Another Cybertruck stuck on beach = PSA: air down tires + engage Sand Mode (Off-Road Mode)

[CyberTruckeeTheOne]

I was going to add, but didn't until you mentioned it.
The drivers best bet may have been to wait until high tide, pumping the battery up and waiting to be floated out of the hole.

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But I don't have a wade-mode CT then.

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[Obecalb]

you said the magic words. Air down. Then you should be fine.

we see this frequently in Oregon, people don't lower the air pressure. Don't care what you are driving you will get stuck

 

[Crissa]

we see this frequently in Oregon, people don't lower the air pressure. Don't care what you are driving you will get stuck

I grew up on a beach.

It's not air pressure that usually gets people stuck. It's driving on sand that won't support them.

There was this spot that I liked on the bay side of town... It used to be popular with ATVs before the southern dunes were put off limits for the snowy plover, so it was nice and quiet.

But there were these tracks - they never really faded, because they went out into the mud. About a hundred meters out, there was just a pit. Where the ATV sank into the mud.

On the sea side of town, there were spots with ripples in the long, sand beach - where water came out from underground. It was hidden by the tides, so people would drive down the beach from the main beach approach and park there. I'd fly kites in the dunes in front of our house... And watch vehicles sink into the sand because people left them there. Not all the cars were recovered by the time the tide caught them. And it was so soft there, if the tide caught them, they might not still be there when the tide went back out.

That's the thing about sand, whether it's been recently thrown there by wind or wave, what's under it... It all matters.

Airing down helps you spread your weight and maximize the sand you're touching - but it won't stop you from sinking into a trap, spinning your wheels and digging in, or going over a cleft and bottoming out.

I'm not well versed in offroading, I'll admit that. But I grew up on the beach.

-Crissa

 

[TickTock]

As others have said, "air down." But also... bring a shovel.

 

[Texarado]

suggests airing tires down to a minimum of 36 psi from the 50 recommended for Street

Just for clarity, the manual doesn’t say to lower it to 36. It says the lower limit of what the tire and wheel can handle is 36.

 

[Coagulation]

Anyone who has one volunteer to air down to 36, put it sand mode and report back after some sand driving?

 

[CyberTruckeeTheOne]

I've learned my lessons.

I'll be bringing my traction mat. I might even have a new set on my CT.

But yeah, first I'll lower the tire pressure to 36-38 with the mat in stand by.

 

[Cboy7]

This happens to 4x4's on the beach all the time

 

[Jeepster]

I was going to add, but didn't until you mentioned it.
The drivers best bet may have been to wait until high tide, pumping the battery up and waiting to be floated out of the hole.

All he had to do was air down, maybe stick a recovery board in, and drive way. Maybe a little digging since he let his front tires get buried a little. But this isn't rocket science!

 

[65SoYoLO]

I picked up my CT on Friday May 3rd (missed it one day...) and bought my Suffolk county NY outter beach permit on Saturday and took a cruise down the outter beach at Smitpoint. I didn't have the locker update so I was very careful and made sure I didn't get stuck. The CT performed beyond my expectations. At one point, I moved the slider to rear drive only and TRIED to get it stuck. Nope. I was aired down to 27-28lbs and although it was not the softest part of the beach, it just took off. Very impressive.
I lowered the PSI to 20-22 and it was floating like a magic caret on the beach. I love this truck
We had lunch in the frunk (hate that word) overlooking the bay. We needed a break from all the attention

 

[65SoYoLO]

This happens to 4x4's on the beach all the time

Yep...But you would think Elon invented it

 

[CyberRich]

In addition to the recovery gear mentioned, don't forget a plug-in 120v electric tire inflator to pump those tires back up after you exit the beach.

 

[65SoYoLO]

In addition to the recovery gear mentioned, don't forget a plug-in electric tire inflator to pump those tires back up after you exit the beach.

there is no 12volt so i bought a battery portable compressor. They have air when you leave the beach so I have not used it yet.

 

[Woodrick]

there is no 12volt so i bought a battery portable compressor. They have air when you leave the beach so I have not used it yet.

A battery portable compressor may not be sufficient. It may be both too slow and not enough power to inflate the monsters on the truck. Great for bicycles though. May even work for normal car tires. But each of these probably require the same amount of battery that all four car tires will.

There's 120V and 240V plugs in the back. You can get serious with these pumps.

 

[Crissa]

They have air when you leave the beach so I have not used it yet.

What a fancy beach!

A battery portable compressor may not be sufficient. It may be both too slow and not enough power to inflate the monsters on the truck. Great for bicycles though. May even work for normal car tires. But each of these probably require the same amount of battery that all four car tires will.

There's 120V and 240V plugs in the back. You can get serious with these pumps.

A DeWalt (or Ryobi or whatever) is more than sufficient to air a truck tire.

Just make sure it's got the duration to do them, or you have the time for it to cool down, or both.

-Crissa

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