How I drive a 4x4 ROCK STEP when OFF ROAD - 4wd tips

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This is how I approach a Rock Step as well as my thoughts on how I pick a line to drive when I am Off Road in my Toyota Bundera. Hope it is helpful!
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@sdparksMS3 3 года назад

Thank you Matt! I haven't found nearly enough of these type of videos out there - how to assess an obstacle, think through it to plan a line and then try alternatives. More please!

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks mate. We weren’t sure if this would be a helpful concept or not. We have another one filmed for a few weeks time

@jackfourbee3609 3 года назад

Nice work Matt. It’s nice to see you take time to study the track. I see a lot of people ripping and tearing up tracks for no reason. Patience is something everyone should have in there kit. Another awesome vid. Keep up the great work Matt. 👍👏👏

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks mate

@TimsBitsnPieces 3 года назад

A great video Matt, it's great to see someone showing people how to get over obstacles without ripping up the tracks like some do these days, this is why I have kept with your channel and left others. Keep up the great work.

@mikeykeyes 3 года назад

yes some people do the same when they feel they are rock hard - i.e. plunge straight ahead LOLZZZ

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks Tim

@lowellcrabb151 3 года назад

After 3 tries, I would have been winching. LOL Loved the cameo of Mrs. MadMatt or should I say photo bomb.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Lol

@heathglass3210 3 года назад

Great video mate.. Good to see you describing and enjoying the challenge of 4x4ing. Not just smashing it though the bush. Keep the vids coming.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks, will do!

@mmgoodwings3981 3 года назад

Fantastic!! Thanks Matt.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Glad you liked it!

@rockygambina312 3 года назад

This is rad to see an experienced 4wd’er like yourself speak out loud while thinking.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Lol. It’s really hard ay.

@OverlandPNW 3 года назад

Great step-by-step process on how to find a good line over an obstacle.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Cheers

@johnfitzgerald5158 3 года назад

Matt, I love your enthusiasm. I can really tell you love what you are doing. Hindsight is always 20/20, but I think you over thought the boulder situation. Low and slow wins the day on that part. Regarding the wall, that's just tough any day with the SWB. You got some brass if you know what I mean. I think you underestimated how wide your truck is when you were planning your wheel placement. Look how wide your arms were vs your true wheel track. Your arms were perfect for a Zook, but your Bundy is wider.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Great comment. I thought that too when watching the edit. The joys of presenting

Месяц назад

Awesome driving, persistence and a display of skillset. Personally, I don't think I would have been able to manage that. Trax would be coming out for sure

@heftymerv 3 года назад

thanks for the inside thoughts on this one Matt, great to see the track not ripped up and going over the process actually made it with breaking anything.... well I probably would have just went over the that rock slowly to not sling the body on the wall...lol...

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Glad you enjoyed it!

@bquade70 3 года назад

Wow, very excellent video👍👍 Lake Havasu-☀️ AZ. USA.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks

@PaulMinster 3 года назад

GREAT VIDEO MATT! Thanks once again.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Pleasure.

@vincentdunne7197 3 года назад

I have gq 2inch lift 32 inch tyres . With this modest setup I go to a lot of places you'd take comp truck but with a little planning and forethought, a bit of experience I take on some massive obstacles without winching. My tip is plan you rout as you did , keep rpms minimal and worst case scenario recovery plan should you need to. This way the the track is not destroyed. I go with the plan that all 4wds drive home!!! Not towed home. Thanks great content

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Bang on.

@brentcraddock7169 3 года назад

I believe the Toyota track comes up by the orange ute 😉. Good on you for showing the damage , no smoke and mirrors

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks 👍

@Strizzle81 3 года назад

Great video

@thewhiteoxoverland 3 года назад

I love that you use a more measured approach that respects the tracks and considers the situation but still has a good crack at it! Of course the more tame wheelers/ overlanders among us would probably A: most likely turn back. Or B if I absolutely HAD to go through it I personally would be doing some pretty serious track packing in this scenario and using the warn winch to ease myself over the top trying to limit the stress on the old girl as much as possible. Still awesome vid mate and it shows why you're such a big fan of the bundera as in the right hands it's clearly a weapon of a 4x4!

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks Jade. I don’t expect many of my audience would drive this but i hope it gives them ideas f Of how to approach what they do drive.

@newtondaniel1 3 года назад

Dardy! Cool! Outstanding!

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks

@Radswa_Chikinora 3 года назад

You're the man Matt

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Let’s just keep it real 😂

@spartanptbungendore8627 3 года назад

Excellent instructional video Matt. One of my preferred channels. More videos of this type would be unreal. Keep it up bud.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks mate. We weren’t sure if this would be a helpful concept or not. We have another one filmed for a few weeks time

@spartanptbungendore8627 3 года назад

Nah mate. It was very helpful. Not enough micro aspects on RU-vid when it comes to this stuff and you have that personality thats contagious that makes it fun and interesting to watch at the same time. Kudos to you man.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

😍

@tareskisloki8579 3 года назад

It's actually a good example of why it's handy to have someone outside the vehicle, when you assess ther track to start with, and when you're trying to feel what is going on, you've got no way of knowing that your front tyres are reaching that smaller step above at exactly the time your rears need to climb, so each time you get thrown into that central position where your reaar diff catches on that rock.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Totally get the spotter thing. I often don’t have a spotter and enjoy the challenge of trying to drive it without one. It depends if the reason for your wheeling.

@jackar1ah 3 года назад

Hey Matt, great video, as others have said not many of them out there with this kind of how to instructions....I'd have tackled it with a similar mindset, come up with a line I thought would work and give it a crack, and try someething different if it didn't....and given I wouldn't attempt it if I was worried about panel damage, I'd probably just accept that rubbing the wall here and there was part and parcel of the experience.... Mrs MadMatt's camera showed a couple of things that a good spotter should pickup, like the front wheels trying to climb a smaller step at about the same time as you hit the rear diff.....to my mind that was always going to make that line a challlenge given the bundy's wheelbase and assuming the diff cleared the work, where the line that worked for it was much flatter for the front wheels while the rears climbed....

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

And working all that out is the fun of it. Kind like unlocking a puzzle.

@edwardpeters4700 3 года назад

Poor little panel damaged Bundera. Great clip demonstrating how sound process doesn't always work and needs to be adapted on the fly.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Thanks

@louiskudlak2241 3 года назад

All’s well in the end ah??? 👍👍👍 I probably winch up , only got a 09 hilux with 31’s very informative though Matt thanks 🙏

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

I hope the principles can transfer to any vehicle

@louiskudlak2241 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD absolutely buddy, 1st thing I ask myself is do I have to go that way

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

For this the answer would be no but I’m driving it to test my skills

@louiskudlak2241 3 года назад

No absolutely Matt, I’m always wanting to test my car & improve my ability, keep up the good content buddy 👍👍

@jamesmac7040 3 года назад

Great video. Keep it coming! To improve the production, for the next video like this get multiple cameras (gopro) setup on side and rear angles so you can show us the successful run in slow mo from a few different angles so we can see how the car made it up in the end. Great vid.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Since this we got 2 of the new hero 9s gopros. We’ll also get in-car for you.

@jamesmac7040 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD will come up mint. Latest production already a step up. Keep up the good work and unique videos like this teaching driver skill.

@CodPlaya68 3 года назад

Love the Ecotec bundy. Ive got a l67 hilux and its so much fun offroad. Needs atleast an auto lokka in the front and reduction gears would be nice but the turbo700 has a really low first so it compensates. Appreciate the tips on positioning. My self i would have got the front up and just winched. I dont have lokkas and in a hilux there is no way i would have made it look that easy.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

I much prefer selectable lockers

@CodPlaya68 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD agreed but it helps that the auto lokkas are cheap as chips for a budget build. However i well and truly see the other side of it. Not being able to turn them off can be a hassle id imagine.

@Malc664 3 года назад

That last line to the left is what I would have done first. There is more grip on rock than dirt too which is another tip.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Interesting.

@bvward 3 года назад

No experience doing this, so I would want spotters and a better driver if I get stuck. Patience seems to be the key, plus knowing how to read the terrain, which must come with experience and practice. Wish Bundera's were sold in the US market. Looks like an excellent platform for rock crawling.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Certainly experience helps and knowing your vehicle. There are better platforms for rock crawling but I enjoy this one.

@soundslikeaplan841 3 года назад

Gotta say that's why I love you gu ute. You rear quarter panel damage!

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

I don’t have a gu??

@soundslikeaplan841 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD ah man spelling is not my strong suit🤦‍♂️ that's why I stay out bush in my 4b. If you ever find your self at glass house, id love to go wheeling with you 👍👍👌

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Sounds like a plan. Lol I can’t spell well either mate don’t stress

@bryanpolden1587 3 года назад

I have that exact same dent in the exact same place on my Bundera lol it was there when i bought it , i was wondering how it got there, now i know👌🏻

@noodlefoo 3 года назад

Damn, that’s one tough step. I don’t think I would even try winching myself up on it. So what’s the damage? Scratched back panel and one mud flap came off? You really are Mad Mat haha.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

LOL. Actually the mudflap survived. I do need more protection on the bundera.

@glennkiller3195 3 года назад

I probably would have tried putting other rocks in the Crevice to assist the Rear.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

I like to drive the track as I find it at first anyway

@jamestanner9198 3 года назад

Great job mate. If i did the stuff i could not afford the repair bills. How do you afford them ?

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

I don’t break much and I fix it all myself.

@dimitristsagdis7340 3 года назад

The first rock looked small enough to remove perhaps from the trail? I’m just thinking loud with the benefits of hindsight as it caused the scratches.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

It could be moved although would take two of you. Personally I like to try and drive what I see rather than go modifying the track to make it easier.

@Vacublaster1 3 года назад

So in order to stop body roll and hitting your car into the banking, you hit your car into the banking before you got to the rock! Sounds to me like working it out made it worse? Also, you say you are doing this without a spotter and yet there are at least three people there??? I love your comment "I don't want to break the car" even though you have panel damage and you've ripped off a mudguard. If I was doing this I'd have winched because that is why I bought a winch.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

They were the camera crew. I’m fairly fussy with who spots me. Yes things didn’t work out but that’s what I love about wheeling. I don’t count panel damage as a breakage.

@r1chardarcher 3 года назад

My 105 is too pretty to take up there. And it doesn’t have lockers or a winch. I am always amazed though that you can actually drive something that is about chest height standing next to it. When you got the Bundy there, though, it didn’t look that high. There must have been a chicken track to get your two passengers through, or did one play surfboard?

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

I made them walk. 😂 I wouldn’t take the 105 there unless I had too.

@Mr105. 3 года назад

@@MadMatt4WD The 1O5 would of done it easy.👍👍👍

@mikeykeyes 3 года назад

great video BUT perhaps some tracks are just not to be travelled on? LOL

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Yeah totally agree. all tracks should be like this or harder. 😀

@SuperAWaC 3 года назад

looks like you mostly ended up going up the first way you wanted to avoid yeah?

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Not quite but it didn’t quite work as I thought it would.

@willoughby40 3 года назад

That's one mean BUNDY.

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Cheers. It’s a fun drive.

@grahambate3384 3 года назад

U state U doing it without a spotter. But there a least 2 people with cameras

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

Yes cameras are not spotters and if they were spotting you wouldn’t see any video.

@Drugaskan 3 года назад

Comment for the algorythm

@MadMatt4WD 3 года назад

You’re a good man

Месяц назад

I have a question : How can I safely negotiate an extremely steep decline using a manual 4x4 vehicle while off-roading? The slope is so steep that if I take my foot off the brake, the car will roll downhill very quickly. I need to use the brake and clutch to prevent the engine from stalling, but this puts a lot of strain on the brakes and hubs and doesn't allow enough oil pumping. Should I use a heel-toe downshifting technique or blip the accelerator to manage this situation effectively without fully relying on the brakes? How can I best use first gear to control the descent without stalling the engine?

@MadMatt4WD Месяц назад

You’ll always battle this depending on the vehicle design. Basically first low and use the brakes as needed. Try to stay of the clutch. Higher rpm gives more engine braking if the trail allows a bit more speed.