COOPERS ON THE CANNING
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Sand dunes on the CSR
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Anthony used Cooper STT Tyres (285/75x16) on his heavily laden 80 Series Landcruiser.
Here's what he said about tyres in Australian 4WD Monthly, Issue 49:
"Once off the major roads the sandy dunes of the CSR can become
challenging to say the least. Lowering the tyre pressures is the only
way you'll get through easily without damage to the tracks or your vehicle.
Travelling the CSR will see your vehicle laden with heaps of fuel and
food, probably more than you've ever loaded before. This scared people
into thinking they can't drop their pressures down. This is evidenced
by the chopped up conditions of the dunes and the literal 'runways' on
either side. The corrugations formed on the flats are caused by heavy
loads and high tyre pressures and unless graded, will get progressively
worse with time, making travel very unpleasant.
The right tyre pressures vary greatly depending on vehicle weight, tyre size
and weather conditions. When it's hot the sand becomes loose and fine, making
travel over the dunes harder. Fully laden my Cruiser weighed in just under
the 3500kg mark. For much of the CSR I ran tyre pressures down around 16psi
on the front and 20psi on the rear. I changed these at regular intervals because
of hot weather and soft sand, with the average pressure being around 22 and
24psi.
The trick to protecting your tyres when they are so low is to keep your speed
down and watch where you place your tyres to avoid staking them. Rocks in places
are quite sharp but with lower pressures the tyre will mould over the rocks
relatively easily. These lower tyre pressures enabled the group to stop at
the base of most dunes and walk up in 1st high or 2nd low depending on their
fourby."
The following images are from Anthony's trip on the Canning Stock Route. At Cooper Tires, we have the most suitable tyres for outback travel.
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 The Central Deserts are a magnificent place to travel |
 Cable Beach, Broome |
 Wapet Road leading to Kunnwarritji near Well 33 |
 A flat desert scene along with CSR |
 Bull dust track near Canning's Cairn - CSR |
 A remote location along the CSR |
 Lake Disappointment - CSR |
 One of Len Beadell's plaques on the Old Gunbarrel Highway |
 Sand dunes on the CSR |
 Old Gunbarrel Highway heading towards Warakurna Roadhouse |
 Sand dunes on the CSR |
 Wapet Road leading to Kunnwarritji near Well 33 |
Pics by Ant e Fiction
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