Beach Drivingsaltwaterguy 04-23-2007, 05:48 AM Hi Everyone.....I live on the east end of L.I. and have pretty much zero'd in on a Ridgeline when my current lease is up...I do a lot of on the beach driving while surfcasting, surfing and just plain beaching....I was wondering has anyone had any experience driving a Ridge on the beach thru soft sand?....and how did it handle it?...thanks in advance for any info. Regards, SWG hiPSI 04-23-2007, 06:17 AM It does fine. I usually air down to 12-15 psi and pull my VSA fuse though. VaVet96 04-23-2007, 07:09 PM Same here. We enjoy driving on Cape Hatteras beaches in the Outer Banks of NC. Same advice, 12-15 pounds of pressure and pull the VSA. Works like a champ. BTW, use the Search tool and look for Beach Driving. Several good threads on people's experiences -including mine :D peterk814 04-23-2007, 10:27 PM How do you pull the VSA fuse surfdawg 04-23-2007, 11:02 PM Living at California's last driveable Beach - Same feedback 12-15 psi, unless running near the water, I can get in and out with regular pressure. Have fun, and rinse off! RTLSULLY 04-24-2007, 09:59 PM Hey I Plan On Surf Casting This Fall On The Cape. (race Point) Please Let Me Know About Pulling The Vsa Fuse . What Will Happen If You Don't Pull The Fuse. I Thought We Could Shut It Of With The Switch. I Know It Resets When We Restart The Engine But I Thought It Would Be Off As Long As You Kept The Motor Running. I Will Take Any Advice I Can Get Thanks. I Haven't Taken The Ridge Over Sand Yet. Sully saltwaterguy 04-25-2007, 04:40 AM Thanks to all for the informative replies....after searching "Beach Driving" there is as usual tons of info provided by our ROC participants....Thanks again. SWG brich 04-25-2007, 05:00 AM Hey I Plan On Surf Casting This Fall On The Cape. (race Point) Please Let Me Know About Pulling The Vsa Fuse . What Will Happen If You Don't Pull The Fuse. I Thought We Could Shut It Of With The Switch. I Know It Resets When We Restart The Engine But I Thought It Would Be Off As Long As You Kept The Motor Running. I Will Take Any Advice I Can Get Thanks. I Haven't Taken The Ridge Over Sand Yet. Sully Hey Sully, not positive but I believe the problem with turning off your VSA is an over ride due to low tire pressure needed for the sand... That's why people pull the fuse. So that you don't get the VSA over ride...Or somethig like that... I'm sure someone will post a better response...:D hiPSI 04-25-2007, 06:18 AM Hey Sully, not positive but I believe the problem with turning off your VSA is an over ride due to low tire pressure needed for the sand... That's why people pull the fuse. So that you don't get the VSA over ride...Or somethig like that... I'm sure someone will post a better response...:D Good job brich! Only thing I will add is they need to understand the VSA operation and limitations first before deciding to deactivate it by pulling the fuse. Watch the Gary Flynt video on the ROC homepage first and watch the performance of the truck going up that steep hill with VSA on. peterk814 04-25-2007, 11:48 AM any instructions on how to pull the fuse? brich 04-25-2007, 03:08 PM any instructions on how to pull the fuse? Crowbar....:eek: Ok, this I don't know. :D VaVet96 04-25-2007, 03:18 PM The text below is copied in from LoRider90's post October 17, 2005. That's about when I first tried it too. It's an excellent thread and I'd include a link, but I'm just not sure how to reference a specific thread. Anyway the title is "Beach Driving with the VSA fuse pulled!" and I found it again searching for "beach fuse". ----------- "I just pulled the 20 amp as well "Re: Beach Driving with the VSA fuse pulled! Actually, the fuses are clearly labeled inside the fuse cover. pop the cover turn it over, only thing, hope you have younger eyes than i do, better bring your magnifiers. The VSA has two fuses the 20 AMP appears to run the sesnsors, the 40 amp runs the VSA motor. I pulled just the 20" brich 04-25-2007, 03:21 PM Specific post... http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showpost.php?p=34039&postcount=9 Specific thread... http://www.ridgelineownersclub.com/forums/showthread.php?t=2871&highlight=Beach+Driving+fuse+pulled%21 :D RTLSULLY 04-25-2007, 09:37 PM Hey Sully, not positive but I believe the problem with turning off your VSA is an over ride due to low tire pressure needed for the sand... That's why people pull the fuse. So that you don't get the VSA over ride...Or something like that... I'm sure someone will post a better response...:D HEY BRICH THANKS FOR THE INFO. I JUST REFERENCED THIS THREAD TO YOU ON ANOTHER THREAD. I GET IT NOW. I'M GLAD I FOUND OUT NOW INSTEAD OF LATER. SULLY | |
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