Sprinter 4x4 Winch Recovery at Sand Dunes!

Sprinter 4x4 Van Off Road in sand dunes. Everything you need to know about not getting stuck off road and how to do a recovery using winch with an anchor, traction boards, and the benefit of rear locking differential.
1. Best recovery is not getting stuck in the 1st place by picking a good line when driving.
A. 4x4 (ideally low range)
B. High clearance lift with larger tires
C. Deflated all terrain or mud terrain tires
D. Locking differential ( Agile Offroad & ARB Air locking differential )
2. If that fails (ideally travel with a buddy and try to go back out from where you came instead of moving forward) if those aren’t an option:
A. Deflate tires if you haven’t already
B. Use traction boards ( MaxTrax )
C. Use shovel with or traction board to remove obstacle if possible
D. Using winch with an anchor (Deadman Offroad Recovery Anchor & Warn / Factor 55 )

[@gretchen888]

Merci, Très bien fait!

[@gearforexperiences]

Merci! 🙌

[@timdugovic5958]

Thanks for making some suggestions on the gear you should have. I’m going to get some of the coyote deflators! I think those will make things a lot easier. Also the dual hose set up. Great video! Thanks again for all the great info. 😎👍🏻

[@gearforexperiences]

Any time! 👍

[@lorenworthington8739]

Good info but I also think there’s a lot of nuance in how you deal with the sprinters traction control, and the turbo’s behavior at idle, especially for 99% of us who don’t have the rear locker (yet) when faced with sticky situations. I so wish agile would also bring to market their prototype atlas transfer case. Not mini Sprinter travelers I have the luxury of available space for the Earth to anchor. But if you absolutely had to, you could bury your spare tire to get the same anchor point. If it ever comes to that, I’ll probably need a divorce lawyer.

[@gearforexperiences]

Thanks for watching! 👍
1. The earth anchor is a cheap small assurance and much easier than burying your spare.
2. The locker isn’t cheap but it does help climbing without the need for as much momentum and 4ETS.
3. The Atlas Transfer case is now available. It helps tremendously off road but you lose 4Hi open center (AWD) for snowy roads.

[@LaTortuePB]

Bonjour
Merci 🙏
Très instructif 👌
PB 🐸

[@gearforexperiences]

Merci! 🙌👍

[@steinjohansen3142]

@1:56 the tiretread are completely clogged, if you had sprayed silicone on the tires before driving up that hill the treads would been clean and able to do its job. ;-)

[@gearforexperiences]

😂 haven’t heard of that technique, maybe next video! 👍 Or I could have activated 4x4 and got out! 😅

[@steinjohansen3142]

@@gearforexperiences When the treads are clogged, you don´t have any grip, you can also spray it inside the wheel-arc to prevent mud building up. ;-)

[@mictuning]

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