Atticus
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So tonight, around 7 PM, I decide to take my wife and two kids (7 and 10), to the beach for a sunset surf/sup session, a little cookout, and s'mores. My tires were already aired down to 20 psi, and off we went. Arriving at the beach, a friend of ours was driving off and told us that a black raptor was buried to the frame down the beach a ways. I took out my binoculars, and sure enough there was a black 2012 supercrew (I can tell by the rims-geeky, huh?) with piles of sand all around it (the driver was still digging).
I tell my wife that I want to go help, and she starts complaining that I might get stuck, damage my truck, etc... So I told her that one of things I always loved about my dad was that he would always stop and help people who were broken down or stuck on the beach, and that my truck was made for this sort of stuff and that I knew what I was doing.
So, I head down the beach, and it turns out that the driver is an old friend, Brian, and that he was driving a friend's raptor. (must be a really good friend) So, I ask Brian, how much did you air down the tires, was it in ORM, 4 Hi or 4L, and were the differentials locked? He only aired down the tires to 30 psi, didn't have any of the ORM stuff turned, didn't have the differentials locked, and didn't know how to shift into 4L using nuetral under 5mph. So, we finished letting the air out, digging out the truck, and I helped him turn on ORM, 4L, and locked the differentials. We then hooked up my truck with a tow rope, pulled it taut, and even though the sand was super soft, we were on a slight incline, and he was buried super deep, I pulled him out easy in about five seconds.
The icing on this cake is that my Raptor is a 2010 5.4 L super cab, and I got to pull out a 6.2 L super crew! It just goes to show you that more horsepower doesn't necessarily translate to better driving. You have to learn about this truck, and maximize its potential in different driving conditions. I would like to thank all of you guys on this forum for posting all of the information you do; if it wasn't for you, I might still be digging...
I tell my wife that I want to go help, and she starts complaining that I might get stuck, damage my truck, etc... So I told her that one of things I always loved about my dad was that he would always stop and help people who were broken down or stuck on the beach, and that my truck was made for this sort of stuff and that I knew what I was doing.
So, I head down the beach, and it turns out that the driver is an old friend, Brian, and that he was driving a friend's raptor. (must be a really good friend) So, I ask Brian, how much did you air down the tires, was it in ORM, 4 Hi or 4L, and were the differentials locked? He only aired down the tires to 30 psi, didn't have any of the ORM stuff turned, didn't have the differentials locked, and didn't know how to shift into 4L using nuetral under 5mph. So, we finished letting the air out, digging out the truck, and I helped him turn on ORM, 4L, and locked the differentials. We then hooked up my truck with a tow rope, pulled it taut, and even though the sand was super soft, we were on a slight incline, and he was buried super deep, I pulled him out easy in about five seconds.
The icing on this cake is that my Raptor is a 2010 5.4 L super cab, and I got to pull out a 6.2 L super crew! It just goes to show you that more horsepower doesn't necessarily translate to better driving. You have to learn about this truck, and maximize its potential in different driving conditions. I would like to thank all of you guys on this forum for posting all of the information you do; if it wasn't for you, I might still be digging...
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