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Austrail Training Services / Austrail4x4

Locality: Charleville, Queensland, Australia

Phone: +61 400 785 432

Address: 173 Parry St 4470 Charleville, QLD, Australia

Website: http://www.austrailtraining.com.au/

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23.01.2022 Conducting quad bike training for a client in Charleville today

22.01.2022 Congratulations to Jerry, Blake and Jamie for obtaining their High Risk Forklift Licence today in Charleville

22.01.2022 Forklift Training continues this morning for a client in Charleville

21.01.2022 Four truths about sand driving 1. 20psi is often too high. There seems to be a fixation that 20psi = sand. The correct pressure is very variable depending on th...e vehicle weight, tyre dimensions/profile and type of sand, but in many cases for a touring 4WD 15psi is a good start - look a the photo for why. I will post video later of our cars climbing Big Red fully loaded in first low at idle...all possible because we dropped pressures to 10, yes 10. You can even drop most 4WDs to 8psi to recover out of sand boggings. If you are running 26-30psi over the Simpson you are doing it wrong and contributing to the scallops and corrugations. Please don't, you'll find it far easier with 20 or 18. 2. Mud tyres work. The key to tyre sand performance is low pressure to give you a big contact patch to reduce rolling resistance, not so much the tread pattern. It is not really true that mud tyres are bad in sand - it is more that their deep tread does not give much advantage relative to road tyres, unlike say in mud or rocks, and that their tougher construction means you need to air down further in order to get the size of contact patch required for flotation as they do not deform as readily. 3. Another 1-2psi makes a difference. From 35 to 33psi there is a 2psi/6% drop in pressure and virtually no change in contact patch. From 15 to 13psi there is also a 2psi drop but that's a huge 15% change in pressure and contact patch. Yes, there is a greater risk of a tyre coming off a rim but you now can drive so slowly up and dunes you don't need momentum. 4. Vehicle setup - lock centre diffs if you have them, generally don't bother with cross-axle lockers, and switch off stability control completely, often with a 4-second press of the ESC button. Take manual control of the automatic gearbox, air down as above, and if you are in a situation where you are slowing down despite increased throttle, back out and try again. If these rules were followed there would be far less sand boggings. Final tip. If you can see tyre marks in the sand it's quite easy, if the vehicle ahead just leaves V-shaped tracks the sand is soft and it will be harder going. Follow these rules and I got bogged at Inskip Point will need to shut down Then go buy my book at www.l2sfbc.com, I want to buy new fourby. Thanks!!!

21.01.2022 Conducting quad bike training for a client in Charleville today

19.01.2022 Four truths about sand driving 1. 20psi is often too high. There seems to be a fixation that 20psi = sand. The correct pressure is very variable depending on th...e vehicle weight, tyre dimensions/profile and type of sand, but in many cases for a touring 4WD 15psi is a good start - look a the photo for why. I will post video later of our cars climbing Big Red fully loaded in first low at idle...all possible because we dropped pressures to 10, yes 10. You can even drop most 4WDs to 8psi to recover out of sand boggings. If you are running 26-30psi over the Simpson you are doing it wrong and contributing to the scallops and corrugations. Please don't, you'll find it far easier with 20 or 18. 2. Mud tyres work. The key to tyre sand performance is low pressure to give you a big contact patch to reduce rolling resistance, not so much the tread pattern. It is not really true that mud tyres are bad in sand - it is more that their deep tread does not give much advantage relative to road tyres, unlike say in mud or rocks, and that their tougher construction means you need to air down further in order to get the size of contact patch required for flotation as they do not deform as readily. 3. Another 1-2psi makes a difference. From 35 to 33psi there is a 2psi/6% drop in pressure and virtually no change in contact patch. From 15 to 13psi there is also a 2psi drop but that's a huge 15% change in pressure and contact patch. Yes, there is a greater risk of a tyre coming off a rim but you now can drive so slowly up and dunes you don't need momentum. 4. Vehicle setup - lock centre diffs if you have them, generally don't bother with cross-axle lockers, and switch off stability control completely, often with a 4-second press of the ESC button. Take manual control of the automatic gearbox, air down as above, and if you are in a situation where you are slowing down despite increased throttle, back out and try again. If these rules were followed there would be far less sand boggings. Final tip. If you can see tyre marks in the sand it's quite easy, if the vehicle ahead just leaves V-shaped tracks the sand is soft and it will be harder going. Follow these rules and I got bogged at Inskip Point will need to shut down Then go buy my book at www.l2sfbc.com, I want to buy new fourby. Thanks!!!

18.01.2022 More loader and backhoe training for a client in Moranbah this week

17.01.2022 Stemming and loader training today

14.01.2022 Look out for your employees as temperatures rise.

14.01.2022 Congratulations to Pete for passing his manual licence test in Charleville yesterday.

11.01.2022 BMW drivers need to try this

08.01.2022 BMW drivers need to try this

06.01.2022 Want to know how your WorkCover Queensland premium is calculated? So you know how your insurance works, join us for a webinar on who to cover and how it works as part of the Serious about grazier safety webinar series whsq.qld.gov.au/2jB7rzS