I guess we all make them but some like, when to drive thru flood waters could generate a wide range of
views from "under no circumstances" upwards.
This little note isn't a disaster story but it might give a few people a free kick, never the less in got me wondering.
So last week I was heavily depressed after the cancellation of the outback challenge and its non-refundable deposit which could of got me a new set of tyres for the wifes RAV4.
Still I sort of understand but friends decided to cheer me up by inviting us for a 4wd drive on our own property.
They were prepared but other issues meant I headed off just running 32 AT's.
While in the lead up a soggy grasssy slope I was driving carefully and made it but cruiser behind me used a little to much throttle slid sideways and despite big ST-Maxx tyres , they loaded up instantly and the car couldn't move on the 5 degree slope.
He informed me earlier that he had indeed let down the tyres but wasn't sure if going from 44psi to 36psi was enough !
Well I didn't think that was even close to a reasonable judgement call
Next a winch rope was place around a 20ft tree which promptly fell over
due to internal rotting.
Anyway the above was a side issue to me wanting to
check the water in a flooded river.
I insisted that everybody watch carefully and only follow exactly where I drove. I knew the river area
well and also that it had near vertical banks.
100m meters out from the river the entire farmland was under about 500mm of water but I knew exactly where the track was.
The water was not flowing at all but when I got to about 20m from where I believe the river was You could look across the flood and see that a narrow strip
of water was fast flowing - this would be where the river channel was and was an instant No No to any further progress !
I had already planned an exit strategy and we all circled around and were off.
I thought a
well informed judgement call was taken but I wonder a bit , as not everybody seems to know that you have to cut your tyre pressures in half to make any real impact !
What Looks so easy sometimes isn't