ML has great traction in sand
11-16-2001, 08:49 PM
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ML has great traction in sand
On the old board I had asked how the ML was in beach sand pulling a trailer. I got some good advice such as disengage the ESP, use low range and lower the tire pressure.
Today I had my first opportunity to try it out. WOW, I couldn't believe the difference compared to my GMC K1500 ext cab. I did everything except lower the tire pressure, mainly because I'm lazy and didn't want to fill the tires back up. Although I did buy a hand pump to inflate them.
I don't know if it is a combination of a short wheel base and all four wheels driving v/s a long wheel base with at best 3 wheels driving,( the GMC has posi), but the Ml does pull better.
At one point I had the back wheels in the water with the waves digging them in deeper while I unloaded the boat off the trailer. I was a little worried if I was going to pull out of there, no problem, not even a bit of tire spin.
All this and class too, can you ask for more?
brian
Today I had my first opportunity to try it out. WOW, I couldn't believe the difference compared to my GMC K1500 ext cab. I did everything except lower the tire pressure, mainly because I'm lazy and didn't want to fill the tires back up. Although I did buy a hand pump to inflate them.
I don't know if it is a combination of a short wheel base and all four wheels driving v/s a long wheel base with at best 3 wheels driving,( the GMC has posi), but the Ml does pull better.
At one point I had the back wheels in the water with the waves digging them in deeper while I unloaded the boat off the trailer. I was a little worried if I was going to pull out of there, no problem, not even a bit of tire spin.
All this and class too, can you ask for more?
brian
11-17-2001, 01:28 AM
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'00 ML320 Elegance/'03 C320 4-matic
Hi Brian,
Glad that you're happy! You might want to post this over the following board too, I bet they'll be interested!
http://forums.mbnz.org/forums/W163/list.asp
Glad that you're happy! You might want to post this over the following board too, I bet they'll be interested!
http://forums.mbnz.org/forums/W163/list.asp
11-19-2001, 01:54 PM
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Had my 98 on the beach once in NJ and had no problem. Did not launch my boat with it or did not even tow it as it weighs 35,000 lbs.
11-19-2001, 09:05 PM
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Originally posted by sosh
Had my 98 on the beach once in NJ and had no problem. Did not launch my boat with it or did not even tow it as it weighs 35,000 lbs.
Had my 98 on the beach once in NJ and had no problem. Did not launch my boat with it or did not even tow it as it weighs 35,000 lbs.
11-19-2001, 11:11 PM
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Said that I did NOT TOW my boat. Its a 38 foot sportfish with a pair of Detroit Diesel 6-71 turbos. Just the fuel would exceed the tow limits of the ML
11-19-2001, 11:20 PM
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Oh come on now, didn't you guys ever see Jurassic Park: The Lost World?? That ML320 held an entire camper off the edge of a cliff!! (wink, wink, nudge, nudge)
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