Beach Sand Driving

[LarryH]

Hi All - I am a new Grenadier owner and even newer member to this post. The fieldmaster will be spending this fall in Nantucket, MA where it will be used for beach access driving. Other SUVs we've used on the island for beach access and driving we only deflate all tires to 15-18 psi and didn't have differential lock options. For the grenadier, are the rear or front differentials or both engaged for beach driving? Do you engage the off-road mode as well? The beach sand in Nantucket can get deep in some areas but also hard packed closer to the shore access. Apologies if these are too elementary for this crowd but the last thread on this was over a year ago and didn't find any relevant answers to my questions. Appreciate any guidance you have here.

 

[anand]

Lock the center diff and air down the tires like normal. If you get into a situation where you're bogged, you can enable the axle lockers, but other aids will often be more beneficial without the drawbacks.

The Grenadier's turning radius increases drastically with each successive differential lock (center, rear, front).

 

[TheDocAUS]

Rok Dr Guide has some suggestion for tyre pressures

Ronny Dahl has an interesting video on tyre pressures here:

View: https://youtu.be/_BSQe-DGnIQ

These links may also help you:

Links for new owners and also various Installation Guides (including those from INEOS & Rhino Rack)

May 4, 2025

Helpful links for new owners

• TheDocAUS
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• Resources, Maintenance Tutorials, Procedures and guides.

 

[INEOS OG]

I do 18-24 psi for sand (dry to wet) and 22-26 in sand / gravel.

 

[Max]

Welcome to the forum. I have done some fairly intense sand work with my Gren Trialmaster and have found it glides through and over with ease. Pending your tyre brand and style, I go as low as 18psi with my BFG A/T KO2 due to the strong sidewall it is possible and have read here that the bead broke flattening the tyre. Going too low[psi] and Driving hard into a turn and pushing the sidewall hard into the sand would probably do it. I have the Centre diff locked and ESC is disengaged automatically, which is a must in and on sand. Diff locks would only come into play if I was to bog it, then into low range rear diff locked and try reversing out. Happy motoring