sri ganesh

Hi Frederick 

Apologies.. will not be able to make it. .. work streching..

Congrats Gaurav!

Sorry have to drop off.. car issues

Got the same problem and this was noted in the Registration test and failed it because of this and engine mount crack. The unfortunate thing is I had the vehicle serviced by a garage less than a week back and a major service for timing belt done about a quarter ago and they did not identify the problem, eventually they quoted about 2000 AED for parts and effort!  Have found a different mechanic who quote 650 for the effort and 70 for the seal and 440 for the pair of engine mounts, also getting the gearbox mount replaced as they are going to be working on the gearbox about 195. 

Any other suggestions on checking/replacing any part in the same effort besides the seal and GB mount. 

Will update the progress

On 1/10/2021 at 8:55 PM, Frederic said:

There’s a lot of tutorials on YouTube about this topic, and this one was pretty straight forward about the subject:

 

Nice video! Reminded me of my first photography class! And my fav topic too! 

Does anybody carry your gear during our drive s

how to store it while driving?

i carried my camera last drive and stowing it safely each time needs time, and at times its a miss which would be not so desirable

11 hours ago, Niki Patel said:

@Mikhail Lukichev these are stunning pictures and I would very much like to learn and join you as a beginner!  I have a very old beginners DSLR and only a few lenses (I’ll share details a little later).  Hopeful it’s enough to learn with and take some stunning shots like above!  Let’s see who else would be interested and we can hopefully plan something as a small group  

 

Looking forward to! 

Guess the gears are okay to start learning! And we graduate to capable gears!

On 1/10/2021 at 11:36 AM, Mikhail Lukichev said:

True! 

Below you can find some rough guideline for the shutter speed selection. 

I would agree that you need to have around 1/500s shutter in our conditions because the subject moves quickly.

Feel free to raise the ISO to 800 or even more, the difference will not be that huge. Also you can adjust the aperture to f/5.6 or so without worries.

Also, Lightroom or similar software will help a lot in RAW editing. RAW files are designed to be edited and not be used straight from the camera.

Usually I go by a rule. At the least, Shutter speed = 1/ focal length of the lens, to get an image without camera blur

12 hours ago, Mikhail Lukichev said:

Yesterday we went to Hatta for some hiking and at the end of the day we spent an hour or so taking some photos at the Hatta lakes.

I just thought that if somebody in the Carnity is interested in the astrophotography, I can give a couple of advices and we can practice together somewhere. I'm not a pro by any means, but it might be useful for a complete photo newbies 😃

Wow lovely photos! 

9 minutes ago, Thomas Varghese said:

@Niki Patel did u see @sri ganesh"s clicks. It proves my point. Its not the equipment but the man behind it which matters

Thank you for the kind words Thomas! You knowledge on the subject in immense! Looking fwd to learn!

On 1/9/2021 at 4:53 PM, Mikhail Lukichev said:

Hi @Frederic! Thanks for starting the club!

As you know, from time to time I take some photos. I believe that there two important component of almost every good photo: preparation and luck! If it is supported by some nice equipment, it's even better!

Sometimes it takes a lot of time to prepare to be in a right place at the right time. For me it might take around a week of research to make a decision to go to the fields trying to capture something like meteor shower, milky way or a nice sunset in the mountains. Sometimes I even request some leave days a year in advance just to be sure that I have enough free time for some event.

Then, once everything is ready, I just commit to the plan. And hope, that plan is good and weather would be nice enough to turn the plan into a picture. 

Honestly, my plans were never perfect. All the time something went not in a way I expect. But! This is the time when luck might be very handy! Sometimes you do not expect much but reality exceeds the expectations! In such moments you can just say "Woooooow" and not more than that.

One more important thing. Very important for me. I keep remind myself not to see the world through the camera but to see it with my wide open eyes. It is much better!

Very true to capture the photo preparation and understanding the subject plays the most important part!

And with time practice you also happen to be in the right place time otherwise called “luck” to get that perfect photo

nice pic!

Nice to see the club here and activity too! 
I started my photography in 2009 primarily bird photography and travel back in india. After moving to UAE I did not pursue the hobby till recently. 

I used Canon 450D and and 400mm f5.6 for the birds and 18-200 for general purposes. I recently acquired CanonR6 which I am yet to start using   . I want pursue landscape and night sky here. Looking forward to learn and share!

Seems the Bridgestone and G015 weigh about the same, but these sites may not have the exact numbers

Congratulations!

1 hour ago, Srikumar said:

You can check in the scrap market or other option is if you are lucky to find some other Pajero owner who is willing to swap their 16 inch for an upgraded 17 inch. Both ways your tyre width would remain at 265

I have a friend in my closer circles who has a pajero 3.5 as well and he did not know about the tire size he has on his pajero and I found that has 16" rim on them, I don't see why he would not trade it with me  its purely a commute car an d he has no intentions to  go in the sand in his car so  "I will make him an offer he cannot refuse"  

1 hour ago, Gaurav said:

Your main culprit of pop-out must be Bridgestone dueler HT tires very similar to Dunlop Grandtrek HT in sand. Both are borderline OK in sand, but more prone to pop-out.

Changing to proper off-road AT tire will make a big difference.

Now changing from 17 to 16 is advisable but not big of an issue. If you can do that easily, it's worth an upgrade to have marginal extra rubber for better flotation. If its too much hassle or expensive, then leave it at 17 Inch.

Thank you @Gaurav  , yes I always keep it at 13 and am apprehensie to go to 10 or even 12 fearing a pop-out. For the rims, will look out if i find a good deal then will consider the 16".

1 hour ago, Frederic said:

Below website lets you simulate the different tyre sizes and rim sizes. I have included an example below:

https://tiresize.com/tyre-size-calculator/

 

 

Thank you @Frederic will use this in case to scout for the 16" rim and tyre

1 hour ago, Srikumar said:

 If less power is something that is already bothering you, then give it another thought before doing the switch from HT to AT. If you have decided to move to AT , then Yokohama Geolandar AT is one of the best in the market as its probably the lightest and best priced. 

If you have the budget, and you intend to drive purely on sand then you can look at the Michelin LTX which would provide you with a lightweight tyre that doesnt affect your power, but also extremely good for the sand. 

@Srikumar Thank you! for the inputs, I have not been in situations where power seemed to have been an issue in the 3.5 other than climbing the Moreeb and Faya dunes (believe have not graduated to that level yet  ) and it does not bother me either, while I have been in many situations where soft sand has caused refusals and stucks  and I wish I had better traction in those situations. I am willing to trade power for traction so, I would need to choose AT I suppose so that it allows me to deflate to lower pressures and since I also intend to drive in places that present surfaces other than sand - may be loose gravels and stones in Wadis the higher profile tires that 16" rims would allow may be a tad bit helpful, that's my understanding so far researching on the this forum and the web, hence this question to the experts!

Again, thank you so much all for the suggestions and insights! super helpful!

18 minutes ago, Mehmet Volga said:

@sri ganesh @Rizwan Waheed always be careful with 4HLc mode since its locked center-diff. Use it only on soft ground and avoid to make fast + sharp turns while it is engaged. 

Thank you Mehmet!

I have used the 4HLc only in sand. 
Would not want to do a sharp turn in any scenario 4HLc or 4H

55 minutes ago, Rizwan Waheed said:

@sri ganesh I told you I am learning from the expert like you, I have just realized that I have never used 4HLc at all... 🙄. 

This weekend, going for Few.+ to Iftar Bowl so lets see,, 😉

Cheers.

By no scale i am an expert 😆😆

Just trying to understand my car! 

I have bridgestones ht on my pajero and about 18 months old. I drive with 13 psi and at 12 in Liwa. Have had a pop out once. So need to move off road tyres and am planning on this however my tyres are still good and am trying to push with them for now.

It has occured to me at the time of changing it would also make sense to change wheels. Currently have 17inch stock rims. 

Need advise if moving to 16 inch rims and 265 would be better and if B there are any disadvantages ? Would i be able to find stock offset rims easily?

Anybody has this for 3.5L ?

https://www.cronos4x4.com/products/pajero-plug-n-play-traction-loom

is it really plug and play or needs skinning or cutting wiring?

On 1/7/2021 at 4:02 PM, GauravSoni said:

@Frederic I got this mod switch for enabling traction with R/D locked. Waiting to test in dunes. Will update all on the impact!

Can tou please share details of where, cost and if installation needs cutting wires?

I drove in Faya last week end and started with 4H like I normally do however after some time i switched to 4HLc and drove all through the drive in that mode. Also attempted the climb with it. I could say the car was aggressive than 4H and i loved the response from the car. 
Having said that my previous drive was in Qudra south which was my first as a fewbie and i used 4H all the way and did not have any issues either.

I always use tiptronics even on highways as i love how the handling changes with engine braking. 

I always drove manual in India and i love the auto gearbox but not in a pajero on the highway 😀. The use of tiptronics has changed my perspective about my car’s abilities which i never cared for last 5 years owning it!

It happened to me in my 2nd drive as a newbie that my radio fell on the floor of the passenger side while negotiating and i stopped and picked it up and i noticed some changed on the display and i realized that channels tuning is messed up and i had no way to communicate this to the convoy and being a newbie was not sure if i had way out other than stoping safely and stepping out and reaching to the car behind and convey this. I stopped and looked up the frequency and tuned it manually and got back on the comm link. 

The  the drive to Liwa was coming up and made sense to have a back up for the radio in the car for the Liwa and all drives so got another radio as back up and also a car charger

I also made it point to acquaint myself with the radio by reading Fredrics article and memorizing. It may also help to keep it handy on your phone or a hard pocket note in your car for those days when your phone has connectivity issues to access the article in case a tuning is needed in the desert

On 1/8/2021 at 8:52 AM, Mohamed Seidam said:

What went wrong ? 

This is a good example of when the basics of physics is not taken into consideration !

Attempt to climb on the wrong side of the dune and - incorrect approach?

33 minutes ago, Rizwan Waheed said:

@sri ganesh you almost did it bro.   unlike my 2006 LWB pajero baby elephant, after 2 bumps RPM went -ve.   I can see I have to spend alot on my suspensions and tires to be able to drive in advance level, or the ideal choice would be to go for some SWB ride. but meanwhile, I will keep surfing on it and will try to learn from all the experts like you..

Good Luck.✌️

Thank you for the kind words Rizwan!

Good luck to you!

Thank you @Mohamed Seidam @Frederic @sertac for the insight.  

So limitations exists in the car and the  driver and I need to work on the latter by doing more drives and then may be the limitation of the car may not exist 😀

Thank you for leading the nice drive @Vanessa8580, @Nivin  and the entire convoy, it was an amazing drive and many lessons learnt and new insights into what my car (and I) can do. With the attempt to scale Faya on Pajero 3.5 LWB, though did not complete this time, I was happy to the extent the car let me push it, I felt I was galloping on a horse and reminded me of the Liwa drive up the Moreeb. I thoroughly enjoyed driving in the bowls and the technical dunes as well the highways during the commute  Looking forward to my next drive and i also have a  lot of questions  

Is it just the Pajeros or others also experienced the galloping effect in the seat when driving up the Faya dune?

is it to be expected and good or does it have  an effect on why the pajero, suspension setup on it perhaps,  could not keep up the momentum to scale the tall dunes?

It did scare me a bit and I may have let go gas pedal for a second and hit on it back when i realised how soon it affected the momentum and i decelerated so quickly when scaling the dune and I "may have felt" a have positive effect of lower resistance when i started accelerating back not sure how, not before i found myself not moving any further and had come back straight down. The second attempt I did not let go the gas and had not better levels. 

18 hours ago, Ale Vallecchi said:

@sri ganesh I have added you to the drive. See you on Friday morning. 

Thank you so much Ale! Look forward to it!

Please add me to WL 1st drive