G.huz

2 minutes ago, Gaurav said:

Nice tech, thanks for sharing.

My concern, how do we deflate them?

LOL... good question

another thing, since we're talking off roading... i guess this mean no pop outs, but sand is already everywhere lol

we might see these tires in early 2024, I wonder what happens when you steer left and right and you get sort of an angle, am guessing it would bend from that side only... Less needs for balancing and alignment I guess hehe

10 hours ago, Emmanuel said:

 

But considering the high temperatures, I wouldn’t advise you to go to Salalah or Shuweihat at this time. Of course it would be possible by night but if you can’t enjoy the views...

Loving this place

So now that the vacation is confirmed to start from Monday (Sunday for public) till the rest of the week for the private sector, does that mean there will be a night drive every day? 🤔 😂😂

mabrook dude, looks really nice... i guess this means we'll be seeing you on the sand pretty soon  

so we have a super nice post about good off road cars with a price range, and then sort of a price gathering tool, but what about pick up trucks for off road? are they good for off road? how do they compare to cars?

what are the good ones? what should we look for? pros and cons and all that, are they affordable?

That's was super fast @Javier M, thanks dude... I subscribed to your channel, awesome content hehe

Loved every bit of it, thanks for the great support from everyone.

Thanks for the great track man 👍

Let's see what's next

I wanted to test @Emmanuel's knowledge with pop outs 🤣 it was a nasty pop out indeed.. Thank you all for your help.

The big dunes, oh my God... Absolutely wonderful.

Great track, great drivers 💪

Yes, it's diffinately the driver   

i thought maybe the video didn't tackle desert dunes very much, I was thinking maybe offroading on desert dunes is a big different than rock crawling, so maybe the judgement would've been different? Also I was hoping for bigger collection of cars to compare with, maybe in next episodes.

Am hoping that my next car would be SWB Prado or Patrol, if I can't afford them, maybe a Pajero... Or I'll stick to my wonderful Pathy

I loved the old Discovery, I watched couple of the Camel Trophy races years ago, insanely capable car, but the newest model, super ugly in my opinion, and kind of expensive.

am surprised with his verdict. does this apply on dunes? what do you guys think?

it's a very interesting half hour video

48 minutes ago, Javier M said:

I watched it already and planning to watch it again this Saturday

Yes, same here... Very good movie

9 minutes ago, Emmanuel said:

Welcome @G.huz ! 😉

yes man, anyone wants to join us? Avengers: Endgame? 9am lol

14 minutes ago, Javier M said:

If you can just tell me where can I find the blinker fluid I will be all set. 🤣

LOL... i wanted to ask you what is blinker fluid, but i thought let me google it first 🤣🤣🤣

On 4/29/2019 at 8:09 AM, Frederic said:

Love to join in on this one, led by an expert  

@amir.rophail @G.huz let's go guys.

@Gaurav @Rahimdad @Srikumar i am fine with either drive on Friday afternoon, but i'd like to go for Emmanuel his intermediate drive if that's ok to make sure there will be at least 3 cars. 

@Emmanuel i'll need to pickup my mother in law from the airport later that night, so i would like to refrain from sweating too much or having my car full of sand 🤣 (just kidding)

 

i don't know man, i need a deflator, if it's not important, i'll join 😂

naaaaah, am just kidding... i have other arrangements on Friday, promised my son to go watch Avengers: Endgame with him, if i managed to get away with it, or attend an early show, i'll join you for sure 🤞

@Emmanuel, is this as beautiful as Big Red dunes? i don't like Iftar and Super Bowl area very much, a lot of crazy drivers there, no flags and crazy speeds and stuff.

11 hours ago, Javier M said:

Full drive

 

 

beautiful dunes, wonderful drive

@Javier M, time to earn your 100 points man 😁

it won't work @amir.rophail, i have an appointment at 9, so i need to hit the street at 8, i don't know how much drive time will that be, probably less than an hour, it's not worth it... this also will affect the track @Srikumar had planned for sure.

you know how much i wanted to join this one, i mean i bought a frigging shovel yesterday 😂

11 minutes ago, Srikumar said:

@G.huz its ok.

Alright guys, drive is still on. See you tomorrow morning at the meeting point

Thanks man, glad drive is still on

@Javier M, we're still friends?

@Srikumar, @amir.rophail, @Javier M, am terribly sorry guys, something came up and i can't join tmrw 😥

i believe what happened with him is what happened with me couple of times... i join the drive without knowing, i click on "going" to see who is going, and i end up joining without noticing, still happens to me.

No, I will only do full metal 🤣

I'll try and leave early today or tmrw and get anything I find

I went couple of times to Sri's favorite spot in industrial area, I didn't find the recommended full metal one.

I'll check more places on Saturday, am sure it's not hard to find a normal one, but I was just trying to find the recommended one, that's all.

i didn't manage to get a shovel... all ready but that, if i can join without it, am in

14 minutes ago, M.K said:

My own reflections on this:  

-          What have failed in this case is not the tow hook, it seems the bolts. Then I see a locally fabricated bar, like the one on the land cruiser, I always get worried. I have too many times seen bars being fixed using the bolts of the regular tow points. If that is the case, the high-tensile rated factory bolts might have been too short and did not have enough of threads. The bolts might even have been replaced with local none rated longer bolts. The bolt might not have been tightened and therefore bent before ripped off.

-          Even if it seems not have been the issue in this case, the factory front hooks on the 100 series land cruiser are rubbish and should be replaced. It bends after a few recoveries. Unless you like to go after market recovery points, both the 105 and the 70 series have factory recovery points with the same bolt pattern. The 100 series cruiser is not the only car with bad factory points. Possibly something the club could support and recommend?

-          I do fully agree on using soft shackles were possible. The less iron that comes flying, the better it is.

-          Many of us knows very well the strengths and the weaknesses of our own cars. We know what point to use and we have ensured the bolts are high tensile rated. But how can we ensure the car you are recovering are properly setup? If it fails in the other end, you get it in your wind screen.

-          We often have the debate on recovering from the front or the back. Some time you have no option depending on how the car is stuck. From the recovery vehicle point of view, you also have weaknesses and benefits. Pulling from the back going forward might put less strain on your drive train. It might also provide some better safety. Pulling from the front reversing on the other hand provides better visibility and control.

-          I also have a good experience using bridle. The main benefit is that you divide the force on two points and the risk for failure is less. But if you get a failure, the friction is high enough to take the tension away. It only takes a moment longer to rig

(picture stolen from the WEB)

-          A safety strap also comes handy. It doesn’t divide the force, but it stops things from flying.

 

Will be pleased to share my experiences if anyone would be interested.

Good stuff 👍

this setup is close to what I had in mind.