I have a hill in my backyard that I can't seem to get up
He needs a crawler.
12-29-2006, 02:47 PM
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dont worry about getting up the hill, we wont, nah, couldnt, think any less of you for it! 
seriously tho, some hills just cant be climbed. if its just really loose soil, you will just keep digging. and if you arent making it up with lockers, you arent going to make it up short of putting different tires, etc.
try different lines, etc.
seriously tho, some hills just cant be climbed. if its just really loose soil, you will just keep digging. and if you arent making it up with lockers, you arent going to make it up short of putting different tires, etc.
try different lines, etc.
12-29-2006, 03:19 PM
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I know it sounds pretty silly, but I figured I would be able to get up the hill no problem with the mtrs and lockers. I was wrong on that one...I think if I figure out how to conquer my hill then I can go to an off road park and play around on similar trails. That way I save $10 entrance fee and $30 gas.
You could always cheat and get a winch
12-29-2006, 06:07 PM
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I haven't tried it lately, no time. Thanks for the suggestions though. I think I will wait till it dries out and I'll remove some weight from the bed and lower the pressure way down.
I think the only way I'd roll over into the house is if I tried the hill at an angle instead of straight up and down. I could always just drive up the neighbors driveway and get to the top of the hill, but that is no fun.
To get the actual distance is difficult. From looking at the survey done and submitted to the county back in 1978 it is approximately 250-275 from where I start (behind the house) to the top of the ridge, following the land. It is approximately the same distance in a straight line cutting through the hill to the center of the hill. According the USGS map I attached the hill is approximately 940 feet tall and the start point is about 800 feet.
But it is difficult to tell the exact angle because some parts of the incline are steeper than others.
I think the only way I'd roll over into the house is if I tried the hill at an angle instead of straight up and down. I could always just drive up the neighbors driveway and get to the top of the hill, but that is no fun.
To get the actual distance is difficult. From looking at the survey done and submitted to the county back in 1978 it is approximately 250-275 from where I start (behind the house) to the top of the ridge, following the land. It is approximately the same distance in a straight line cutting through the hill to the center of the hill. According the USGS map I attached the hill is approximately 940 feet tall and the start point is about 800 feet.
But it is difficult to tell the exact angle because some parts of the incline are steeper than others.
12-30-2006, 04:03 AM
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I made a map to show what the land looks like. It appears from that map that the house is approximately 140 lower than the top of the ridge. The bold line where my house sits is 800'. Each smaller line is approximately 20'. The closer the lines are together means the steeper the slope. The house is set back about 150-175' from the road, but where I start is approximately 200' from the road because I measured with a 100' tape measure. I do not have survey tools so I do not know the exact measure from the start point to the center of the top of the ridge, but looking at the land plat filed with the county it appears to be around 250-275 feet.
It is difficult to get a running start because there is a bump and a turn to avoid hitting a telephone pole after the end of my concrete driveway and where I can begin to go straight up the ridge.
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12-30-2006, 04:26 PM
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get a 5spd lol just kidding bro. just keep after it you will be due to get it eventually. i get what your saying though my taco can climb some hills and not others but i usually just kept going and if something started to go wrong on the way up i would just start over and not do what i did to make it slip last time. good luck
12-30-2006, 05:02 PM
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From your Sig, you have the perfect drivetrain...
It would certainly out do my 4 cyl SAS crawler truck.
You should air down to 8 lbs.
Start in 4LO, 2nd gear.
Start with full throttle, and back off the throttle slightly BEFORE you spin, just before the mid point of the hill.
If that don't work, through on some snow chains and crawl up it.
You should air down to 8 lbs.
Start in 4LO, 2nd gear.
Start with full throttle, and back off the throttle slightly BEFORE you spin, just before the mid point of the hill.
If that don't work, through on some snow chains and crawl up it.
12-30-2006, 06:42 PM
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One other thing - I have had GREAT luck in the mud with a "pulsing" driving style where you get on the gas a bit to clear the tread, then it will grab (briefly) when the tires slow down. As you get closer to the top (and you're pretty much out of momentum anyways) I would try that.
01-01-2007, 07:24 AM
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Didn't read through this whole multi-page thread, too much 
Anyway, air down, I mean really air down.
Air the fronts down lower than the rears.
Try 6 psi in the front and 8 psi in the rear.
Put it in 4lo and the shifter in 1st not d.
Not try just crawling up real, real slow.
Don't worry if a tire or two starts to slip and don't gas it when/if
a tire does, just continue working it slowly.
You don't have real lockers, right, not LSD's ?
As long as you're not sliding backwards, don't gas it, just
continue a slow crawl up, even if a tire starts slipping a little.
Fred
Anyway, air down, I mean really air down.
Air the fronts down lower than the rears.
Try 6 psi in the front and 8 psi in the rear.
Put it in 4lo and the shifter in 1st not d.
Not try just crawling up real, real slow.
Don't worry if a tire or two starts to slip and don't gas it when/if
a tire does, just continue working it slowly.
You don't have real lockers, right, not LSD's ?
As long as you're not sliding backwards, don't gas it, just
continue a slow crawl up, even if a tire starts slipping a little.
Fred
01-01-2007, 11:59 AM
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Good post. I have a hill like that behind my house. Too bad it's owned by someone else, and has too many trees to even think about it.
Something I couldn't help noticing is the amount of loose leaves and branches strewn across your trail. What about clearing some of that out? Reduce the amount of loose crap that your tires will spin on. That and some chains like mentioned above. Cheaper than tires and probably clean out better.
Something I couldn't help noticing is the amount of loose leaves and branches strewn across your trail. What about clearing some of that out? Reduce the amount of loose crap that your tires will spin on. That and some chains like mentioned above. Cheaper than tires and probably clean out better.
01-01-2007, 12:10 PM
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Thanks for all of the suggestions. I may just have to try it again with low pressure if it ever dries out if that doesn't work I may have to get some chains if I want to go up it. I was climbing some stuff today which was just as steep as what I have but the surface was different material and I went up fairly easy with just the rear locked and 30 psi. The trail going up is clear of leaves and branches except the very beginning where I have a big pile of leaves so the kids can slide down the hill with the sleds pictured and into the pile.
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