Cheap tricks in off-roading you've learned along the way...

[BroncoDave]

Lots of great tips in this thread. I carry one of those air transfer hoses in my daily driver along with a plug & patch kit. I got the transfer hose from my dad about 20 years ago and it came with an emergency air compressor. The air compressor is a fancy check valve that screws into one of the spark plug holes. Just unplug the injector for that cylinder to keep out the gas fumes.

 

[jinxspot]

in order to run a Taurus fan (which is cost effect BIG AIR electric fan from the JY) you can automatically run it on two speed settings based off of heat feedback by using a Volvo dual speed relay kit from the junk yard....

http://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/wiring-taurus-2-speed-fan-839089/

[video=youtube;TlYF92PScEI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlYF92PScEI[/video]

 

[mbryson]

in order to run a Taurus fan (which is cost effect BIG AIR electric fan from the JY) you can automatically run it on two speed settings based off of heat feedback by using a Volvo dual speed relay kit from the junk yard....

http://www.rx7club.com/2nd-generation-specific-1986-1992-17/wiring-taurus-2-speed-fan-839089/

[video=youtube;TlYF92PScEI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TlYF92PScEI[/video]

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Good info. I think I'm going to go snag one of those for the "Jeep"

 

[jinxspot]

This is a subject that I know about, but never really had one myself and only seen it deployed a few times while out on the trail...

Dubbed the burrito box, burrito basket or engine compartment oven.

simply devise a device to hold food and slowly cook/warm you entrée while cruising the trail...

mooched pics, but you get the idea....YUM:

 

[I Lean]

in order to run a Taurus fan (which is cost effect BIG AIR electric fan from the JY) you can automatically run it on two speed settings based off of heat feedback by using a Volvo dual speed relay kit from the junk yard....

Or you can use the whole fan assembly from the Volvo, with the relays attached to it.

 

[YROC FAB.]

I keep a few of these in my buggy to jump a blown relay, switch, or fuse. usually twist them around the harness by the fuse block or under the dash around some wires so i dont have to dig in the tool box for them.

 

[cruiseroutfit]

This is a subject that I know about, but never really had one myself and only seen it deployed a few times while out on the trail...

Dubbed the burrito box, burrito basket or engine compartment oven.

simply devise a device to hold food and slowly cook/warm you entrée while cruising the trail...

There are commercially available cook boxes (Hot Dogger?), I even have a cookbook that covers only engine cooked meals called 'Manifold Destiny'. Yum yum

 

[bryson]

I keep a few of these in my buggy to jump a blown relay, switch, or fuse. usually twist them around the harness by the fuse block or under the dash around some wires so i dont have to dig in the tool box for them.


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Handy to have for sure. Just make sure you fix the problem (short?) that blew the fuse or relay before you jump it.

 

[krawlereng]

If you blow a tire with no spare stuff the tire full of jackets blankets tool bags etc to get you moving.

 

[jeeper]

These seemed like pretty neat tricks!

[video=youtube;cLVVcMvv_Qg]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cLVVcMvv_Qg[/video]

[video=youtube;I5PDCxVqIyI]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I5PDCxVqIyI[/video]

 

[Tonkaman]

I like how concerned he is about safety, but how practical is that? Do straps have a tendency to break for reasons other than poor care and neglect?

 

[Kevin B.]

Those are called marlinspike hitches.

 

[jeeper]

I like how concerned he is about safety, but how practical is that? Do straps have a tendency to break for reasons other than poor care and neglect?

I've got one nice strap (because I don't like to get it dirty) and then a couple I wouldn't trust to be safe.

However, I have seen new straps break from force.

 

[Tonkaman]

Maybe working around cranes has made me anal, but I clean and inspect my straps anytime they touch the ground

 

[jinxspot]

anyone ever seen some cheap ways to spruce up your sliders!!!




and the glorious spare wheel fire pit or dutch oven cooker!!!!

 

[MikeGyver]

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redneck rice.

 

[boogie_4wheel]

Use a highlift jack handle and ratchet strap to hold your axle in the housing after braking a c-clip.

Please explain!

 

[Kevin B.]

Please explain!

http://www.offroadsafety.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/01/hi-lift-handle-broken-axle-300x188.png

 

[YROC FAB.]

Please explain!

We used a random log one time. We slathered the tire in gear oil and i had to stand on it for a few miles to keep it from riding up.

 

[boogie_4wheel]

I never would have thought of that. Thank you!