Gen 1: Locking Centre Diff (or lack of) Workarounds

[thatJeepguy]

Over privileged saudi oil prince BTFO’d by ford engineered transfer case…

 

[Gumby]

@Mineratron It sounds like you are getting a little better grasp on your new equipment.(RAPTOR)
if your other rig has more ground clearance and we know it is way lighter. In soft sand you will have to change your driving stile for the heavy. lower raptor.. You will figure it out.
Good luck be save out there.

Over privileged saudi oil prince BTFO’d by ford engineered transfer case…

He said he is Scottish. LOL and a poor prince at that..... he is driving a Gen1
It not clear to me if your comment was sarcasm. defiantly will not be clear to him. LOL

 

[Mineratron]

Over privileged saudi oil prince BTFO’d by ford engineered transfer case…

Stay off the glue!

 

[Mineratron]

@Mineratron It sounds like you are getting a little better grasp on your new equipment.(RAPTOR)
if your other rig has more ground clearance and we know it is way lighter. In soft sand you will have to change your driving stile for the heavy. lower raptor.. You will figure it out.
Good luck be save out there.

He said he is Scottish. LOL and a poor prince at that..... he is driving a Gen1
It not clear to me if your comment was sarcasm. defiantly will not be clear to him. LOL

Cheers bud. The little Pajero is close to a ton lighter and about half the length (as well as being oddly higher off the ground), so will take some getting used to.

Tempted to take the Pajero tomorrow… but the power, the noise of the Raptor is intoxicating. The AC seats may seal it though.

Big rig on moto duty today, can’t believe I put up with towing a trailer so long.


Not sure what that other fella was on about… humour is indeed subjective. I just hope he gets well soon.

 

[thatJeepguy]

Stay off the glue!

Im sorry, its just as i was reading your posts i couldn't help but think about one of those videos online where a saudi price crashes a brand new Lamborghini into a storefront.

 

[Mineratron]

Better day today… big dune surfing, nice firm sand with the wind and lots of cross/side cresting. Flowing drive much better suited to the Raptor’s strengths, fun and terrifying at same time.

No stucks, one refusal where brute force wasn’t the answer trying to break over a couple of choppy dunes. Reversed out, back up the sharp face in 4Low with the rear diff locked and hard left out a different line. The power takes some of the thinking out if it but it’s handy to have to play with all the same.

 

[Gumby]

Looks like you are figuring it out. Having a ton of fun while doing it.

 

[Gumby]

@Mineratron
I have a Question. Would it benefit you to have a set of paddle sand tires? Do they make them that big? (35x12.5) I don't know what the sand is like. Just curious. You don't have them on your bikes. Here (US) they are a Huge advantage on Bikes and ATVs. on dunes in the east.

 

[Mineratron]

Looks like you are figuring it out. Having a ton of fun while doing it.

Aye. It’s in its element for that type of driving… it’s not easy, was bricking it at times with the size of some of the dunes… but the power is something else. Gives you a lot more confidence and options. Still could be doing with a lift…

The refusal, I was dug in on the face so it was easy to reverse back. No messing though… straight to 4Low and locked the rear diff. Didn’t have much to reverse, was a sharp face we came down trying to cross a couple of dune lines. Reversed what I could, then hard left, full gas… 590lb-ft x4Low, straight out. “The earth was moved to free the Raptor” came over the radio from the sweep. It really is a beast.

 

[Mineratron]

@Mineratron
I have a Question. Would it benefit you to have a set of paddle sand tires? Do they make them that big? (35x12.5) I don't know what the sand is like. Just curious. You don't have them on your bikes. Here (US) they are a Huge advantage on Bikes and ATVs. on dunes in the east.

Never seen them on road cars… only hillclimb monsters. They do make them that big though. Massive advantage in soft sand, really is an earth mover. Some buggies/ATVs run them, some but not so many bikes.

The guys I know prefer the MX knobbly-scoop hybrid tyres used at sand/mud tracks. They’re great, definitely an advantage. 10mins liaison riding to refuel takes its toll on them though. Prefer a normal soft/medium MX tyre as they last longer and work better on the rest of the terrain in between which is gatch (gravel) sabkha (salt flats) or a mixture of the two.

Always ridden big bore smokers in the desert, don’t expect as much traction as the 450/4’s, just keep ’er lit and send it!