Off road driving technique

[Punderhead]

Me personally I hate the hand throttle. While I have used it I few times, I much prefer to wedge my foot against the door in such a way that I can roll my foot on the throttle. I find I can keep it steady in this way, and is much easier to make fine adjustments to the throttle.

Cheers

[lhurley]

I dont like the idea of a hand throttle, to easy for something to go wrong for my liking.

Sometimes your foot will bounce, but once you get used it to youll find it doesnt do it as much.

I personally put my weight on my heel then use my ankle to control the speed, whilst also holding my foot still. Same deal as a long drive with no cruise control, you get used to holding your foot exactly where you want it. Which ever way you go, practice helps. Wheel time is the key

[lucus30]

I find it doesn't happen when your foot is flat to the floor ha ha

[Punderhead]

I find it doesn't happen when your foot is flat to the floor ha ha

winner for the best technique yet hahaha

[pearcey]

G`day Cuppa
I`ved always had my foot against the kick panel and rolled my foot on the throttle. If you use the hand throttle you can over ride it if more revs are needed as it`s designed so you can do that . If the kick panel is too far away you could build it out a little with a piece of timber.

[Patrol'n]

I tend to drive with my knee against the door, heel on the floor in front and slightly left of the go pedal and use the right side of my foot behind my toes on the bottom of the pedal so it limits the movement of my foot when bouncing. When I need more throttle I can roll my foot across the pedal to the ball of my foot and further depress the peddle. Kind of hard to describe, as I type it, but works for me.

[happygu]

I tend to drive with my knee against the door, heel on the floor in front and slightly left of the go pedal and use the right side of my foot behind my toes on the bottom of the pedal so it limits the movement of my foot when bouncing. When I need more throttle I can roll my foot across the pedal to the ball of my foot and further depress the peddle. Kind of hard to describe, as I type it, but works for me.

I kinda understand, as this works for me too

[happygu]

Cuppa,

It is also a bit more practicing too .... great excuse for it .......

Just be thankful you have the 4.2 ..... When I had my 4.2, I found it extremely controllable and never really had too many issues after I got used to the way it drove through the rough stuff, as the motor was entirely predictable due to the fairly linear torque curve.
In the end I knew that motor inside out, after driving it all over the place, in all sorts of conditions ... how much you could lug it, how much throttle pressure to apply, etc, etc

The 3 Litre was a different kettle of fish, and I couldn't believe how bad I was at driving it in slow rough conditions when I first got it, as sometimes it would pull out just nicely, and the next time it would just stall ... and trying to keep a steady pace in the rough .... my wife used to just turn and look at me and ask me if I had forgotten how to drive as it was like driving a pogo stick - that's how sensitive and unpredictable the throttle can be .... my reply was well you have a go, and tell me how to do it better

Nowdays after getting used to it and adjusting my style, I think I can now drive it just as good, and probably much better .... I do wedge my knee against the door, my foot against the kick panel, my heel in the floor, and roll the foot over the pedal, but I have been doing it that long now, I don't even give it a thought...

As others have said give this method a try, and persist with it, even if it feels a little strange at first

Mic

[TroutNut]

Im not trying to be the smartest bloke here, but the hand throttle is for dealing with stalls or forced stops on steep uphill inclines, when you have to restart and it's too dangerous to take your foot off the brake to flick it over to the throttle. Even pressing the clutch in when in this predicament can be dangerous in case you lose the machine backward. Best suited to the torque of a diesel for this, but can be done with petrol. Hand throttle is not for driving with, and would be even harder to control when you're getting bounced around. I can't believe what im reading! Have you guys been out bush yet or bloody what!

[Clunk]

Have you guys been out bush yet or bloody what!

No mate, never....... whats out bush?

I use mine for cruising down freeways at 150kph, is that the wrong thing to do?