have a strap, hard to help.

[Bayclub Carl]

Thanks Pal. I will lower the psi tomorrow for my surf trip.Catch em up.

[pal156]

hope you have tight lines

[Ironwoodtuna]

Thanks for the info. I have a Jeep Liberty. Good clearence but light weight. Could that be the problem?

Weight is no problem, you could throw some sand bags in the rear, but just lower the pressure till you stop spinning, that truck could go fine on the softest sand I have ever seen with the right tire pressure, don't be afraid of low pressure its YOUR FRIEND!!!!, when you spin, just go lower and disreguard the pressure guage!