Keeping up with a Rhino

[dave calaway]

I was out with a friend and he has a 2006 Rhino and I have a 2010 teryx. We started to climb a sandy ridge and he went right to the top and over! When I started up Locked in 4 wheel drive I couldn't make it to the top the tires kept diging in. My tire are new with tuns of thread and I was running about 12 PSI in all of them (I HAVE NO PROBLE CLIMBING ROCKS) and his are old and really worn.
What do I need to do to help me get up this sandy ridge?

[efajeep]

Take some air out of the tires, I usually run about 6 lbs in my stock tires in the sand, I just bought paddles so thats what I will be runnig in the sand from now on. You should be able to climb anything the Rhino can for sure, assuming you both have stock machines.

[Ali Baba]

Originally Posted by dave calaway

I was out with a friend and he has a 2006 Rhino and I have a 2010 teryx. We started to climb a sandy ridge and he went right to the top and over! When I started up Locked in 4 wheel drive I couldn't make it to the top the tires kept diging in. My tire are new with tuns of thread and I was running about 12 PSI in all of them (I HAVE NO PROBLE CLIMBING ROCKS) and his are old and really worn.
What do I need to do to help me get up this sandy ridge?

5lbs of pressure will do the trick.

[Desertdog615]

Originally Posted by dave calaway

I was out with a friend and he has a 2006 Rhino and I have a 2010 teryx. We started to climb a sandy ridge and he went right to the top and over! When I started up Locked in 4 wheel drive I couldn't make it to the top the tires kept diging in. My tire are new with tuns of thread and I was running about 12 PSI in all of them (I HAVE NO PROBLE CLIMBING ROCKS) and his are old and really worn.
What do I need to do to help me get up this sandy ridge?

Keeping up my A$$.....you should be running away from him doing this Seriously....Lower air pressure like everyone else has said makes a huge difference.

[dave calaway]

Thanks for the tire information I'll try it this weekend! I'll let you know the results

thanks again

[teryx54]

[QUOTE=dave calaway;82524] When I started up Locked in 4 wheel drive I QUOTE]

no reason to be fully locked up, if u mean u are pulling the diff lock. 4 wheel should be plenty if not 2wd i go up everything and more in reverse then my dad can in his rhino haha.

[Andy_PHA]

don't they have a bit wider tires? Also the problem I've always had in loose stuff is just to much torque and the tires just spin and sink.

[bigdaddy3]

I own a 2006 Rhino and a 2009 Tereyx, I don't know of anything that my rhino will do that my Teryx won't do better, have you tried it in 2 wheel drive doing 9-0, on a hill climb in deep sand its all about keeping the mph up.

[dezrtrat]

Having been in your position early on, I can tell you had the front dif level pulled back. It doesn't work in sand, just hopps around and trhows it back in your face. Lower the pressure to 5-7 psi and leave the lever alone. I found that that lever is only useful for rocky climbs. And if the rocks have loose gravel, again, leave the lever forward. JMO