Sand driving - manual says 'avoid reducing tire pressures'

[Fastcar]

Sorry to revive an old one. Wondering about sand driving since we are headed to Oregon next week where I can go out on the beach. It will be the first time in the Timberline, last time was in my Excursion. If I air down to 20 to get through some of the soft stuff, how long on the road is ok to drive and below what speed? Nearest gas station is nearly 10 miles from the beach spot. Thanks for advice on this.

Nobody here knows your driving style so or what road you'll be on for 10 miles..... Why not buy one of those 12volt air pumps and air up when you get to hard pavement?

 

[SD_Timberline]

Sorry to revive an old one. Wondering about sand driving since we are headed to Oregon next week where I can go out on the beach. It will be the first time in the Timberline, last time was in my Excursion. If I air down to 20 to get through some of the soft stuff, how long on the road is ok to drive and below what speed? Nearest gas station is nearly 10 miles from the beach spot. Thanks for advice on this.

Per one of the posts above, jump on Amazon and get a ViAir compressor. Fits neatly in the storage compartment by the jack and resolves the issue. Well worth it in my experience!

 

[pnwjetsled]

You will be fine driving that far at 20psi. It will have more body roll so be mindful in turns. Other than that send it.

 

[Mack444]

Thanks for the replies, and 2 points. Not really feeling like buying a cheap (slow) compressor when I can just take it easy to drive responsibly into a station. Sounds like a short drive at around 40 mph should be easy enough. I’ll post back with recap in a week or 2.

 

[Fastcar]

Thanks for the replies, and 2 points. Not really feeling like buying a cheap (slow) compressor when I can just take it easy to drive responsibly into a station. Sounds like a short drive at around 40 mph should be easy enough. I’ll post back with recap in a week or 2.

That cheap pump may save your ass on the trail. Or buy an air tank if speed is an issue.

 

[Dice Roll]

I finally bought a pump this past week to top off for towing. Should’ve done that a long time ago. No more ******* around finding a station with a good working pump, etc. they often have issues with the hose or chuck if they even work.

I got a Dewalt. Already have a full suite of their cordless stuff. It worked super well. I’m thinking you’d want two batteries to air up that many psi, or at least you could bring them closer to normal and be fine to get to a station on one battery.