Frederic

What’s the standard capacity ? Hummer H2 might be needing something a bit bigger.

Drive Report I was glad to see so many cars lining up at the Qudra deflation point. After spotting a few vehicles that I didn’t recognize, and seeing some flags popping up, I realized these were UAE Offroader guys. We gave them a friendly wave and moved on with our convoy that was equipped with a majority of Fewbies, and only one Absolute Newbie. This drive went so well, that we managed to do more than 40kms in less than 3 hours, which is a testament to the skills my convoy had and how well they managed the very few refusals and mini-stucks. Of course, having a second lead like @asifk helps. His ability to slightly alter the track and overall driving style has again impressed me so much. A big thanks for that ! His friend @AviG joined us for the first time and drove very well. You were probably afraid of getting crested and as a result sometimes came over the dune a little too fast, which resulted in the front bumper getting unclipped. Rest assured that the more drives you do with us, the more you’ll find that finesse of pointing the car over a dune with ex actly enough momentum. I hope your lovely daughter is feeling better by now and we will see you all coming back soon. Talking about pointing, our friend @syed salman raza pointed his TJ perfectly over every dune and drove very well ! @Tbone was my center forward and did a great job in communicating and helping out over the radio with members having a refusal. @Janarthan is also finding his way in the Xterra, and drove very good ! The Wranglers did what they usually do, (no, not overheating). @Nacho, @Rajeevan Vickneswaran @Matti Brockman all drove like it was just another drive on the E11. Stunning job guys ! @Jose Martin with the shorty Pajero is a pleasure to see, always calm and composed, always having fun. Time for your Fewbie challenges my friend, you’re totally ready for it. @Mels Wolf must have had time for a cup of tea and Dutch biscuits today. He was flying sweep but didn’t have to fly much. Nevertheless perfectly communicated and always a sharp eye on the convoy makes a sweep even better. Thanks for the support ! Lady Qudra was gentle on us today so we were able to ride some mini ridges, do some sidey’s and still even had time to spot some nice gazelles. Lady Qudra never disappoints and we shall be back again ! IMG_7942.MP4

I have three of those.... No wonder my car goes everywhere 😆

Wow. Well spotted !

RSVP is now closed for this drive. You can find the convoy numbering below. Please familiarize yourself with your number so we can easily take off as soon as we are deflated. @asifk will be second lead tomorrow, and having seen him driving over the last couple of weeks, i am sure he will do great. @AviG is our only absolute newbie, and i wish him welcome to the club from my side He can keep a close watch on his buddy Asif who will be in front of him. @Tbone will be center forward, so he is the glue that keeps together moving swiftly and will communicate with me and Mels to relay the needed info. @Mels Wolf will be sweeping, and can test his rope and practice recovery skills. Be aware that Mels can move around within the convoy to assist where needed, and will be your main recovery help. Please arrive on time so by 7:00AM we are deflated and good to go. The restrictions have been lifted which means we can leave the house a bit earlier if needed. We will be using Carnity Channel 2 (446.03125) for our communication, so make sure the frequency is set and you have the other frequencies also in your radio set up so we can move to another frequency if there is too much interference. Make sure you all have flags and radio. Compressor is useful, but optional as we will be exiting on the road nearby the Al Qudra Last Exit ENOC station. Covid19 precautions still apply and we will stay inside our vehicles all the time, except for deflation, inflation, or recoveries. During recoveries only Marshal and assigned sweep are allowed outside the vehicle. See you tomorrow !!

Happy to accomodate you @syed salman raza. I will be closing the RSVP later this afternoon.

It's actually available for many cars, not only Jeeps. It alters the original signal from the throttle pedal to the ECU, and amplifies this signal to create a kind of "boost" feeling like if you would floor the pedal immediately. (based on the mode you choose of course). Eco mode does the opposite and numbs down your throttle behavior so the car behaves a bit less responsive. I have seen the reviews and tests, but in my opinion Sports mode becomes a bit aggressive for the vehicle, and potentially might damage drive-train components. There is a reason why the original manufacturer tunes the throttle response to the vehicle.

Your photo shows foldable sand tracks, which is not comparable with maxtrax. This is a completely different thing which I can imagine really don’t work in sand. The maxtrax are actually boards, which i agree are not useful when driving with a club or with other vehicles, but are useful when overlanding (alone) on different types of underground. On a flat dune sand underground I agree a bit of shoveling and crawling will do fine too.

No solution like a DIY solution:

Thanks for bringing that to our attention. You can maybe post the videos in the original drive topic.

Hi @syed salman raza Please post these in the Carnity Gallery. On the main page, go to GALLERY, and find the drive you wish to post them in. That way we can create a nice archive.

I spoke to the guy who made the video, as i bought my winch from him. He mentioned that he only got good results by using 4 pieces and avoid spinning the tyres as it rubs off the knobs on the maxtrax. In the video he was using both the Maxtrax (orange) as the treds (green) who have slighly different design but work as well. Like you mentioned before, i assume in soft sand you'll need to dig a track to be able to slide them in deep enough so the tyres are not slipping on it. I remember being stuck once long time back and used my wooden boards to pull myself out.

Thanks @AviG Please acknowledge you have read the COVID19 precautions by clicking "Totally Agree" on the drive post.

If you ever find yourself in a Sabkha, they might be your only help:

@AviG Welcome to Carnity Offroad Club ! Kindly share with us the following information: - Which 4x4 are you driving ? - Any prior offroad experience ? - Are the vehicle's towpoints in perfect condition ? Please go through the full drive post, video, and acknowledge you have understood the Covid19 precautions by clicking "Totally agreed" on the drive post. If you have any questions regarding the two-way radio, flag, or other essential items for the drive, please post them here so we can help you out. See you Friday !

I have added @asifk and removed @George Francis from my drive. @Rahimdad can you please remove @asifk from your drive and add @George Francis instead ?

@J J @George Francis @Jose Martin @Rajeevan Vickneswaran @AviG @Mels Wolf Please Acknowledge the COVID19 precautions by clicking the "Totally Agree" Icon in this drive post. See video below:

Well done @Shamil !!

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any crack smaller than the size of a coin can be repaired. If you don't repair it, it will crack further especially due to the thermal shock here with AC inside and hot weather outside. In your case replacement will be needed.

Just a question: did you have to replace the timing belt or did they have to put it back on after your last repair on the pulley ? I am suspecting your timing is off after seeing your car’s power yesterday.