Zed

33 minutes ago, DP1011 said:

@Zed Are you getting petrol from Oman or you discovered a well somewhere in backyard or got all your cars EV ?

26th May is already pay day... don't tell the wife that 1000dhs already spent on fuel to Sweihan! 😂

27 minutes ago, DP1011 said:

Edit : Got my answer now, with @Asif Hussain bhai, 10th legend joining  😄

Chivalry and marshal politeness: "I  join your drive (Salamat), and next time you join my (night) drive" 👍🏻

1 minute ago, DP1011 said:

@Zed U planning to camp with @Jaro Tuzinsky ? ! 

my car's not yet equipped with overlanding gear, so I planned to sleep in Adnoc that has 24/7 security and no scorpions... or crash into @Mus_hus78 's warehouse 😂  Adnoc preferable cos i get hungry and food is just outside 😁

3 minutes ago, Krishna R said:

Bro. start with srikumar and end with gaurav soni.

I had the same plan  

Actually I plan to end with @Looper's drive to make it a hat-trick drive 😂

@Looper added WL for 3rd drive... if this is the same track like last time, I want to try the Cherokee V8 this time, see which car can climb higher 😂

@GauravSoni added myself to WL for 2nd drive, you know I won't miss your abu dhabi drives... unless Sri decided to extend into a Sunrise drive 😂

49 minutes ago, Rizwanm2 said:

dear team, 

please find below convoy list for tomorrow morning, lets use radio channel 4 fo comms.

 

 

2 tables and I thought 2 separate convoys 😂

35 minutes ago, Rizwanm2 said:

also i would like to invite waitlist members @Amr Aydin @Zed to join the drive. yes it long train but i trust all of you guys👍.

Confirmed & thanks bro @Rizwanm2  👍🏻

On 5/2/2023 at 7:07 PM, Patrick said:

I also bought the 4 way hose that is sold here but stopped using it after 3-4 times. Don't get me wrong, quality and built is great and it's high quality in my opinion. I just find it too cumbersome to set everything up and then roll it up neatly again. It's a nice idea but I ended up not really saving time and found it to be more hassle than benefit.

@Patrick The CTIS Central Tyre Inflation System is always connected to the wheel/rim hubs and perfect for those who don't want to get down to deflate, similar to G Wagon that can deflate & inflate back with a button inside the car. What's best is you can set it to constantly aim 10 psi and the system will deflate/re-inflate accordingly during your hot summer drives 😁 Pic below:

*just realized max upload is 16KB, so here are temp photo links

On 5/2/2023 at 4:57 PM, Gary F said:

I thought it would be fun project to build two sets, has anyone here built their own hose set? Got any tips on where to go for parts ?

I hope recommending spare parts shop is not as strict as recommending garages 😅 so here goes:

- Royal Pipes Trading LLC in BMW Road Sharjah, either buy flexible ones or PVC Blue that can handle 7 bar or the extreme braided ones that can handle 12 bar.

- Wika 150 psi Digital Gauge from neighboring hardware shops along W Road

35 minutes ago, Karthik_LC200 said:

@Asif Hussain Asif bhai. Pls confirm whether I have a slot for tomorrow’s drive

Let's go @Karthik_LC200 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

Congrats @Benjamin fellow Jeeper, definitely you're ready for Intermediate. See you in IM drives soon 👍🏻

9 hours ago, Mus_hus78 said:

@zed just want to know which car are you roaring for this drive ?! Remember Al Ain airport is near by in case you want to add wings to your V8 😍😇….

i will wake up and flip a coin... or maybe decide after i see the convoy order 😂

3 minutes ago, GauravSoni said:

He doesn’t need an airstrip to takeoff!!!

i promise my wife no more flying, so you'll probably see me steering down more often 😂

27 minutes ago, M.Seidam said:

Asif bhai you dont need google , let the zoom zoom for the heavy weight to take it in. they are all desret wariors , trust me 😉

No don't trust us, we still need track guidance otherwise the marshal will be like below GIF at the end of drive 😂

https://giphy.com/gifs/spongebob-spongebob-squarepants-season-6-3o6wNTkW74qbTq6vG8

1 hour ago, GauravSoni said:

What a lineup of drivers for this drive!! When the commander calls.. heavy weights answer!!!

I'm just here for the after-Eid cookies 😁 Btw, why are you @GauravSoni and @Srikumar in Waiting List? You guys can just skip the line and go to the VIP Manage line 😆

@Vanessa8580  @Davie Chase confirmed, always ready to support a meandering-long-but-will-be-fun convoy 😊

45 minutes ago, Gary F said:

I’m curious, how are is your tow point you had to do do some pretty impressive pulling to get the Patrol out.

Hi @Gary F believe it or not it's stock rear tow point from Jeep 😅 see below photo. I think the wider tires 265/70/R17 and constantly shifting at 4Low between 3-4-5th gear helps traction & momentum 🙂 

14 hours ago, Frederic said:

Oops sorry to hear that buddy, keep us posted on the root cause. We can all learn from it.

Hi @Frederic after visiting 3 garages and some prayers, noise eliminated. Happy to inform you'll have your Sweeper this morning 😄

Occam's Razor: replaced 2 tires since both rear tires were suspect (see photo below). The Transfer Case Motor issue I posted on Instagram is also solved by cycling the shift lever to TC Neutral (disconnect front & rear diff electronically), engine off 5mins, then to 4Low, drive a bit, engine off 5mins, then back to 4H.

Hi @Frederic i'm at the garage now and the Jeep's Transfer Case is making growling noise. Sad to say I have leave the drive and miss Ghost Town adventure, but looking forward for the next one!

14 hours ago, AlexM said:

Thanks to all the support team and @Zed for pulling me out from that embarassing cresting incident (I think I was the only one who required a tug during the whole drive?).

Hi @AlexM there's no embarrassment in getting stuck or crested, sometimes it just happens (usually for people at the back as the people in front left sand churned up 😁 ).  Next time, let's position you behind my car, and you'd see sometimes I moved a bit to the left or to the right, just to get fresh sand & traction. To be fair, @Richard Franks was also in similar predicament as yours and I positioned my car ready to tug him, but @Rob S thought us cool trick with the A-Trac system of FJ 👍 . Don't worry though,  some Jeep folks said we have the same thing called Brake-Lock-Differential that uses ABS for preventing wheels spinning and redirect power to the wheels with traction. Please refer to below screenshots & links I share.

@Frederic it seems the Hill Descent button on Jeep acts like a center diff lock, we should try this next time a Jeeper is stuck 😄

Jeep links to watch when stuck:

Using Hill Descent button as Diff Lock

Turning off ABS Kill Switch (reset to normal mode) to allow Traction Control to figure out things

https://www.instagram.com/reel/CY3udVToeWh/?igshid=MDJmNzVkMjY=

Jeep Brake-Lock Differential Demo

@Frederic refuelling & toilet break at D54, will be 5mins late 🫣

1 hour ago, Abdul Basit Khan said:

BATTERY DEAD. no support, nothing. Shops opened around 8:30, fixed the new battery but missed the drive.

I plugged my OBD Bluetooth after today's drive... and me too will need to buy new battery today (see below screenshot) 🫣 *lucky it happened AFTER the drive and not inside the desert 🙈

44 minutes ago, DP1011 , Deepak wrangler said:

@Frederic - As much as I am looking forward to this one, I have recently upgraded on tyres ( from 255 to 285) for mine, warranting Calibration to be done ( Never knew about this hole to pocket! ) , I was told by Showroom guys, without calibration, the warranty gets void, and apparently they receive code/software, which is still not received - hopefully its done by Satday latest. 

Can the experts here throw some light / confirm for my academic knowledge - how risky or safe is it to drive without calibration done ? ( I already feel the RPM going high even on-road drive, in automode, and am hence driving in M mode !) Just being extra cautious to not to go for FB+ Drive without calibration done ! 

Hello fellow Jeeper (yay I get to say this now), when you upsize to bigger/wider tires, the speedometer is  not accurate anymore and the transmission shifts is no longer optimum (it was optimized for stock size tires 255). Bring a measuring tape and $20 (for adding new VIN license) and with the magic of OBD + JScan app we can calibrate the TCM so the speedometer & shift timings are calibrated to new tire height 😁

OR you can remain as is, the automatic shifting will be a bit late (high RPM as you said), but since you'll be driving manual, you sir are the Computer and you control the shifting 😊

Mabrook @Imteeaz bro, looking forward to our next drive in same convoy. I might purposely get myself stuck so you can practice your Support skillz 😅