Dumper truck tryes on SII/IIA

Wondered if anyone had any suggestions, possibly getting one of the above (it might even be a SIII) to launch a boat on a beach. The vehicle won't be going near any roads and the top of the beach has some very soft sand. I want the fattest tyres for flotation and grip but I have to measure this against turning, weight of tyres and halfshafts! Any experience, suggestions would be gratefully appreciated.

Cheers

John

> John Neal wrote:
>
> Wondered if anyone had any suggestions, possibly getting one of the
> above (it might even be a SIII) to launch a boat on a beach. The
> vehicle won't be going near any roads and the top of the beach has
> some very soft sand. I want the fattest tyres for flotation and grip
> but I have to measure this against turning, weight of tyres and
> halfshafts! Any experience, suggestions would be gratefully
> appreciated.
>
> Cheers
>
> John

First suggestion, turn of the HTML and air down the tyres.
Kind regards,
Erik-Jan.

Erik-Jan Geniets wrote:
>> John Neal wrote:
>>
>> Wondered if anyone had any suggestions, possibly getting one of the
>> above (it might even be a SIII) to launch a boat on a beach. The
>> vehicle won't be going near any roads and the top of the beach has
>> some very soft sand. I want the fattest tyres for flotation and grip
>> but I have to measure this against turning, weight of tyres and
>> halfshafts! Any experience, suggestions would be gratefully
>> appreciated.
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>> John
>
> First suggestion, turn of the HTML and air down the tyres.
> Kind regards,
> Erik-Jan.
And carry a pair of spare halfshafts - the Series 11a has a habit of
breaking them even when on standard tyres - with a heavier one spinning in
sand the flywheel effect will be greater and much more chance of losing a
halfshaft. Normally goes at the diff end, so it's a diff out job to get the
little broken stub out. My last one went at the hub end, first time ever,
could not believe my luck, no need to even jack it up to fix it.

Karen
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