I took my date to a small beach this afternoon for a BBQ...about an 75 min drive from the city. One has to take a rocky road off the main highway down a hill for about 1/4 a km where then you reach a bend in the road that takes you to the sand. Around the bend it slopes, where there was an old concrete ramp eroded and the ground was also eroded from running water making foot deep trenches. With some winding and bending, I got my 2003 Tacoma 4x4 XtraCab 2.7L with BFGoodridge All Terrain 31 inchers, down on the sand. I could feel the truck sinking as we drive along, but 4-Low was doing the trick.
Now I was concerned with getting out of it. After the Q, I had a closer look. The beach sloped up to this road, with rocks 1/2 buried in the sand. The beach was had fine sand, small pebbly sand, then small beach rocks close to the water that waves had formed into a bank. I started my run in 1st, keeping speed, as I started the sandy slope, it bogged out. I reversed but it started to sink in the wave-formed bank, sliding closer to the sea! It took me a few minutes to work my way to level beach, where I stuck it in 2nd and gunned it along the shore, up the slope, hit the solid ground and then non-stop to safety. It was the worse snarl I have gotten myself into yet. I was figuring I have to call a tow-truck to get me out. It wasn't looking good for a few minutes lol My date was amazed I got us out LOL
I had left foot deep trenches in the sand, a normal height truck would have bogged out I am sure.
I have to think credit goes to not only my driving abilities lol but also the height of the Tacoma, the ruggedness of the truck, and those All Terrain tires. I love my truck now more than ever! LOL
Cheers