OFF-ROAD DRIVING & TOWING
4WD RECOVERY PROCEDURE
Want to learn how to drive off-road? Why not book into a 4WD driver training course; you’ll learn all of the skills required to help you get the best from yourself and your 4WD. Learn how to use recovery equipment effectively and how to avoid injury to yourself and others during recovery procedures.
Our articles on correct, safe, legal driving and towing practices – on and off road – and recovery techniques are covered in great detail to get you started and help you have happy and successful bush adventures.
LATEST ARTICLES
4WD DRIVING SKILLS
Safely driving 4WD campervans and motorhomes
We take driving for granted, but large 4WD vehicles demand specialised on-road and off-road skills and an appreciation of the effects of weight and a high centre of gravity.
Avoiding mis-fuelling
It’s not uncommon for people to put petrol into their diesel fuel tanks and the results vary, from inconvenience to total engine failure. Here’s what to do.
4WD TRAINING
Compliance without complaints – March 2018
Transport industry training professional, Glen Lewis, has developed a software program that keeps track of driver and staff training and competence levels.
RECOVERY TECHNIQUES
Safe jacking and spare wheel handling
One day you’ll need to change a wheel and we show you some tricks that make the job less arduous.
ARB’s hydraulic high-lift jack
A high-lift jack is a very effective 4WD recovery tool – in the right hands and on the right vehicle. Using a high-lift jack on non-specific lifting points and without training can be a life-threatening experience. ARB’s new hydraulic jack is said to be much safer than the traditional mechanical high-lift jack.
TOWING
Mobile weighbridge service in Southern Australia
A weighbridge that comes to you, allowing split-weights of axles and coupling is a service that many 4WD and towing people would welcome.
ADRs and VSBs not enough to guarantee safe caravans and trailers
There are many ‘lemon’ complaints against caravan and camper trailer makers and importers. Sure, some are dodgy, but even the conscientious ones don’t get much guidance in safe design from the current ADRs and Vehicle Standards Bulletins. Compliance with legal requirements doesn’t necessarily result in a safe combination of tow-vehicle and trailer.
