FYI from the states, I have used starter fluid for getting a tire bead to reset. spray some up the outside of the tire when you are ready to light it . Flame will run down to the inside of the tire with no finger or lighter in it. (Big Truck Driver)
When trying to reseat the bead, spray fluid for no more than two seconds onto the inside of the tire, then create a half-moon on the rim, then a trail off the tire, and light it from the tail. This way you won't be directly over the tire when the 'explosion' occurs. Another tip is to remove the valve stem as to let the air (exhaust) to be naturally released after the reseat method is done.
As like baa baa black sheep, 1 Bar for sand 2 Bar for rocks and 3 Bar for tar. I do love your video's Obviously the most important thing to have when 4 WDing is a sense of humour!
I've got factory 17" wheels on my GU patrol with 265/70 mud tyres and usually 15psi works great. But drop to 10psi when it's really soft and have never broken or even got sand in a bead. But yeah... 18-20" wheels probably aren't a great idea offroad. The difference between 15 and 10psi is incredible. Got to love lancelin too!
I learned about lowering tire pressure from another video, had no idea it was a thing. Now that I hear it from an Australian, I am believed. Love the videos
Yeah with all our soft sand beaches here it's super common and well known here - the tyres are just wider. Put a cup on the sand and stand on it, the cup sinks with your weight. Put a plate on the sand and stand on it - it handles your weight easily. I heard recently on a tech podcast (ATP) from someone in the US who is learning to drive on sand regularly and he didn't know about lower tyre pressures being good either. It's interesting.
Still my favorite 4x4 tips video ever. This video has helped me soo much in just a stock sr5 Tacoma with 265/75/16s. I can confidentiality get almost anywhere and I don't damage the trails at all. Best 4x4 tip imo. Edit: Running 3-5 psi on stock wheels in snow never popped a bead and travel at 20mph easy
Something people might not know is the Australian Standards for tyres has a condition that tyres stay on the bead even when flat, so flat tyres at highway speed are somewhat safe. They will come off of at some point, but they stay on pretty well especially in sand.
Yea I've had a completely flat rear 20" 245/30 tyre and it drove at 60km/hr for 15km no problems (well it felt like it wanted to fishtail somewhat).. stuffed the inside of the tyre wall and the rim got buckled but I got home. 🤣 Im surprised the tyre didnt come off.
Another great video. Just thought I’d add that passenger car tyres don’t have the same sidewall strength as typical LT/off-road tyres. LT tyres can run all day on the beach at 12psi, but a passenger tyre could overheat and seperate if driven for too long at the same pressure. Keep up the great videos!
Possibly the most useful RU-vid video I've ever watched. Thanks lads. I have to run 17s due to brake caliper size, but good to know that with a decent tyre (BFG or dueler maybe) I can go very low. Time to acquire a compressor.
Also makes me even more impressed with my old Forester, which recently got me up a big dune fully loaded with camping gear with me thinking I'd gone low enough by dropping from 40psi to 25...
Went to 12psi on Calcup Hill in a stock standard 200series with factory 18" rims and rubber. Worked an absolute treat, i actually think highway tyres work better in sand, just my opinion, thoughts? Great way to quickly reseat a bead, dangerous but quick. I prefer the ratchet strap method, if you have the right equipment.
Yes, the smoother the tire the better they are on sand. We used to use tyres from Mirage jets on our buggies (30 years ago). They were just big balloons that ran at 10 PSI on widened 15" VW rims. We used to get them for 5 bucks each too. 18" rims are not really ideal for the job due to their lack of wall. They are OK for day-tripping with your mates, but a set of 16" with ATs is much more versatile. I tow a camper trailer on the beach and run my 16" ATs at 15 psi on my LWB Pajero, which is fine for most chopped up beaches. I carry all the necessary recovery gear, but because I've been driving on the beach since I was 15 (40 odd years ago) and the only time I've had to use my gear is to help others who do not have the experience. It always amazes me how many people do not let down their tyres at all and get bogged as soon as the sand gets soft.
Yeah absolutely mate, out here in Saudi Arabia everyone runs highway terrain tires off road and they work wonderfully but of course with the smallest rim possible to get the biggest contact patch when deflated. If you go back like 10 years ago absolutely no one ran all terrain tires let alone MTs only in the past couple of years they became more popular because of the looks. The absolute best tire for sand is what we call baloon tires, they're bias ply and super soft sidewall so they can really spread out when deflated. They're very tall but also quite narrow kinda like a tractor tire. You can find them like the Maxxis desert master but they're usually only sold in the gulf region.
Back in the day, when I was much younger and much sillier, I managed to pop a bead on the Spectron in that same area. No idea what pressure I was running because, who cared about actually measuring it? It was just a case of, if it looks soft enough off we go.. Things have certainly changed since then :) Great clip and good advice about getting the tyre back on the bead quickly.
Hi Michael. Very informative video, thanks for sharing. Would you consider making stickers of your logo to sell? Maybe 5"X5" or something like that? I really like it, and would definitely buy a few. Thanks.
this is one of the best and Very informative and practical videos I have ever seen in my life bro . I like the way you're so cheerful all the time. Great work.i have shared your video in my facebook page Thank you very much and keep up.
Love your videos, very new to the game and learning so much from each video, love the fact you show the wrong way (and why you don't to it ) and the right way. Glad you have a blue BT50, same as mine lol
If you dont want to get stuck at all on the sand then go straight to 10psi.. sometimes there is extremely soft sections on beaches that even 10psi will struggle to get thru but it will get you thru.. dont be lazy let your tyres down before you hit the sand. You dont want to get bogged then have to let your tyres down cause then as you let air out the whole car will get lower to the ground and belly out on the sand then you have to dig the sand out from wherever its touching the diff or chassis
I don’t rekn you’d be the first person to wreck a few cones out in those dunes... Nice vid mate, when I hit the sand in the GU it’s straight to 15psi all round, never had an issue
I thought that if you went 4 Wheel driving you had to have big chunky, noisy treads and jack up your suspension high enough to see over the dunes....no?....oh, and bolt on those tyres!.....oops, I forgot the 50 ft aerial and some grungy crap music blaring out. Don’t forget the high lift jack strapped onto your roo bar and the naff plastic board things to help you dig yourself out of sand!
Great video mate,,,, I've been watching all your other one's as well, I like your style of fun yet informative videos. Question! how low can you deflate your tyres that have tubes fitted? Like my lumbering 4X4 truck? Cheer's Mate, Steve.
I don't know exactly how itd work but you'd have to be careful due to the fact the tyre may spin on the tube pinching it and bursting it. Not sure if car tyres are the same but have done it on a bike once
Great test guys, I get so frustrated with crew not letting their tyres down, nice educational vid. The lighter getting caught in the bead was such a good warning to those watching, always good when accidental errors educate with out injury 👍 What was the camera and mount that you used for looking at the tyre please?
Great video. Have you done a video on how to navigate a beach that has been chopped to heck. Had a situation where i needed max trax to get going after stopping but then needed to stop to grab the trax. Didn't help i was in a Subaru forester with about as much torque as a wet sock hanging on a cloths line.
Put a ratchet strap around the middle of your tyre and tighten it. This will seal your bead when you inflate it. No need to cause a bushfire when repairing a tubeless tyre.
Keep a can of ether (starting fluid) in ur rig. It’s dirt cheap and spray some on the sidewall to light instead of shoving your lighter inside of it that way you can use a cheap cigarette lighter if need be
its not only sidewall pressure from turning, I've seen the bead separate when bouncing in very soft sand usually when using a snatch strap as high as 15psi
Every tyre has a load rating per max psi. You must concider how much that load rating is effecting when airing down and damage is done to the side walls and tyre.
Man, we use sometimes 8psi on dune bashing and its fine if u go on side slopes or ridges, its very much depend on tyre dimensions, type, brand, how hard is impact on dune bashing..... so lets say with 10psi u can go on any brand
_Nice, and glad you use stock tire from the dealership. It showed just how much a stock tire can take. I'll try to use underarm deodorant spray next time; I wonder if it was me stinking or the tire after the fix! : )_
I would say no less than 15. While you can go lower in sand, for other surfaces this test might fail far sooner. If you do not want to mess with any deflating, just buy a TRD Off Road. ;) All the reasons pointed out why to reduce the PSI are good points. (if you are worried about babying your vehicle) And I agree that if you don't have a TRD Off Road that it might become your best option to mosey along. But you also take a chance(depending on how low you go)out in the sticks of damaging the sidewalls and ruining the tire all together. Makers of tires do not design them with purpose of driving on the sidewalls in mind. ;)
Not mess with tyre deflating? Not sure where you live, but on the beaches in Australia that isn't an option 😂 It doesn't matter if you have a twin turbo Toyota 200 series, if you don't air down your getting stuck. Also tyre companies in Australia are well aware that 4wders deflate their tyre, they even recommend it. It saves the tyres getting damaged on rocks and such as the sidewall can bend around obstacles 🙂
I wonder if sidewall height would make a bead come off easier. Like if you’re running a 31in tire on a 17in wheel vs running say a similar width 33-34in tall tire on a 16in wheel.
Graeme Yamaha right. A taller sidewall has more leverage. I want to see if there is a notable difference in pressure needed to maintain the bead for a tall vs short sidewall.
Graeme Yamaha dude... you’re wasting your time explaining it and touting your experience. I’m not arguing a shorter sidewall will need less pressure before it comes off the bead. I’m curious about what the difference is, at what point do they come off. Not if.
Graeme Yamaha Correct in my original comment I didn’t say I was looking for the difference, but read my reply to your first comment. Obviously a taller sidewall has more leverage to break a bead. I completely understand the leverage, forces at play and tire construction. The only thing I’m struggling with is having you understand that I’m not looking for if it’s easier but what the difference is, not if it’s easier. I want to know the difference in force needed, and if it is a large or small pressure difference needed to keep the bead.
