Off road driving technique

[BigRAWesty]

So now im the one giving dangerous advice!! Sometimes decending backward isn't an option, and winches don't come in 100m+. There seems to be a few class clowns here, or maybe just self designated smartarses who crave the attention. I did my 4wdriving course with Peter Reynolds during my time in the emergency services. He has an OAM for his 4wd training services for his various training of government departments. He trains a lot of our ES departments. I think he's got a little more credibility than you, and anyone else who doesn't seem to know what the little stick that makes the engine rev is for other than being a bit of a novelty. Maybe you'd like to google him, all you smartarses and expert keyboard jockeys. Im sure he'd even take the time to have a chat with you on the phone, that'd be 0428 623458

Geese mate. If someone told you to jump of a tall building with a sheet as a parachute because they saw someone do it before, would you??

Just because you got taught 1 technique (what seems a while ago) doesn't mean it is still taught as good practice.

I've personally haven't done any courses so won't weigh in on who's right or wrong.
But on a side note you should be equipped for your trip.. If you know you'll be doing 100+ meter tows then you should have enough straps to cover that distance as no, winches don't come in 100m lengths.

But also what you got taught maybe be relevant to area and terrain. That doesn't make it right australia wind.
You try your technique on a 50 degree sand hill. It won't work. So.. You either go backwards, or winch forward.

[TroutNut]

As with everything, it's horses for courses mate. I never said one size fits all.

[happygu]

As with everything, it's horses for courses mate. I never said one size fits all.

Excellent advice .....

[BigRAWesty]

As with everything, it's horses for courses mate. I never said one size fits all.

But you did. You said the other blokes advice was wrong.
It's not. It's different.

[katwoman]

Fight, fight, fight.
Um, sorry I have nothing useful to add. PML.
I love it when BDS comes into play.

[jack]

Fight, fight, fight.
Um, sorry I have nothing useful to add. PML.
I love it when BDS comes into play.

Got enough popcorn?

[happygu]

We do need to play nice everyone ....

Troutnut definitely has a technique I have never used, as I never really utilized the Hand Throttle is this way, but it may be something that could be useful it certain situations so like everything on the internet - you cant take it as the only way to do things just because someone says so, but I believe that in certain situations this would be handy. The hardest part about getting forward momentum on as steep uphill section is that first moment of takeoff, where the engine is working its hardest to try ands move 3 tonnes of weight.

I know my little 3 Litre doesn't like key-starting up a steep hill as there isn't enough low down torque to get moving like the 4.2, so I don't tend to try this anymore, but I have successfully done this numerous times in the old 4.2 .... even using the hand throttle to just boost the idle speed a little

Mic

[mudnut]

We do need to play nice everyone ....



I know my little 3 Litre doesn't like key-starting up a steep hill as there isn't enough low down torque to get moving like the 4.2, so I don't tend to try this anymore, but I have successfully done this numerous times in the old 4.2 .... even using the hand throttle to just boost the idle speed a little

Mic

I would say that might be the case with a stock RB30. The small engine has very limited compression and torque.

[taslucas]

The purpose of the hand throttle is to maintain a higher, constant rev without using the foot throttle. The uses for this are numerous.

Tractors have hand throttles and I'm pretty sure they're nothing to do with 4wding hill starts.


I pull my hand throttle on slightly and leave it on (while still using the foot throttle normally) until the old tb warms up. So it's used basically as a choke.

[threedogs]

Which vehicles [4x4s] have a hand throttle as standard equipemnent
Land rovers are I and 75s and 60s TOymotos because you can buy a PTO
that bolts to the tranfers case to run either a capstan or pto style winch.
Not 100% sure if early rangie had them as well.

Did early G60s have a PTO option or any M class patrol even the mighty Datsuns